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- A viral video claimed that a Muslim man tried to set a vehicle on fire during SJC P's protest against the NEET question paper leak, and that protesters attacked police.
- Prajavani's fact check found the video is actually from Gaya, Bihar, where locals tried to burn a Thar vehicle bearing a BJP sticker after it hit a bike and an auto, injuring two people.
- The fact check, using reverse image search and matching media reports, confirms the video has no connection to the NEET protest.
- A PTI fact check noted the video is being given a communal angle by falsely linking it to the SJC P protest.
What to watch next
- Whether further viral posts misattributing unrelated videos to the NEET leak protest continue to circulate
- Any official or platform action against the accounts spreading the false communal claim
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