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The video shows dead bodies of children and a woman killed by thieves in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, after finding nothing to steal.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is not from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, but shows a 2024 incident in Muzaffargarh district, Pakistan. It reports that Sajjad killed his wife and seven children, and that Pakistani media cited financial stress as the reason.
The viral video shows Samajwadi Party members assaulting a Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh for sitting on a sofa.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a clash in Latur, Maharashtra, involving NCP workers and Chhava Sanghatna members—not Samajwadi Party members in Uttar Pradesh. The review says it was unrelated to a Dalit or caste-related incident. [S1]
17.49 lakh women went missing over an 11-year period (2014–2025) under Modi as PM.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the 17.49-lakh figure for 2014–2025 is unsupported by the available NCRB data. It reports that about 16.1 lakh females were reported missing from 2016 through 2022, and that around 2.3 lakh remained untraced at the end of 2022; that untraced total includes cases from earlier years.
ఒక ముస్లిం వ్యక్తి తన హిందూ ప్రియురాలిని గొడ్డలితో నరికి హత్య చేసిన ఘటననకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Obama allegedly was arrested by FBI agents in the Oval Office, handcuffed in the presence of Donald Trump, and later put behind bars in an orange jumpsuit.
Publisher’s rating: Fake, AI-generated
The viral video shows the accused in the Chandan Mishra hospital shooting being paraded by police.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found that the video shows accused in the Bansur, Rajasthan, liquor contractor murder case, not the Chandan Mishra hospital shooting in Bihar. It says the same footage was uploaded on 30 June 2025, before the shooting on 17 July 2025.
The video shows a girl thrashing a Muslim man named Aleem Sheikh on a public road for harassing her for several days.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows a girl confronting Akash, a 20-year-old, in Shuklaganj Bazaar, Unnao, on 19 July 2025; it says he was not identified as Aleem Sheikh. Gangaghat police told FACTLY there was no communal angle to the incident. [S1]
అమెరికాలో ఒక దుకాణంలో దొంగతనం చేస్తుండగా పట్టుబడిన జిమిషా అవ్లాని అనే భారతీయ మహిళ ఫోటో, వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Visuals of the Indian woman named Jimisha Avlani caught shoplifting in the US
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Video of a man being sprayed for public urination in Indore.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video was filmed in Lima, Peru, not Indore. It says local media reports placed the incident near Lima’s metro tracks, and that a building visible in the video was also found in Lima imagery.
ராகுல் மீது பொய்யான குற்றச்சாட்டின் அடிப்படையில் வழக்கு பதிவு செய்யப்பட சூழ்நிலையில், லக்னோ நீதிமன்றத்தில் ராகுல்வின் இந்தப் படம் சர்வாதிகாரத்திற்கு எதிரான போர்ப்பிரகடனம் ராகுலுக்கு பிணை வழங்கிய நீதிபதி அவரோடு செல்பி எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்கிற தனது ஆசையை நிறைவேற்றிக்கொண்டார்.
Publisher’s rating: false
பத்திரபதிவு துறையின் அதிகார நாய் ஒன்று கழிவறையில் (வைத்து பீய்யை தின்னும் sorry sorry) லஞ்சம் வாங்கும் வீடியோ ! வைரலாகி வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
ఉత్తరప్రదేశ్లో ఒక మూక పోలీస్ వాహనాన్ని ధ్వంసం చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video of police parading the shopkeepers who assaulted devotees in the premises of Khatu Shyam temple, located in Sikar District, Rajasthan
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is from Alwar, where police paraded four men arrested for attacking a traffic policeman during a Muharram procession on 6 July 2025. It says the Khatu Shyam temple incident occurred in Sikar on 11 July 2025, and no video of the shopkeepers’ arrest or public parade had surfaced.
れいわ・山本代表「外国人犯罪の中で一番多いのは米兵」?
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review compares 2023 crime arrests and reports 118 arrests of U.S. military personnel, versus 4,082 arrests of Vietnamese nationals and 1,932 of Chinese nationals. It concludes that the figures do not support the claim that U.S. service members account for the most foreigner crime.
que l’ancienne ministre Bouaré Fily Sissoko à été condamnée à 20 ans de prison ferme et à payer 500.000 francs CFA d’amende
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
वीडियो में उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस महिलाओं को पीट रही है
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक