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The video shows a real incident of a man assaulting a Bhelpuri vendor in Patna.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video was scripted for entertainment, not a real incident in Patna. Both men in the video said they were part of the same team, and other videos showed them acting together.
சவுதி அரேபியாவில் அனோஜனுக்கு உரிய தண்டனை வழங்கப்பட்டதாக பிரதி அமைச்சர் அர்கம் இல்யாஸ் கூறியதாக, அரசியல்வாதிகள் மற்றும் ஊடகவியலாளர்களின் கருத்துகள் எனப் பகிரப்படும் கூற்றுகள் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பரவின.
Publisher’s rating: False
The extradition to the United States for Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy will clear him from U.S. charges of child sex trafficking and fraud.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting says the U.S. requested Quiboloy’s extradition “to face trial” on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud, not to clear him of those charges. The request still required review and court approval before extradition could proceed.
బంగ్లాదేశ్లో లతా దేబ్నాథ్ అనే ఉపాధ్యాయురాలిపై బీఎన్పీ సభ్యుడు అత్యాచారం చేసి హత్య చేస్తున్నప్పటి వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
هل يشمل قانون العفو فعلًا كبار تجار المخدرات؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح
The review says the law can cover major drug traffickers who lack a final, binding conviction establishing repeat offending; it describes the law’s wording on repeat drug offenses as ambiguous. It also reports that the Constitutional Council suspended the law’s effect while considering a challenge.
ICC judges have rejected the evidence and moved to end former president Rodrigo Duterte's trial.
Publisher’s rating: False
The video shows a Congress supporter in Ladakh being abducted by RSS workers.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the video shows a Jaranan performance, a traditional Javanese dance, not an abduction in Ladakh. The review reports that a reverse image search found the same video posted on Instagram with the caption “Mendem Jaranan.”
هل اقترب صدور القرار الظنّي في قضية انفجار مرفأ بيروت؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا
The review says investigating judge Tarek Bitar completed his investigations on March 30 and referred the file to the Public Prosecution of Cassation for its opinion. It says the decision could follow before year-end if no additional measures are requested, but that the timeline depends on the prosecution’s opinion and any further steps.
A post shows Sara Duterte in a police mugshot holding a booking placard for three counts of grave threats.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Related reporting research says the image was not an official police mugshot: Duterte “was not physically arrested by the police” and appeared voluntarily to post bail. It reports that the photo was flagged by AI-detection tools and that she submitted photos herself in lieu of mugshots.
Sara Duterte was put in handcuffs after a Quezon City court ordered her arrest over a grave threats case.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Research from related reporting says the Quezon City RTC ordered Sara Duterte’s arrest on three grave-threats counts and that the warrant was served. It reports that an official said Duterte’s side wanted her handcuffed, but the excerpt does not say she was actually handcuffed.
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa, arrested over the Airbus aircraft deal, has been released on bail.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that Rajapaksa was arrested on September 4, 2026, and remanded until September 18. It says the Police Media Division and Prisons spokesperson confirmed that no bail was granted and that he remained in remand custody.
Ein FDP-Politiker aus Sachsen hat sich geweigert, die Arztkosten für eine Sexarbeiterin zu bezahlen, nachdem er sie körperlich verletzt hat.
Publisher’s rating: Lüge
Ein Politiker der Partei Die Linke aus Sachsen-Anhalt hat seine Großmutter ermordet, um ihre Wohnung zu erben
Publisher’s rating: Lüge
Der Oberbürgermeister von Berlin Kai Wegner (CDU) hat einen Tennisspieler ermordet.
Publisher’s rating: Lüge
Der Ministerpräsident Niedersachsens Olaf Lies (SPD) steht unter Verdacht, Minderjährige sexuell missbraucht zu haben.
Publisher’s rating: Lüge
లోక్సభలో ప్రతిపక్ష నేత రాహుల్ గాంధీ “80 శాతం అత్యాచారాలకు మహిళలే కారణం. భారతదేశంలో అత్యాచారాలు జరుగుతాయి, కానీ ‘భారత్’లో అత్యాచారాలు జరగవు” అని అంటున్న వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video of a man being assaulted by an Assam BJP MLA during a bridge inauguration ceremony.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows Samsul Huda, an AIUDF MLA from Assam, allegedly assaulting a construction-company employee at a bridge foundation stone-laying ceremony—not a BJP MLA. The incident took place on 18 March 2025.
The video shows Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi saying, “Eighty per cent of rapes are caused by women. Rape happens in India, but rape does not happen in Bharat.”
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral clip was edited: Gandhi was quoting controversial remarks attributed to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, not expressing them as his own. The review says the original footage was from a Congress event in Pune on 22 August 2026 and that the clip removed Gandhi’s attributions.
دختر و پسر محسنی اژهای را ربودند و از کشور خارج کردند
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
Satish Maratha was murdered by Muslim youths in Surat.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE