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Renkarajan Narasimhan, who filed a case against the DMK government for alleged irregularities in Hindu temples, was attacked by DMK rowdies in the Trichy court premises today. At least share this as widely as possible and ensure that his life is protected. Otherwise, we are committing a great sin against this honest Hindu who is standing up for us.
Publisher’s rating: false
Video shows Chandrashekhar Azad’s supporters arrested and paraded by the Uttar Pradesh Police for rioting in Prayagraj on 29 June 2025.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video does not show Azad’s supporters in Prayagraj; it shows 12 people paraded by police in Rajasthan’s Baran district. The review says those people were arrested over an alleged plan to loot fuel stations.
The video shows activist Rangarajan Narasimhan being attacked by DMK workers at the Trichy court premises over the temple case.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video does not show Rangarajan Narasimhan or DMK workers; it identifies the footage as an attack on Balaraju in Kosgi, Telangana. It reports that the incident occurred on 30 December 2022, when Ayyappa devotees mistook Balaraju for a supporter of Bairi Naresh and assaulted him.
A video showing people apprehending and beating a policeman in uniform for making derogatory remarks against Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the footage as showing two fake policemen apprehended by villagers in Nagla Khanji village, Aligarh, in May 2025. It says the incident had no connection to Dr B.R. Ambedkar, citing the local police and its review of the FIR and police statement.
A 67-year-old man named Bhupendra Mishra married a 6-year-old girl.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral photo was digitally edited: the original image shows Shilpa Rathod with her relative Dhavan Rathod. It says Shilpa is an adult, married to Nirav Limbani, and not the child or spouse described in the claim.
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV was charged with kidnapping and illegal detention
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Research from related reporting says Trillanes filed complaints against lawyer Levi Baligod and others, including over statements involving kidnapping accusations; it does not report that Trillanes was charged with kidnapping or illegal detention. The reports instead say Baligod faced a complaint for incriminating an innocent person, alongside other complaints against the named respondents.
The video shows a real incident in which six boys raped and murdered a woman from Jharkhand.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows arms, cartridges, and cash seized in the 26 June 2025 Malihabad, Lucknow raid.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review found that the viral photo and videos were online before the 26 June 2025 raid and were unrelated to it. Police records described a recovery of firearms, cartridges, cash, and other items, but did not report 3,000 guns or 50,000 cartridges seized from the residence.
प्रयागराज में चंद्रशेखर के समर्थकों को उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस द्वारा गिरफ्तार करने का वीडियो
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The review found that the video did not show Chandrashekhar’s supporters being arrested in Prayagraj. It identified the footage as showing four men arrested in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, in connection with an extortion case.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte was detained by the International Criminal Court without recourse for bail. He does not intend to intimidate witnesses should he be allowed interim release and his 43 murder charges do not amount to crimes against humanity.
Publisher’s rating: Needs Context
Related reporting on the same ICC case says Duterte’s defense appealed the court’s jurisdiction and sought his release; the appeals chamber rejected the appeal and said the request for release was moot (S4). Separate reporting says ICC judges found him fit to attend pre-trial proceedings (S2).
Video shows Chandrashekhar Azad’s supporters arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for rioting in Prayagraj on 29 June 2025.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows an arrest in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, not the arrest of Chandrashekhar Azad’s supporters in Prayagraj. The review says the footage predates the Prayagraj riots and depicts an alleged extortion gang arrested in Rajasthan.
„Nestala Nikolina Pišek! Od četvrtka joj se gubi svaki trag”
Publisher’s rating: Netočno, Mamac poveznica/clickbait
A Hindu woman was murdered and her body, wrapped in polythene with tied hands, was found in Barisal’s Talukder Market, Bangladesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the woman as 23-year-old Maria Begum, a pregnant Muslim who was rescued alive by police on 29 June 2025 after an acid attack. It says she was found tied and wrapped in polythene on the Barisal-Bhola highway—not murdered or found at Talukder Market.
The video shows police brutally beating Dalits on the road to protect upper-caste interests.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Another horror in Barishal: A married Hindu woman, hands and feet tied, wrapped in polythene, was rescued from the jungle near Talukdar Market on Bhola Road. Suspected rape. Hindu lives are under attack. When will the world wake up? #SaveBangladeshiHindus #stophindugenocideinbangladesh
Publisher’s rating: false
The Bhimta gang member who was threatening "Manuvadis" on Instagram got served today, Towing Zindabad!
Publisher’s rating: false
लखनऊ में हकीम सलाऊद्दीन के घर से बरामद हुईं 3000 बंदूकें, 50,000 कारतूस और डॉलर
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The review says the viral video was from 2021 and showed weapons seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan, not weapons recovered from Salauddin’s home. It also says the claim about 3,000 guns, 50,000 cartridges and dollars was false; the review reports a much smaller weapons recovery.