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पुलिस ने एक व्यक्ति को मारा इसलिए विधायक ने पुलिस को सबक सिखाने के लिए पुलिस को मारा
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The video shows Jyoti Malhotra being assaulted by people when she appeared for a court hearing.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video shows a woman assaulted in Dhanmondi, Bangladesh, on 6 February 2025—not Jyoti Malhotra at a court hearing. It reports that Malhotra was produced in court on 22 and 26 May 2025, but that no credible reports confirmed she was assaulted.
The International Criminal Court has freed Duterte from detention in the Hague following a speech by Nigerian Prince Ali Ababwa.
Publisher’s rating: Satire
मध्य प्रदेश में एक्सप्रेसवे पर मनोहर लाल धाकड़ के साथ अश्लील हरकत करने वाली महिला के रोने का वीडियो
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The review found that the crying-woman video was already circulating in August 2024 and was not footage of the woman involved in the Manohar Lal Dhakad incident. It identified the woman as a social media influencer known as “Bikaner ki Sherni,” who was detained in connection with making content involving opium.
सीएनएन की महिला पत्रकार ने बताया- मुंबई में साक्षात्कार के दौरान भीड़ ने उसके साथ छेड़छाड़ की
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
दिल्ली और यूपी राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी ने 16 लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया
Publisher’s rating: झूठ
(Imagen) “El agresor del adulto mayor es amigo de Winter y militante del Frente Amplio”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Suami jurnalis Najwa Shihab, Ibrahim Assegaf meninggal dunia karena dibunuh yang peristiwanya terekam CCTV rumah sakit
Publisher’s rating: Salah
Sultratop.com reports that the viral claim about Ibrahim Assegaf’s death being a murder captured on hospital CCTV is false. The review says related reporting attributed his death to a stroke.
The viral photo shows YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan, with Prime Minister Modi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the woman in the photo as gamer Payal Dhare, not Jyoti Malhotra. It says the photo came from Modi’s April 2024 meeting with Indian gamers.
A real kidnapping caught on CCTV shows two men abducting a child.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is scripted, not footage of a real kidnapping. Its review says a reverse image search led to a full-length video from the 3rd Eye channel, whose description identifies its videos as scripted dramas for entertainment and education.
Newly sworn-in ML party-list Rep. Leila De Lima is returning to jail.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
అజర్బైజాన్ ప్రధాన మంత్రి ఒక మహిళను అనుచితంగా తాకిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Former president Rodrigo Duterte's case was junked by the International Criminal Court and he will be released soon, according to the ICC website.
Publisher’s rating: False
Research from related reporting says the ICC rejected Duterte’s appeal challenging its jurisdiction, while the ICC case itself continued toward a decision on confirmation of charges. A separate report says his interim-release request was denied. These reports do not support the claim that the case was junked or that release was imminent.