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Another blow to the Russian terror state as a missile production factory burns in the Moscow region
Publisher’s rating: false
Литовские и польские СМИ сообщают о возможном нападении армии Союзного государства на Восточную Европу во время учений «Запад — 2025».
Publisher’s rating: В статьях, на которые сослалась ведущая «Беларусь 1», нет упоминаний про нападение армии Союзного государства на страны Восточной Европы.
இவன் ரஃபீக் உசேன் பாதுக், கோத்ராவில் இரண்டு பெட்ரோல் பம்புகளின் உரிமையாளரும் ஒரு துலுக்க இயக்க தலைவருமானவன்... 23 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பாக குஜராத் கோத்ரா ரயில் நிலையத்தில் ரயிலை எரிக்க இலவசமாக பெட்ரோல் கொடுத்த இந்த ஜிஹாதி சபர்மதி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயிலுக்கு பெட்ரோல் ஊற்றி தீ...
Publisher’s rating: false
டெல்லியில் வெடிகுண்டுகளை உடலில் கட்டிக்கொண்டு அலைந்த சதிகார பயங்கரவாத அமைப்பின் தலைவன் கைது என்று ஒரு புகைப்படம் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் வைரலாக பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The review found that the photo had circulated since 2010, years before it was shared as showing a Delhi arrest. It cites a 2010 Persian-language report saying Afghan police arrested a person suspected of planning a suicide attack in Farah, Afghanistan, and concludes the photo does not show the claimed Delhi arrest.
Claim: This video allegedly shows a Russian Iskinder missile hitting targets in Ukraine. "It's Just beginning," a social media user writes in this post on X with 2 million views.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False While this video does indeed show Russia attacking Ukraine, the footage is old. An reverse image search takes us to this video from early July 2024 when Russia launched a massive strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv.
The US has warned European allies that Russia was "preparing a 'disproportionate response' to today's attack on air bases." Russia allegedly placed its nuclear weapons on high alert.
Publisher’s rating: Unproven
The review says it is unclear whether US intelligence warned Europe that Russia might respond disproportionately. It finds that the video used to support the high-alert claim was old, not evidence of recent military movement.
रूसी इस्कैंडर मिसाइल यूक्रेन में लक्ष्य को भेद रही
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The review says the video is from a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile attack on Kyiv’s children’s hospital, not an Iskander strike. It identifies the footage as showing the July 8, 2024 attack, rather than a recent event.
A social media user claims to show "[f]irst images of the truck driver at Irkutsk airbase" and included a photo of what's made to look like an ID card from Ukraine.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the purported ID card had suspicious features and had circulated in disinformation claims since at least 2022. It identifies the man pictured as US comedian Sam Hyde, not the truck driver claimed in the post.
Claim: Russia has allegedly placed its nuclear weapons on high alert, claims this post with close to 5 million views (at the time of publishing), sharing a video of what appears to be nuclear weapons being transported in Russia. Another post with more than 2 million views (at the time of publishing) alleges the US warned European allies that Russia was "preparing a 'disproportionate response' to today's attack on air bases."
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Unproven While it's unclear whether US intelligence warned Europe about Russia lashing out disproportionately, the video shared by these accounts does not show recent movement of military equipment. The footage was originally published by Russia's Ministry of Defense on the instant messaging service Telegram on February 27, 2024: The intercontinental ballistic missile autonomous mobile launchers seen there were on a 400-kilometer (249-mile) route ahead of a military parade in Moscow, the post reads.
A social media user claims a video shows fresh attacks of a Russian Iskinder missile hitting targets in Ukraine.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the video shows an attack on Ukraine, but it is old footage from early July 2024 of a Russian strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv—not a recent attack. The review cites a reverse image search to identify its earlier use.
Claim: A viral post on Xallegedly shows "[f]irst images of the truck driver at Irkutsk airbase" — it includes a photo of what's made to look like an ID card from Ukraine.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False While the ID card of "Semen Hydenko" itself is suspicious — take a closer look at the bottom which just shows a line of zeros — a reverse image search reveals that the ID card has been used regularly in the context of disinformation in the past as well. It has circulated at least from 2022 onwards to claim, for instance, that the man pictured was allegedly responsible for the Kerch Bridge blast or an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump in 2024, during the election campaign. A reverse image search of the man pictured reveals his identity: It is US comedian Sam Hyde, who has been linked to various alt-right communities. He's been the subject of a number of fact checks in the past.
تداولت حسابات وصفحات على منصة إكس (تويتر سابقًا) صورة زُعم أنها لصواريخ من تصنيع جماعة الحوثيين في اليمن، قيل إنها ستُستخدم لقصف إسرائيل
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the image dates to April 2010 and comes from a series published by the U.S. Air Force Museum. It depicts a U.S. LGM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile, not a Houthi-made missile intended for use against Israel. [S1]
Ce post TikTok prétendant montrer l’arrivée de missiles russes S400 et S500 au Mali en 2025
Publisher’s rating: False
पाकिस्तान ने एस-400 को नष्ट किया, इसकी तस्वीर भारतीय सैनिक ने 1 लाख डॉलर मेंं पाकिस्तान को बेची
Publisher’s rating: झूठ
post on X (formerly Twitter) with a video claiming to show missiles launched from India towards Pakistan
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
Ce post TikTok prétendant montrer des avions de guerre appartenant à l’armée malienne
Publisher’s rating: False