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The Meteorological Department has warned that temperatures will rise to 45°C–55°C from 29 April 2025 to 12 May 2025, so people should avoid going outside under the open sky between 10 AM and 3 PM.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY found no official alert forecasting temperatures of 45°C–55°C or advising people to stay indoors between 10 AM and 3 PM from 29 April to 12 May 2025. An IMD official also denied that such a forecast or heatwave warning had been issued for that period.
"Die Erneuerbaren, hier Solar, haben in Spanien gerade den ersten größeren #Stromausfall verursacht, konkret durch ein Überangebot an Solar".
Publisher’s rating: Unbelegbar
The video shows water scarcity in Pakistan following the Indian government’s suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video was posted by Gaza photojournalist Doaa Albaz on 27 December 2024, before the Pahalgam attack and the related treaty suspension. It describes the footage as showing displaced people in Gaza seeking food, not water scarcity in Pakistan.
post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that global temperatures have been cooling since 2006 and snowfall has been increasing since the 1960s
Publisher’s rating: False
greening caused by carbon dioxide shows climate change does not cause harm
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
Related reporting from June 22, 2026, describes Earth’s greening as associated with increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and says underground life is flourishing. That observation alone does not establish that climate change causes no harm: other related reporting describes climate-linked pollen seasons beginning earlier and worsening allergy risks.
Greenland’s temperature has been unchanged for 160 years, and this proves that climate change and global warming are “swindles”.
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
To save the 400-acre forest in Hyderabad, no one is cooperating. Look at the condition of these speechless creatures
Publisher’s rating: false
Research from related reporting describes students, faculty, alumni and nature lovers organizing to oppose the Telangana government’s takeover of 400 acres of Kancha Gachibowli forest for an IT park. Their reported actions included protests, petitions and outreach to political leaders; the excerpt says the Supreme Court stepped in after weeks of pressure. [S3]
Germany is "back to coal," coal plants are being opened “all over Germany.”
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Coal is “clean,” “cheap” and “incredibly efficient,” people have bemoaned and decimated the industry “for absolutely no reason.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
हैदराबाद के कांचा गाचीबोवली वन क्षेत्र को बचाने के लिए बुलडोजर से लड़ पड़ा हाथी
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The viral video, which lasts one minute and three seconds, depicts a ship disposing of its waste and trash in the ocean. The cargo vessel dumps its stored contaminated brown liquid and solid wastes into the water through a small outlet door. This post is shared stating, “Is Tamil Nadu the garbage dump of Kerala? What is the Tamil Nadu government doing?” Let’s check the veracity of the viral claims.
Publisher’s rating: fake
HCUకి అనుకొని ఉన్న కంచ గచ్చిబౌలిలో తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వం చేపట్టిన చెట్ల నరికివేత కార్యకలాపాల కారణంగా వాటి గూడు కోల్పోయి రోడ్లపై తిరుగుతున్న రెండు జింకల వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
தமிழக கடலில் குப்பை கொட்டிய கேரளா என்று பரவும் வீடியோ உண்மையா?
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The review says the video provides no evidence that it shows the Tamil Nadu coast or a Kerala-owned ship: “வீடியோவில் இது தமிழ்நாட்டுக் கடலோரப் பகுதி என்பதற்கோ, கப்பல் கேரள அரசுக்கு சொந்தமானது என்பதற்கு எந்த ஆதாரத்தையும் அளிக்கவில்லை.” It identifies the video’s watermark with an AI artist who posted many AI videos depicting garbage being dumped at sea, and concludes that the viral video is AI-generated: “இதன் மூலம் இது உண்மையானது இல்லை, ஏஐ வீடியோ என்பது தெளிவானது.”
Visuals of Lions roaming on the streets of Hyderabad, Telangana after the tree felling activities in Kancha Gachibowli.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Visuals show animals during the tree felling & land levelling activities in Kancha Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the videos are unrelated to the Kancha Gachibowli activity: they show an elephant incident in West Bengal, deer in Haridwar, and an elephant in Africa. It concludes that old and unrelated visuals were shared as linked to the Hyderabad controversy.
la usina de disposición final de residuos de Felipe Cardoso está llegando al final de su “vida útil”
Publisher’s rating: Verdadero
तेलंगाना में जंगल काटते हुए बुलडोजर की तस्वीर
Publisher’s rating: झूठ
"Das 'menschengemacht' lassen wir mal weg. Klimawandel gibt’s, definitiv, den gibt’s schon seit - vermutlich seit - Bestehen der Erde, seit über vier Milliarden Jahren. Laut Definition sind wir immer noch in einer Eiszeit, weil Nord- und Südpol vereist sind."
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Der menschengemachte Klimawandel und die Eiszeit sind kein Widerspruch. Wir leben tatsächlich in einer Eiszeit - und zugleich erleben wir eine menschengemachte Erderwärmung.
Die Nasa hat die Temperaturdaten für die Klimamodelle zum globalen Klimawandel manipuliert.
Publisher’s rating: Falsch.
హైదరాబాద్ సెంట్రల్ యూనివర్సిటీ పరిధిలోని కంచ గచ్చిబౌలి భూములను బుల్డోజర్లు, జేసీబీలతో చదును చేస్తుంటే, జింకలు, నెమళ్లు భయ ఆందోళనకు గురై అక్కడి నుండి పారిపోతున్నట్లు చూపిస్తున్న ఫోటో
Publisher’s rating: FALSE