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6,854 published reviews in this topic

Deutsche Presse-AgenturCrime & justice

Im Internet kursieren Fotos, auf denen in Käfigen eingepferchte Menschen zu sehen sind. Angeblich seien dies Kinder, die inzwischen von US-Militärs «aus der Gefangenschaft in unterirdischen Bunkern befreit wurden». Dies habe die «pädophile Task Force des Pentagons» berichtet. Insgesamt sollen 2100 Kinder «aus unterirdischen Stützpunkten und Bunkern in Kalifornien gerettet» worden sein

Publisher’s rating: Die Bilder stammen aus einem Spielfilm. Auf den Fotos sind keine Kinder, sondern Frauen zu sehen.

The dpa fact-check examined online photos presented as evidence that US forces had freed children from underground bunkers in California. The accompanying story claimed that 2,100 children had been rescued and attributed the report to a supposed “Pentagon Pedophile Task Force.” The investigation traces the German-language account to a flawed translation of an article published on Steempeak, rather than to a Pentagon announcement.

NewtralCrime & justice

Un informe médico dice que el policía herido grave en Barcelona es víctima de un disparo

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Newtral examined a social-media claim about the National Police officer who was seriously injured during the Barcelona unrest following the procés verdict. The claim it describes was that a medical report showed the injuries had been caused by another police officer—sometimes framed in the post as “friendly fire.” The review’s central point is that a medical report describes an injury, but does not establish how or in what incident it occurred. The Catalan health department told Newtral that determining the cause is the work of a forensic expert, not something a medical report does. The review says the online post supplied no evidence of the alleged report. It notes that the post itself did not mention the purported report and that the accompanying low-quality videos did not clearly show what happened. The officer was in intensive care at Barcelona’s Hospital Sant Pau with a very serious prognosis due to a traumatic brain injury. Police said he had been struck by a stone thrown by radicals; Newtral also asked the Interior Ministry about the cause, but it declined to comment. The investigation did not establish who caused the officer’s injuries. The health department and hospital could not provide that information, citing both the limits of medical reports in identifying the cause and confidentiality; the department also said the claim had not come from Sant Pau. Thus, Newtral’s finding addresses the asserted proof—a medical report said to identify another officer as the cause—not a definitive independent determination of the incident itself.

Boatos.orgCrime & justice

Família é presa por fabricar e vender linguiça de cachorro na cidade de Goiânia-GO Três pessoas da mesma família foram presas na tarde desta terça-feira 22-10-2019, com 40 cães e sete gatos dentro de casa, na região de Goiânia GO A Polícia investiga a venda de linguiça e carne de cachorro Na casa foi encontrado vários animais já para o abate Segue as fotos da fabricação da linguiça caseira Que era uma delícia linguiça mista Na caderneta tinha até encomenda e datas de entregas .

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Boatos.orgCrime & justice

Família é presa por fabricar e vender linguiça de cachorro na cidade de Mandirituba (PR). Três pessoas da mesma família foram presas na tarde desta sexta-feira, 18, com 40 cães e sete gatos dentro de casa, A Polícia investiga a venda de linguiça e carne de cachorro. Na casa foi encontrado vários animais já abatidos e temperados para a fabricação de embutido. Os 3 foram encaminhados para delegacia de policia civil para averiguações e demais trametes criminais.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Boatos.orgCrime & justice

Policiais chilenos cheiram cocaína nas ruas antes de reprimir protestos Em vídeo chocante, policiais chilenos cheiram cocaína como "estimulante" para atacarem com violência as pessoas que protestam contra as políticas do governo Piñera. 15 pessoas já morreram por conta da violência policial. Resta saber se a droga foi distribuída pelo governo ou se foi comprada dentro dos quartéis. Lembrando que Pinochet, sempre elogiado por Bolsonaro, era chefe do tráfico no Chile.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

FACTLYCrime & justice

Payal Rohatgi caught in a sting operation demanding money to post pro-BJP and anti-Muslim tweets.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The post alleged that Payal Rohatgi was caught demanding money to publish pro-BJP and anti-Muslim tweets. FACTLY identifies the footage as a real sting-operation video featuring Rohatgi and Sangram Singh, but says it was falsely presented as evidence of payment for political posts. The review reports that the 2012 operation concerned black money in the film industry, not social-media promotion. To check the video’s provenance, FACTLY notes that it bears the CNN IBN logo and says a search on YouTube found the same sting-operation video on the News18 Lokmat channel. That upload carried a July 10, 2012 timestamp. According to the upload’s description, an undercover Cobrapost reporter met Rohatgi posing as a film financier and discussed offering her film roles; the review says Rohatgi asked for black money as payment to sign the contracts. The review also cites a Hindustan Times report describing the approach as a fake producer asking Rohatgi and Sangram to act in a film. That report said they demanded Rs. 30 lakh each, with Rs. 25 lakh in cash and Rs. 5 lakh by cheque. This supports a demand connected to film contracts, not tweets. The video was therefore authentic footage of an older sting, but the post’s account of what the money was for was misleading.

