A video of police personnel beating a person dressed in a yellow t-shirt is going viral on social media platforms with users linking it to the recent ' I Love Muhammad ' protests in Uttar Pradesh .

(More archives of similar such claims could be found here , here , and here .)

What are the facts?: The visuals date back to May of this year and shows Andhra Pradesh Police beating three men after they had allegedly attacked a constable. This meant that the viral claim was false.

How did we find that out?: A simple Google Lens search directed us to the similar visuals uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Times Now .

It was uploaded on 27 May with a title that said, "Andhra Pradesh: Cop Forces 3 Men To Sit On Road, Hits Them With Stick #shorts."

This clearly showed t

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