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Old video misrepresented as recent attack on Nagaland students in Kolkata
✍️ FactCrescendo
🗓 24 Oct 2026, 01:17 AM
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A video circulating online claiming a recent assault on Nagaland students in Kolkata has been identified as old footage, with no evidence of a new incident.
A short clip showing a confrontation was shared widely on social media platforms, with captions alleging that Nagaland students had been attacked in Kolkata just days ago. The post quickly went viral, prompting outrage and calls for police action.
Digital forensic analysts traced the video to a recording made several years earlier, unrelated to any recent incident. Frame‑by‑frame examination and metadata revealed the original upload date and the location as a campus event in a different city, not Kolkata.
Local police in Kolkata confirmed that no complaint or report of an attack on Nagaland students has been lodged in recent weeks. Officials urged the public to verify content before sharing, warning that misinformation can inflame communal tensions.
The episode underscores the growing challenge of viral misinformation in India, where false narratives often spread faster than factual corrections, especially on platforms with large user bases.
Digital forensic analysts traced the video to a recording made several years earlier, unrelated to any recent incident. Frame‑by‑frame examination and metadata revealed the original upload date and the location as a campus event in a different city, not Kolkata.
Local police in Kolkata confirmed that no complaint or report of an attack on Nagaland students has been lodged in recent weeks. Officials urged the public to verify content before sharing, warning that misinformation can inflame communal tensions.
The episode underscores the growing challenge of viral misinformation in India, where false narratives often spread faster than factual corrections, especially on platforms with large user bases.