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Akhilesh Yadav had signed a petition in the past seeking commutation of Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim is that Akhilesh Yadav signed a petition asking for Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence to be commuted. FACTLY’s review says it found no evidence that he did. It reports that several websites and blogs published lists of people who signed a petition to the President seeking Kasab’s pardon, but Yadav’s name does not appear in those lists. The review also says it found no news reports of statements by Yadav about Kasab’s sentence.
Hier kann man dabei helfen, ein entführtes Kind zu finden.
Publisher’s rating: Diese Taten fanden nicht statt, die angeblichen Entführungen sind erfunden.
The claim suggests that people can help locate a kidnapped child by responding to requests for information. The review examined Facebook posts soliciting tips about alleged abductions in Templin and Zwickau, and found that the posts were not evidence of real, ongoing cases: the investigation describes both alleged abductions as fabricated. Its findings concern those specific posts and cases, rather than every request for help involving a missing child. (S1: “In Facebook-Posts wird nach Hinweisen zu angeblichen Entführungen in Templin und Zwickau gesucht.”) For Templin, the post linked to an article claiming that an abduction had occurred on December 9, 2021, at 10 a.m. The review compared that claimed incident time with an archived version of the webpage dated December 5, which was already online beforehand. It also reports that Brandenburg police had, in late November, described a false report with the same content. Together, those details contradict the post’s chronology and support the finding that the reported Templin abduction was false. (S1: “Die Tat hätte demnach am 9. Dezember 2021 um 10 Uhr stattgefunden. Der Artikel war aber bereits vor diesem Zeitpunkt online, wie eine am 5. Dezember archivierte Fassung der Webseite beweist.”; “Die zuständige Polizei Brandenburg schrieb bereits Ende November von einer offensichtlich bewussten Falschmeldung mit demselben Inhalt.”) For Zwickau, the review traced the Facebook preview image to a feature film about child abductions released in 2019, so it could not depict a 2021 abduction. It also checked the linked page: it imitated Facebook, asked users to enter their age, and used a URL that changed the displayed place name when the location in the URL was changed. The review therefore found that the posts used fabricated material and a deceptive page, not evidence that a child had been abducted in Zwickau. (S1: “Dieser Film wurde bereits im Jahr 2019 veröffentlicht. Das verwendete Bild kann also keine Entführung aus dem Jahr 2021 zeigen.”; “Ändert man den Ort in der URL, so ändert sich auch der Ortsname auf der Seite (Beispiel).”) The review also warns that such pages may seek personal information, including email addresses. That warning is relevant to the apparent request for help: users should not assume the page is a genuine appeal or submit personal data simply because it presents itself as one. The evidence presented is specific to these Templin and Zwickau posts. (S1: “Polizei und Verbraucherzentralen warnen davor, bei dubiosen Internetseiten die eigene E-Mail-Adresse oder sonstige persönliche Daten weiterzugeben, auch weil diese Daten verkauft werden können.”)
Imelda Marcos won all 986+ cases filed against her by the administration of Corazon Aquino.
Publisher’s rating: False
బెంగాల్లో ప్రేమను ఒప్పుకోలేదని హిందూ మహిళపై బ్లేడ్తో దాడి చేసిన ముస్లిం వ్యక్తి
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
वीडियो में दिख रहे लड़को ने जन्मदिन के दिन उनके दोस्त को मारकर उसकी हत्या कर दी। ये भी कहा जा रहा है कि यह सत्य घटना है
Publisher’s rating: False
FACT CHECK: ප්රියන්ත කුමාර් ඝාතනය සම්බන්ධයෙන් මාධ්යවේදී අසාම් අමීන් නිහඬ පිළිවෙතක්?
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Of all the ill-gotten wealth cases filed against the Marcoses, not one proved the family’s graft practices.
Publisher’s rating: False
Immer mehr Straftäter werden schuldunfähig abgeurteilt.
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Die Zahlen der Schuldunfähigen und vermindert Schuldfähigen veränderten sich in den letzten 14 Jahre nicht signifikant.
दो मुस्लिम समुदाय के लड़कों ने दिन दहाडे एक हिंदू परिवार के घर में जबरन घुसकर एक 15 वर्षीय लड़की को अगवाह किया फिर उसके साथ दुष्कर्म किया
Publisher’s rating: False
"Someone knocked Rittenhouse down twice and then attempted to kick him with lethal force to the head."
Publisher’s rating: Not the Whole Story
Kenosha "Police were told to stand down as businesses were destroyed."
Publisher’s rating: Spins the Facts
"Kyle [Rittenhouse] put out a dumpster fire that was being rolled down to a gas station to blow up."
Publisher’s rating: False
Asaf Ali, a Muslim argued on behalf of Bhagat Singh ; Rai Bahadur Suryavamsham Sharma, an RSS member represented the British empire and pleaded death sentence for Bhagat Singh
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The post combines events from two different cases to assert that Asaf Ali argued for Bhagat Singh while Rai Bahadur Suryavamsham Sharma, described as an RSS member, argued for the British and sought Bhagat Singh’s death. The review distinguishes the 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing trial, which ended with life sentences, from the Lahore conspiracy case concerning the killing of Assistant Superintendent Saunders, for which Bhagat Singh and two others were sentenced to death. For the Assembly case, the review says the digitised judgment identifies Asaf Ali as counsel for Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, and Rai Bahadur Suraj Narain as the Crown’s public prosecutor. It also notes a qualification from legal scholar A.G. Noorani: in his account, Ali represented Dutt, while Bhagat Singh fought his own case with legal advice. The review therefore does not treat the Assembly case as evidence that the named prosecutor sought a death sentence in the Saunders case. For the Saunders case, the review says the judgment identifies Lala Duni Chand as advising Bhagat Singh and Mr. Noad as the Crown prosecutor; it also says the judgment does not name Suryavamsham Sharma. The review reports that it found no substantial evidence linking Suraj Narain to the RSS or to its founding member Hedgewar. Thus, the post’s account conflates the cases and does not substantiate the claimed identity and RSS connection of the prosecutor in the death-sentence case.
Este é o irmão do ADÉLIO BISPO Equipe do bozo aelando com aquela maldita Fakeada…
Publisher’s rating: Falso
FACT CHECK: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ නීතීඥවරයකු ලෙස ජවිපෙ හා සම්බන්ධ නඩුවකට පෙනී සිටි අවස්ථාවක්ද?
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
Video of men brutally thrashing women in Rajasthan
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerned a video said to show men brutally thrashing women in Rajasthan. FACTLY identifies the footage as an incident in Bhatgawan village, in the Gauriganj Police Station area of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. It reports that the women were a mother and daughter, and that they were beaten while protesting the grabbing of their land. The review describes a reverse image search of screenshots from the video. That search found a video with similar visuals in a local journalist’s tweet, posted on 18 November 2021. The journalist described a mother and daughter being beaten while opposing a land grab in Bhatgawan. Amethi Police replied to the tweet, saying that a case had been registered at Gauriganj Police Station and legal action was being taken. The police response refers to the case as dated 15 November 2021. The review distinguishes this footage from a separate land-dispute incident in Rajasthan. In that other incident, a woman was seen trying to attack a JCB and was reportedly assaulted. The similar setting and subject matter do not make that Rajasthan footage the video in the claim; the review’s described search and location details connect the claimed video to the Amethi incident.
«In Italia senza i femminicidi avremmo il 40 per cento degli omicidi in meno»
Publisher’s rating: Vero