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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Fact Check: ‘Khan Sir’ is Alive and Well, Death Rumor Proved False - Vishvas News English

New Delhi (Vishvas News). Recently, candidates in Patna staged protests against the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination, with well-known coaching operator Khan Sir (Faizal Khan) expressing support for them. The following day, he was hospitalized due to a deterioration in his health. Now, a viral post circulating on social media claims that ‘Khan Sir’ passed away on December 10, 2024. Previously, similar posts regarding his alleged arrest had also gone viral.

Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the claim of ‘Khan Sir’s’ death is just a rumour. He was admitted to the hospital due to dehydration and fever. He was discharged after his health improved. At the same time, Patna Police has also called the arrest of ‘Khan Sir’ a rumour.

What is the viral post?

Instagram user murari_lal_9744 posted a video on December 11, 2024 (archive link), featuring a picture of Khan Sir hospitalised along with a video of an ambulance, which reads, “Khan Sir died this morning 10/12/2024”

Facebook user Viral News Fb posted the video (archived link) on December 9, 2024, with the caption, “Khan Sir Health News: Khan Sir’s health deteriorated! He has been arrested! | BPSC Students Protest | Bihar News”

The video shows ‘Khan Sir’ admitted to the hospital.

Investigation

To verify the claim regarding Faizal Khan’s health, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords. According to the news published on Aaj Tak’s website on December 7, 2024, “On December 6, 2024, students...



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