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A video shows a uniformed soldier physically attacking jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
Publisher’s rating: Altered
The video shows a woman crying after being subjected to a police lathi charge during the recent students’ protest in Jharkhand.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video does not show a woman being lathi-charged during the Jharkhand student protest. It identifies the footage as being from a student protest in Patna, Bihar, in July 2026, before the police action in Ranchi on 10 August 2026.
మధ్యప్రదేశ్లోని గ్వాలియర్లో ఫోన్ దొంగతనం చేసిన ముస్లిం వ్యక్తిని ఇద్దరు అక్కాచెల్లెళ్లు వెంబడించి పట్టుకున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Visuals show two women apprehending a Muslim man for stealing their phone in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that two sisters chased and caught a man who snatched their phone in Gwalior on 08 August 2026. It says police identified him as Manpreet Singh and clarified that he was not Muslim.
మహారాష్ట్రలోని నాసిక్లో తల్లిదండ్రులు వదిలివెళ్లిన చిన్నారి దృశ్యాలను ఈ వీడియో చూపిస్తుంది.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has been captured in Davao City and immediately whisked away to the International Criminal Court.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting—not the original fact-check—described dela Rosa evading arrest agents at the Philippine Senate, rather than being captured in Davao City and taken to the ICC. Later reporting said he remained in hiding.
Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who is the subject of a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, has surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting says dela Rosa was under the Senate’s protective custody after NBI agents attempted to serve the warrant, and that he later left the Senate premises. The supplied excerpts do not establish that he surrendered to the NBI. (S3)
Visuals of an infant who was abandoned by her parents in Nashik, Maharashtra
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video does not show a real child abandonment incident. It identifies the footage as behind-the-scenes material from the short film Naya Saal, citing extended footage and the film’s trailer as supporting evidence.
The video shows a young woman being beaten by her family members for abusing PM Modi during the CJP protests in Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video was available online in January 2026, before the CJP protests began in June 2026. It reports that the incident was described as involving a dispute over the woman’s boyfriend, not the protests or PM Modi.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “confirmed” during his penultimate State of the Nation Address that Rodrigo Duterte is set to be released by the International Criminal Court.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Research from related reporting: an MBFC listing identifies VERA Files’ conclusion as “NO ‘confirmation’ by Marcos of Digong release from ICC.” The supplied excerpts do not include VERA Files’ original review, so they do not provide further details about its evidence.
Eric Stehr a candidate for the Left Party, is suspected of murdering his grandmother in order to inherit her apartment in Baden-Baden
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The video shows a woman assaulted by police and Bajrang Dal workers for abusing PM Modi during a CJP protest.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows the aftermath of an alleged domestic violence incident at a family court in Varanasi on 16 July 2026, not an assault by police or Bajrang Dal workers during a CJP protest. The Varanasi Cantonment Police reportedly confirmed that the video concerned a domestic dispute.
Underworld figure Kanjipani Imran was quietly released and allowed to leave Sri Lanka under former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says Imran was granted bail on December 20, 2022, with his passport impounded and a travel ban imposed, then fled by sea to India on December 25. It says Ranil Wickremesinghe was president at the time, not Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had resigned in July 2022.
Police suspect a candidate from the Die Linke party of murdering a web model with whom his girlfriend had been in an intimate relationship.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
ICC Judge Joanna Korner said former president Rodrigo Duterte should not be imprisoned because the court lacks jurisdiction over his case.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
ఆగ్రాలోని బీజేపీ కార్యాలయంలో సోఫాలో కూర్చున్న దళిత కార్యకర్తపై ఇతర నాయకులు దాడి చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows police identifying and arresting students involved in the CJP protest one by one and taking action against them.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
ویدیوی منسوب به اعدام یکی از متهمان میدان علیخانی که طناب را به گردن میاندازد و علامت قلب نشان میدهد.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
A video shows Chel Diokno admitting that the prosecution panel was fishing for evidence in requesting to subpoena Sara Duterte's bank and tax records.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The video shows youths being brutally beaten by police during the CJP protest in Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video does not show police action during the CJP protest in Delhi. It says the footage was online by 25 December 2024 and shows police lathi-charging BPSC examination protesters outside the commission’s office in Patna. [S1]