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The claim

The video shows Uttar Pradesh Police lathi-charging people during a rally held after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The video shows a police lathi-charge during protests over the “I Love Muhammad” issue in Bareilly in September 2025, before Khamenei’s death on 28 February 2026. The review says reports from 26 September 2025 showed police using a lathi-charge amid unrest following those protests.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026