Has comedian Munawar Faruqui been beaten up in Jabalpur? Know the truth behind the viral video
Anna Benjamin 
A video is being shared on social media. by users who are claiming that there has been an assault on the Bigg Boss 17 winner, Munawar Faruqui, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. An X user named @SocialTok Media posted the video with the caption in English, “Assault on #BiggBoss17 winner #MunawarFaruqui in Jabalpur!”
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Similarly, other social media users are also posting the same video claiming the same about comedian Munawar Faruqui.
Fact-Check:
The DFRAC team performed a reverse search on the viral video’s key frame and found that the same video was posted by Facebook user Democritic on January 3, 2021. However, there are several media reports regarding the arrest of Munawar Faruqui. The DFRAC team found no information about the incident of assault on him in Jabalpur on the comedian’s Instagram and other accounts.
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Conclusion:
From this fact-check by DFRAC, it is clear that the viral video claiming an assault on stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in Jabalpur is actually from Indore, and it is an incident from the year 2021. Therefore, the claim made by social media users is misleading.
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Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui 