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post with a video supposedly of Yemeni strikes on Israel
Publisher’s rating: False
ویدئویی که شلیک راکت به سوی بندرعباس را نشان میدهد.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
40 Pasukan Garuda Gugur di Gaza
Publisher’s rating: Hoaks
A viral WhatsApp message claimed that Lt. Col. Wisnu and 40 Indonesian special-forces soldiers died in Gaza on April 25, 2025. The review reports that TNI spokesperson Brig. Gen. Kristomei Sianturi called the claim false.
The video shows Rafale fighter jets shot down by the Pakistan Army in the Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC).
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet crashing in Shirasgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, during a training sortie in June 2024—not Rafale jets shot down in Poonch. Both pilots ejected safely, and the Press Information Bureau said Pakistan had not shot down an Indian fighter jet.
Qoraalkan Facebook ee wata sawir lagu sheegay inuu muujinayo dhowr hoobiye oo April 2025 lagu beegsaday xerada Xalane ee Muqdisho
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
Facebook post with an image supposedly of mortar attacks carried out in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, in April 2025
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
video on TikTok purportedly of Chinese troops deployed to Burkina Faso to help fight the Americans
Publisher’s rating: False
भारतीय सेना की पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ जवाबी कार्रवाई
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The review found that the video had appeared online in 2021, before the Pahalgam attack, and therefore did not show a response to that attack. It also notes that the video’s exact location and timing could not be fully confirmed.
an image claiming to show a Russian missile attack on eastern Ukraine in April 2025
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
The video shows a media interview of a terrorist who was caught alive by the Indian Army after the Pahalgam attack.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows Tabarak Hussain, a Pakistani terrorist captured alive by the Indian Army during an infiltration attempt in August 2022. It predates the Pahalgam attack of 22 April 2025 and is unrelated to that attack.
Qoraalkan Facebook ee lagu sheegay inuu muujinayo khasaaraha ka dhashay qarax ka dhacay maqaayad yar oo ku taalla degmada Dayniile ee Mudisho
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
A senior Indian Army officer named Ashok Kumar is expressing doubts about the Pahalgam terror attack.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video shows Indian Army officials walking out of a meeting, refusing to fight against Pakistan and expressing their inability to do so.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a joint press conference by Punjab Police and Army officials about the assault of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, not officials refusing to fight Pakistan. The review identifies the footage as dating from 25 March 2025, before the Pahalgam attack, and says it was shared with a false claim about the Army.
Maxxansii Facebook suuraawwan haleellaa xiyyaaraa Ameerikaan Ebla bara 2025 keessa Yamanitti hidhattoota Huutii irratti raawwatte agarsiisu
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
పహల్గాం ఉగ్రదాడిపై అనుమానాలు వ్యక్తం చేస్తున్న భారతీయ సీనియర్ సైనికాధికారి అశోక్ కుమార్.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
une vidéo prétendant montrer l’armée burkinabè en pleine démonstration de sa puissance militaire
Publisher’s rating: False
an image supposedly of United States airstrikes on Yemen in April 2025
Publisher’s rating: Partly False