Fact Check: Viral Video Of Mass Cheating In Law Exam Misrepresented As UPSC Exam
Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral video of mass cheating during a law examination in Uttar Pradesh in February 2024 is being falsely circulated with claims that it is from the UPSC examination.
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Mar 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New Delhi (Vishvas News): A video showing mass cheating during an examination is going viral on social media, claiming to be from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam.
Vishvas News investigated the claim and found that the video depicts an incident from ‘City Law College in Barabanki’, where mass cheating was exposed during a law examination in February 2024.
What is the viral post?
A Facebook user named Abhi Ghosh posted the viral video on March 23, 2025, with the caption, “IAS Exam centres of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand !!! The future of Indian governance”.
The video features an individual walking through classrooms in a college, where students are seen copying from books after receiving their question papers. The person behind the camera can be heard making claims, saying, “City Law College Barabanki, look at the guide, look at the guide, the question papers have been distributed. Let’s go to the next room, live from City Law College Barabanki, straight to cheating. Uttar Pradesh government is giving uttar (answers) first. Everyone has a study guide. Don’t say anything, you are live. Cheating is happening, it’s 9:30 am. Come, let me show you how the government is working to stop corruption. Look at the question paper, look at the study guide. Corruption is happening continuously in the college. There are not just 2-4 study guides, but the whole college is cheating with study guides. DM sahab is live. You will lose your job, don’t say anything.”
Investigation
The video had previously gone viral with a false claim, and Vishvas News had investigated it at that time as well. A quick Google search led us to a news article published on Aaj Tak’s website on March 1, 2024. The report confirmed that the video was from City Law College, an examination centre in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, and was related to a law exam.
Reports published on the websites of Dainik Bhaskar, ETV Bharat, and Zee News confirmed that the incident took place at City Law College in Barabanki. An LLB student named Shivam Singh recorded the video of mass cheating during the examination and went live on Facebook on February 27, 2024. According to these reports, the law examination was subsequently cancelled, and a fine of Rs two lakh was also imposed on the examination centre. Additionally, the authorities decided to bar the college from serving as an examination centre for the next six years.
We also spoke with Anand Tripathi, the editorial head of Dainik Jagran in Barabanki, who explained that the TRC Law College examination centre was located at City Law College. During the law exam, a student recorded and shared a video exposing mass cheating, which quickly went viral. As a result, the examination was cancelled.
Facebook user Abhi Ghosh, who shared the video with a fake claim, has around 1700 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral video of mass cheating during a law examination in Uttar Pradesh in February 2024 is being falsely circulated with claims that it is from the UPSC examination.
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