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Crime & justice fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about crime & justice. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

6,831 published reviews in this topic

youturnCrime & justice

நேற்று சஹாரன்பூரின் தியோபந்தில், கன்வார் யாத்ரீகர்களை ஏற்றிச் சென்ற லாரியின் அடியில் வேண்டுமென்றே மோதி "வாஹித்" என்ற நபர் இறந்தார். காவல்துறையினருக்கு ஒரு வீடியோ கிடைத்தபோது கலவரம் தொடங்கியது. போது, அந்த வழியாகச் சென்ற ஒரு சிறுவனின் கேமராவில் இந்த வீடியோ பதிவாகியுள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

Deutsche WelleCrime & justice

A post on X featuring a video allegedly showing recent lootings in South Africa, and captured: "This is Durban, South Africa," is currently going viral. The post was published by Alex Jones, a US-based far-right radio host known for promoting conspiracy theories. He claims: "This is what removing 'White Oppression' and replacing it with Soros NGO systems looks like. A glimpse into the future of ALL Western countries if changes are not made fast as already seen in the SH!T HOLE blue city's [sic] across America." The post had 1.6 million views at the time of publication.

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Misleading The video posted on X does not show a recent situation in Durban, a city in the east of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. While the footage does show a shopping street in central Durban, as the geolocation of the scene indicates, it was not recorded recently. A reverse image search by DW Fact check revealed that the video had already circulated on X and Facebook in 2021. Comparisons with official agency photos from that time confirm that the footage dates back to July 2021. The video captures a moment during a period of unrest in South Africa, when parts of the country were engulfed in riots and widespread looting — sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. He had been sentenced to 15 months in prison for failing to comply with a Constitutional Court order to testify before a commission investigating corruption during his presidency. His arrest triggered protests, particularly in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal, which includes Durban — the city featured in the video. Zuma's supporters viewed his arrest as unjust and rallied to demand his release, criticizing the judiciary. However, Zuma's imprisonment was only one of several triggers for the unrest. Underlying causes included economic hardship, high youth unemployment, political disillusionment with the African National Congress (ANC), and opportunistic criminal activity. The riots ultimately left more than 300 people dead. Since 2021, the video has resurfaced repeatedly across various social media platforms and in multiple languages. A similar claim using the same footage went viral again in March of this year. Dhanaraj Thakur, a researcher at the Center for Democracy and Technology, sees this as part of a broader strategy, "a larger campaign with many different actors sharing similar kinds of messages," he told DW. "Some of these actors have an intent to create misunderstanding and promote this kind of racist narrative."

FACTLYCrime & justice

The video shows a Rohingya Muslim disguised in a burqa being caught by the police while attempting to steal from a Hindu household in India.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The video shows Rashid Ahmed, a 27-year-old Rohingya man, detained by police in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh—not someone caught stealing from a Hindu household in India. The review reports that police stopped him during a routine check and suspected he was trying to enter the camp secretly for criminal activity; it found no evidence of the alleged theft.

FACTLYCrime & justice

The video shows a Muslim youth in Maharashtra being killed by onlookers after he attempted to slit a schoolgirl’s throat when she rejected his love proposal.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the incident occurred on 21 July 2025 in Satara, Maharashtra, where locals rescued the girl and beat the attacker, who was not killed. It also reports that police identified the accused as Aryan Waghmale and confirmed he was Hindu, not Muslim, and that there was no communal angle.