Check | An old video of a man tearing down US flags is wrongly linked to Mamdani’s victory

A video of a man tearing down American flags from a street pole is circulating online as a recent incident in New York City after Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election.

What are users saying?: User X (ex-Twitter) shared the clip with the caption: “To teach Trump a lesson, Americans handed over New York to jihadists. Muslims in New York tear down American flags to the applause of the Muslim crowd. Dark times for New York. Will you hand over power to Congress in Bharat?”.

The above post received more 1.9 lakh views on the platform. You can view archives of similar claims here, hereand here.

What are the facts?: The video goes back to November 2023when pro-Palestinian protesters tore down American flags from the pole. This makes the claim viral misleading.