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కాళ్లు చేతులు విరిగిన వాడిగా నటిస్తూ భిక్షాటన చేస్తూ, పట్టుబడ్డ ఒక ముస్లిం వ్యక్తి వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
हाथरस में बेटी से छेड़छाड़ की शिकायत करने पर पिता को अपराधियों ने गोलियों से भूनकर निर्मम हत्या कर दी
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The atrocities on Hindus are not stopping in Bangladesh. A sensational case has come to light again in Khulna, Bangladesh. A Hindu woman was raped, then her head was chopped off and her body was thrown in the fields. The woman's head was taken away by the accused.
Publisher’s rating: false
Rodrigo Duterte was “kidnapped” and not legally arrested, in relation to his case at the International Criminal Court.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting says Duterte described his arrest and transfer to The Hague as a kidnapping. It also reports that Philippine authorities said he was served an arrest warrant and that the Department of Justice considered the arrest compliant with local and international standards.
The ICC dismissed drug war charges against Duterte
Publisher’s rating: False
Gujarat police caned stone-pelters on Holi
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review identifies the video as showing police punishment after violence in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area, not an incident during Holi. It reports that the violence stemmed from a personal dispute and that the footage showed people being publicly punished by police.
Video of a Muslim e-rickshaw driver who died after being brutally beaten by the Lucknow police.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that Noor Ahmed lost consciousness after being beaten during an anti-encroachment drive at Nishatganj in Lucknow, but was alive. Lucknow Police said on 9 March 2025 that he was alive and safe; the review also reports that cases were registered against people spreading claims that he had died.
The International Criminal Court has found former President Rodrigo Duterte guilty of crimes against humanity.
Publisher’s rating: False
So far 1015 people have been detained in Sambhal
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The body of a Hindu businessman was found sitting in the forest.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
മാർച്ച് മുതല് ഗതാഗത നിയമലംഘനങ്ങൾക്ക് കനത്ത പിഴ ഈടാക്കും
Publisher’s rating: false
గుజరాత్లోని కచ్లో ఉన్న మాకేశ్వర్ ఆలయంలో విలువైన సంపదను ముహమ్మద్, యూసఫ్, రజాక్ అనే వ్యక్తులు దొంగిలిస్తున్న CCTV వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
రిక్షా నడుపుతూ జీవనం సాగిస్తున్న ముస్లిం అబ్బాయిని లక్నో పోలీసులు కొట్టి చంపారు, అందుకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Have you seen anything like this in the last 17 years? 3 people were hacked to death inside the Allah Ghar Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Khowajpur Union of Madaripur Sadar Upazila!!!! The deceased were Saiful Sardar, the organizing secretary of the Union Swechchhasebak League, his brother Atabur Sardar and their cousin Palash Sardar.
Publisher’s rating: false
Visuals show a Karnataka boy beaten by locals in Haryana for speaking in Kannada instead of Haryanvi.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the visuals show a scuffle at a Bengaluru restaurant, not an incident in Haryana. It reports that the dispute involved a food delivery agent and restaurant staff, with conflicting accounts of what happened.
ലഹരിമരുന്ന് വിൽപ്പനക്കാർക്കെതിരെ ഉത്തർപ്രദേശ് സർക്കാർ ശക്തമായ നടപടികളാരംഭിച്ചു
Publisher’s rating: false
Visuals of a Hindu woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered in Khulna district of Bangladesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video does not show an incident in Bangladesh; FACTLY reports that it shows a woman’s body found in Motihari district, Bihar, in February 2025. Rajepur police confirmed the location, while the woman’s identity remained unknown and the investigation was ongoing.