The claim
The video shows Union Minister Chirag Paswan being arrested for tampering with EVMs during the 2025 Bihar elections.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the video shows Paswan being detained in Patna on 15 February 2022 during a protest march, not arrested for EVM tampering in the 2025 elections. The review says it found no credible media reports of his arrest in connection with election-related misconduct in 2025.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026