Deutsche Presse-AgenturCrime & justice

Ein Foto zeigt die zerborstene Scheibe einer Straßenbahn. Der Facebook-Account «Pegida Baden-Württemberg» behauptet in einem Post, die Aufnahme sei jüngst entstanden, nachdem «vermutlich» ein «Araber» grundlos mit scharfer Waffe auf die Bahn in Karlsruhe geschossen habe

Publisher’s rating: Die Scheibe der Tram ging nach einem Steinwurf kaputt. Es wird wegen einfacher Sachbeschädigung ermittelt. Der Steinewerfer ist der Polizei derzeit noch unbekannt.

The post concerned damage to a tram in Karlsruhe on the morning of 12 October 2019. Pegida Baden-Württemberg described it as a shooting and suggested that the person responsible was “probably” an Arab. The review reports that police were called over the alleged shooting, but that their investigation established the damage came from a thrown stone, not a gunshot. Police found the stone, and the inquiry took about an hour. The review also says that this had been established hours before Pegida posted about the incident that afternoon. The account examined the damage visible in Pegida’s photograph as well as information from Karlsruhe police and the Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV). In the photo, a reflection is visible in the hole, indicating that the outer pane was damaged but the inner pane of the double-glazed window remained intact. Both the police spokesperson and KVV spokesperson confirmed the inner pane was undamaged; the review also says dpa had another photograph showing it. No one was injured, and the case was referred for investigation as property damage against an unknown person. The review distinguishes this incident from a March 2019 case in which an unknown person really did shoot at a tram with an air rifle. It also notes that the damaged vehicle in the October incident was a Karlsruhe tram, not a suburban train as Pegida claimed. The available account did not identify the stone-thrower or establish their origin. Pegida’s post offered no verifiable source for its allegation, only a comment claiming a verified witness statement existed.

YouturnCrime & justice

இன்று செய்தித்தாளில் படித்த செய்தி. நாம் எல்லோரும் லலிதா ஜூவல்லரி ஓனரை முகநூல் பக்கத்திலும் வாட்ஸ் அப்பிலும் கலாய்த்து கொண்டு இருக்கிறோம். ஆனால் அவர் இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு முன்னால் பிடிபட்ட குற்றவாளியிடம் அரை மணி நேரம் பேச அனுமதி கேட்டிருந்தார். ஆனால் குற்றவாளியிடம் தனியாக பேச அனுமதி மறுக்கப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

NewtralCrime & justice

Un policía es apuñalado en las protestas de Madrid por la sentencia del ‘procés’

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The review addresses reports that a National Police officer was stabbed in Madrid’s Plaza de Callao during Friday’s protests over the ‘procés’ sentence. It says the claim circulated on social media and was also reported by various media outlets. Newtral rejects the claim, stating that it was false. However, the supplied excerpt does not describe the investigation, provide evidence supporting that conclusion, or explain what happened at the location. It points readers to another page for more information, but that material is not included here; no further verification details can therefore be established from this excerpt.

Boatos.orgCrime & justice

Incrível, detiveram uma organização na China que tinha 300 crianças congeladas em seu poder. Seu negócio era a venda de órgãos para transplantes em vários paises Essa descoberta é a ponta do Iceberg de uma rede infra-humana de projeções imprevisíveis. Sem dúvida, a cumplicidade das autoridades e do pessoal médico como peças-chave desta organização deve se tornar o centro de pesquisa. A autocensura das informações prejudicará a nitidez e a ação de resultados contundentes e transparentes. Os monstros devem ser cuidadosamente investigados e evitar que sejam executados e virar a página. Que Deus proteja as crianças inocentes na CHINA. Em sua totalidade, pertencem a famílias e camponeses pobres que vivem quase como escravos, porque o comunismo naquele país se aplica aos estratos mais baixos da sociedade, os ricos vivem seu mega capitalismo.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

NewtralCrime & justice

Un policía ha sido apuñalado en las protestas de Madrid por la sentencia del procés

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The claim concerned a National Police officer said to have been stabbed at Callao in Madrid during the Friday protests over the procés ruling. Newtral reports that the Madrid National Police headquarters denied to the outlet that the officer had been attacked with a knife. According to the police account cited in the review, the injury was caused by a shard from a glass bottle thrown at him. The review also cites Madrid emergency services’ account of the night’s injuries. It reported 26 people treated: 11 National Police officers and 15 civilians. Seven people were taken to hospital, including three officers and four civilians. One officer had a potentially serious penetrating thigh wound; the emergency-services post does not, in the excerpt, identify that wound as a stabbing or specify what caused it. Newtral’s stated evidence therefore distinguishes the serious wound from the claim that the officer was stabbed: it attributes the injury to broken glass, not a knife attack.