Following the swearing-in of Suvendu Adhikari as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal on May 9, a video showing people running in panic and vandalising a building has gone viral on social media. Users are sharing it as visuals of chaos unfolding in West Bengal after the political transition.
A Facebook user posted the viral post with the following caption:
पश्चिम बंगाल में आज गृह युद्ध जैसे हालात है इसका जिम्मेदार कौन है ❓ बीजेपी कार्यकर्त्ता टीएमसी वालों को मार रहे हैं और टीएमसी वाले बीजेपी वाले कार्यकर्ताओं को मार रहे हैं जहां भी कोई मुस्लिम दिखाई दे रहा है उसके साथ में बदतमीजी की जा रही है उसके साथ मारपीट की जा रही है❗ मोब्लिचिंग की जा रही है ❗ #reelsvideoシ #reelsviralシ #followersシ゚ #viralreelsシ #highlightsシ゚ #reelsfbシ #gujratireels #viralreelsfacebook #followersreels #reelsvideo #TMC #WestBengal #WestBengalNews #followers #followerseveryone #higlighteveryone #highlightseveryone #reelsvideoシ #reelsviralシ #higlightseveryonefollowers #followersシ゚ #viralreelsシ #highlightseveryonefollowers #highlightsシ゚ #reelsfbシ
ENGLISH: There’s a civil war-like situation in West Bengal today. Who is responsible for this? BJP workers are killing TMC workers, and TMC workers are killing BJP workers. Wherever a Muslim is seen, they are being abused and beaten. Mobicide is taking place. #reelsvideo #reelsviral #followers #viralreels #highlights #reelsfb #gujratireels #viralreelsfacebook #followersreels #reelsvideo #TMC #WestBengal #WestBengalNews #followers #followerseveryone #highlighteveryone #highlightseveryone #reelsvideo #reelsviral #higlightseveryonefollowers #followers #viralreels #highlightseveryonefollowers #highlightsシ゚ #reelsfbシ
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NewsMobile investigated the viral post and found the claims to be false.
To verify the claim, we reverse-searched keyframes from the viral video. This led us to a post shared by a Bangladeshi Facebook user on April 26, well before the developments in West Bengal.
The higher-quality version of the video carried a logo associated with a Bangladeshi source, indicating that the footage was not from India. Further examination confirmed that the clip predates the swearing-in ceremony and has no connection to West Bengal politics.
Therefore, we can conclusively say that the viral post, claiming to show unrest in West Bengal following the oath ceremony, is false.
