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The viral video shows UP police crackdown on protestors in Uttar Pradesh
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the footage as a police mock drill in Bokaro, Jharkhand, not a crackdown on protesters in Uttar Pradesh. It says the Bokaro Police posted about the drill on September 27, 2025, and that the post’s visuals match the viral clip.
The viral video shows a mob destroying a car in Bihar, belonging to a BJP leader.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows anti-corruption and anti-censorship protests during Nepal’s Gen-Z movement, not an attack in Bihar on a BJP leader’s vehicle. It says the vehicle’s number plate matched Nepalese plates and that the same footage appeared in reporting about protests in Nepal.
Video shows live footage of Rodrigo Duterte being released from the International Criminal Court's Scheveningen Prison
Publisher’s rating: False
The International Criminal Court has granted former president Rodrigo Duterte interim release.
Publisher’s rating: False
Real incident of two Muslim men misbehaving with a woman police officer.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is scripted and does not depict a real incident. FACTLY reports that it was uploaded to Amit Dixit’s YouTube channel on 21 September 2025, where a disclaimer identifies it as scripted entertainment.
இந்த சம்பவத்தில் காவல்துறையை குறை சொல்லும் தற்குறிகளே பாருங்க டா இவர்களை குறை சொல்ல உங்களுக்கு எப்படிடா மனசு வருது? #TVKVijay #Karur
Publisher’s rating: false
நாங்க வர்ற வழியில எவண்டா காரை நிப்பாட்டி வச்சது? காவி நிறத்தில் கார் இருந்தால் பயப்படுவதற்கு நாங்க என்ன உ பி போலீசா?
Publisher’s rating: fake
సెప్టెంబర్ 2025లో జరిగిన ‘ఐ లవ్ ముహమ్మద్’ నిరసనలలో పాల్గొన్న వ్యక్తులను బరేలీ పోలీసులు అదుపులోకి తీసుకుని కొడుతున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Chaitanyananda Saraswati case : दो महिलाएं हिरासत में, जांच में चौकाने वाले खुलासे !
Publisher’s rating: This News article Published By: News Desk
The video shows Bareilly Police detaining and beating individuals involved in the recent ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests in September 2025.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video does not show police beating people detained in connection with the September 2025 Bareilly protests. It identifies the footage as showing police beating detainees at the Saharanpur city police station in June 2022.
The photo shows a Muslim person assaulted by police in Bareilly during the recent violent clashes/riots.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the photo shows a Dalit youth reportedly beaten in Uttarkashi in 2023 after entering a temple, not a person assaulted by police during the Bareilly violence. It reports that the same photo appeared in a January 2023 post about the incident.
రోడ్డు పైన గాయాలై పడిపోయినట్లు నటిస్తూ, వారికి సహాయం చేయడానికి వచ్చిన ఇద్దరు బైకర్లను కొట్టి వారి బైకును దొంగిలించిన సంఘటన యొక్క నిజమైన వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows two men pretending to be injured on the road, attacking two people who stopped to help, and stealing their bike.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video was scripted by the Facebook group K94 Studio Space, rather than depicting a real incident. The review says the group clarified that the footage was fictional and made to raise awareness.
The police kept killing, and he kept saying Jai Bajrang Bali Birbhum Bengal. The person beaten is a Hindu, the beaters SP is Nishat Parvez, and the ADSP is Farhat Abbas. Mamata Banerjee in Bengal. The lives of Hindus have been made hell.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The viral video shows a railway employee taking a bribe from a girl and disrespectfully holding her hand
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is scripted, not a real incident. It says the original upload identified the video as scripted and that the same actors appeared in other scripted videos.
The video shows RJD spokesperson Kanchana Yadav being beaten by the police.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video does not show RJD spokesperson Kanchana Yadav; the woman is identified as Jyothi. The review says she was lathi-charged by police during a protest in Maddur, Karnataka.
The video shows a September 2025 incident of police lathi-charging Samajwadi Party workers protesting in Uttar Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video is from July 2021, not September 2025. It shows police lathi-charging Samajwadi Party workers in Prayagraj during a protest over alleged irregularities in the District Panchayat President election.
ادعای اینکه پسرخاله مهسا امینی او را کشته است.
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
تداولت حسابات وصفحات على منصات التواصل الاجتماعي مقطع فيديو مدعية أنه يوثّق اشتباك اللجنة الأمنية مع المتهمين بقتل مديرة صندوق النظافة والتحسين بتعز افتهان المشهري، في حي الروضة
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The video shows the corpse of a person who was murdered and hidden inside a cement pillar
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows a statue being removed in Arya Nagar village, Hisar, rather than a murdered person hidden inside a cement pillar. The statue was removed by authorities after villagers protested its installation.