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General Nicolas Torre III has been sacked as Philippine National Police chief after his predecessor, Gen. Rommel Marbil, supposedly made allegations of wrongdoing against him.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Related reporting describes Torre’s removal as following a disagreement with the National Police Commission over police appointments. The supplied excerpts do not support the claim that Marbil made allegations of wrongdoing against him.
Video shows Uttar Pradesh police officers brutally thrashing three young men in the public.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the officers as Andhra Pradesh Police and says the incident occurred in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, not Uttar Pradesh. It reports that the three men were accused of attacking a police constable. [S1]
Kasus pencantuman label halal Ayam Goreng Widuran yang sebenarnya non-halal tidak memenuhi unsur pidana
Publisher’s rating: Sebagian klaim benar tetapi tidak lengkap
Kejagung menggeledah apartemen mantan Mendikbud-Ristek Nadiem Makarim
Publisher’s rating: Salah
CUANDO TE ASALTEN O TE ROBEN NO PONGAS LA DENUNCIA POR ROBO O ASALTO
Publisher’s rating: La afirmación es falsa y puede inducir a error. Las autoridades policiales y jurídicas recomiendan denunciar siempre los delitos con la mayor precisión posible, incluyendo si se trata de un robo, hurto o asalto, ya que esto afecta la tipificación legal del delito y las garantías judiciales. . Esta afirmación es engañosa y puede tener consecuencias legales negativas para quien la siga.
Real incident of police arresting a Muslim man for trapping a Hindu woman.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral video is scripted, not a real incident. It says the original video was uploaded by creator Monty Deepak Sharma on 02 April 2025, and that the creator’s pages label such videos as fiction made for entertainment.
Pejalan Kaki Pelanggar Lalu Lintas bakal Ditilang ELTE
Publisher’s rating: Hoaks
The review says the claim that pedestrians could be ticketed through electronic traffic enforcement is misleading. Komarudin said ETLE captures traffic violators using motor vehicles, and that no electronic ticketing system for pedestrians had been implemented.
Mantan Mendikbud-Ristek Nadiem Makarim jadi tersangka korupsi Rp2 triliun serta masuk DPO Kejagung-Polri.
Publisher’s rating: Salah
The review says it found no credible mainstream media reports that Nadiem had been named a suspect or placed on a wanted list. It distinguishes that claim from the ongoing inquiry into Chromebook procurement, where investigators were still considering whether to question him.
"VIRAL! PEJALAN KAKI KINI BISA KENA TILANG ELEKTRONIK, POLISI SIAP TINDAK PELANGGAR DI JALAN."
Publisher’s rating: Keliru
पुलिस ने रिश्वत नहीं देने पर बिहार में एक युवक को बुरी तरह पीटा
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
भारत में एक व्यक्ति हथियार से मार मारकर हत्या करने का वीडियो
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The video shows a man being attacked with a sharp weapon in India, after which the attacker flees the scene on a bicycle.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the incident shown in the video took place in Campo Alegre, Brazil, not India. It says the victim was attacked and killed by three people in a family dispute.
The video shows a man who went to file a missing complaint about his daughter being slapped by a policeman, after which the local MLA visited the police station and confronted the officer.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral video combines two unrelated incidents, rather than showing an MLA confronting the officer who slapped a man reporting his daughter missing. One clip shows a man reporting his missing niece; the other shows a man attacking police officers during an inquiry over a land dispute.
عکس کودکان سهقلویی که پدرشان آنها را در خیابان رها کرده
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
“Para Johannes Kaiser, tanto el violador como la mujer violada son culpables en una violación”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The video shows two BSF soldiers caught with ₹96 lakh on a train or ₹96 crore found in their houses in 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video dates to January 2018 and shows Kanpur police seizing ₹96 crore in demonetised currency from builder Anand Khatri and others; the review says none of those accused were BSF personnel. A separate 2018 case involved BSF Commandant Jibu D Mathew, who was arrested with ₹45.3 lakh at a railway station, but the review says it was unrelated to the video.