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The viral video shows a man named Abdul Khan being caught by police for posing as “Ravi” and marrying a Hindu woman.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral clip comes from a YouTube video uploaded by Miss Neha Yadav and displays a disclaimer stating it is fiction and for entertainment. It also says the actors appear in other videos on the channel, supporting the conclusion that the clip is scripted rather than a real incident.
„Ja sam DALIBOR JURIĆ, načelnik Ureda kriminalističke policije RH i voditelj Odjela za međunarodnu policijsku službu (INTERPOL)“
Publisher’s rating: Netočno, Dezinformacija
Real incident of police catching a Muslim man posing as a Hindu to trap a Hindu woman.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
సముద్రంలో పడిపోయిన ఒక కంటైనర్ నుంచి కొందరు ఐఫోన్లను దొంగిలిస్తున్న నిజమైన సంఘటనకి చెందిన వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a real arrest by the CBI of a man named Adil Kazmi, who planned a bombing in Bhopal.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is a scene from the Telugu film Tappinchukoleru, not a real CBI arrest. FACTLY reports that Syed Adil Kazmi, an actor and stunt rider, plays a role in the film and said the scene was being falsely circulated.
“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting from WRAL says federal prosecutors led the investigations and brought charges in the Feeding Our Future scandal. It also reports that Minnesota agencies provided some assistance, including forensic testing, while the state provided little or no evidence to federal investigators.
Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect."
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting says Trump declared Biden-era documents signed with an autopen null and of no legal effect, including pardons and commutations. It reports that legal experts said he could not reverse those acts and that the declaration was unenforceable.
The video shows a Hindu man hitting a burqa-clad woman on the head and leaving her fainted on the road in India.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the video is from Bangladesh, not India, citing a Dhaka institution’s sign and a vehicle identified as available in Bangladesh but not India. The review concludes that the claim about the incident occurring in India is false.
A Muslim man named Abdul killed his live-in partner, a Hindu woman, in Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the victim, Radha, was killed in Deenpur, Delhi, by her live-in partner Virendra Singh—not by a Muslim man named Abdul. It says Dwarka DCP Ankit Singh confirmed that both the accused and the victim are Hindu.
Interpol has arrested ex-Rep. Zaldy Co
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A nationwide National Lok Adalat scheduled for 13 December 2025 will offer major discounts on pending traffic challans.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Lok Adalats were scheduled in several states for 13 December 2025, but the review says the event was not offering nationwide major discounts on pending traffic challans. Telangana’s session was rescheduled to 21 December, and state officials told FACTLY there would be no traffic-challan settlement or concession there in December.
NALSA వెబ్సైట్లో టోకెన్ జెనరేట్ చేసుకోవడం ద్వారా, తెలంగాణ ప్రజలు 13 డిసెంబర్ 2025న జరగనున్న లోక్ అదాలత్లలో 50 నుండి 100 శాతం తగ్గింపుతో తమ పెండింగ్ ట్రాఫిక్ చలాన్లను చెల్లించవచ్చు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows gangster Lawrence Bishnoi walking out of jail on bail in November 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
கடையில் கொள்ளையடித்த திருடனிடம் தன்னிடமிருந்த லாலிபாப்பை வழங்கிய சிறுமி என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் வைரலாக பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: Missing Context
Fact Crescendo found that the viral clip was scripted, not a real robbery: the review says the channel that posted it described the people as actors, the weapon as fake, and the video as made for entertainment. The review also notes that the clip’s staged appearance prompted its investigation.
An X user posted: "Stolen Louvre jewels found with Ukrainian billionaire...The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) latest raid turned up Marie-Louise's missing Louvre jewels among the belongings of Ukrainian billionaire Timur Mindich, described as a close associate of Volodymyr Zelensky."
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False. The viral video is fake. The Louvre jewels remain missing, and NABU has confirmed no connection to the alleged Ukrainian billionaire.
On a highway in Uttar Pradesh, after a truck loaded with cash overturned, notes began flying across the road. In no time, around 500 people gathered at the scene and looted the notes with abandon.
Publisher’s rating: fake
Sen. Imee Marcos was sentenced to life imprisonment after she was sued by President Ferdinand Marcos.
Publisher’s rating: False
సజ్జన్ ఖాన్ అనే ముస్లిం వ్యక్తి తన కాబోయే భార్య, గర్ల్ ఫ్రెండ్ సోనీ సింగ్ను వారి వివాహానికి కొన్ని గంటల ముందు హత్య చేశాడు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
రైల్వే స్టేషన్ స్టేషన్లో ఒక మహిళ హ్యాండ్ బ్యాగ్లో నుంచి ఒక వ్యక్తి మొబైల్ ఫోన్ దొంగిలిస్తున్న వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A CCTV video shows a thief abandoning a robbery and returning the money after a child offers him a lollipop inside the shop.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is scripted, not a real robbery. FACTLY reports that it was uploaded by Kamran Team Official, whose description says the clip is scripted, the people shown are actors, and the weapons are fake.