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Crime & justice fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about crime & justice. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

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Fact Crescendo Sri LankaCrime & justice

අනුරාධපුර ශික්ෂණ රෝහලේ වෛද්‍යවරිය අදාළ කාලය තුළ කිසිඳු ලිංගික එක්වීමක් සිදුනොකළ බවට අධිකරණ වෛද්‍ය නිලධාරී පැවසුවා ද?

Publisher’s rating: False

The review found no report that the forensic medical officer made the claimed statement. An Anuradhapura court reporter also confirmed that no such report had been submitted to court in this case.

FACTLYCrime & justice

The viral video shows West Bengal MLA Mansoor Mohammad Dimir assaulting a police personnel.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The video shows a 2018 incident in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, involving BJP corporator Manish Chaudhary—not a West Bengal MLA. The review says no MLA named Mansoor Mohammad Dimir is elected to the current West Bengal Assembly. (S1: “It actually shows a 2018 incident from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where BJP corporator Manish Chaudhary was arrested for assaulting a police officer at a restaurant.”; “No MLA named Mansoor Mohammad Dimir is elected to the current West Bengal Assembly.”)