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Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been arrested by the police.
Publisher’s rating: False
Related reporting from May 21, 2026 says the Philippine government tasked police with arresting Dela Rosa and that the Supreme Court had denied his bid for a temporary restraining order. The excerpt describes an arrest order and an ongoing effort; it does not report that he was arrested. (S5)
ادعای اعدامشدن دو خواهر به نامهای «رومینا رحیمی» و «ترانه رحیمی»
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
ఢిల్లీ CJP నిరసనలో ఒక మహిళపై ఢిల్లీ పోలీస్ అధికారి కూర్చొని ఆమె బట్టలను చింపుతున్న దృశ్యం.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Visuals of police officers assaulting female protesters during the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral video shows a 2025 incident in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, unrelated to the July 2026 Delhi protests. It reports that the footage depicts a clash between police and women after a truck damaged a home. [S1]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development promised to take good care of the 14-year-old suspect in the Tacloban shooting.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
John Mark Calilung, the first witness in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte, was arrested.
Publisher’s rating: False
The video shows a Muslim man named Shahil engaging in obscene behaviour in front of two young women on a bus in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the man in the video was identified as Nitesh Gond, a resident of Beldhana in Deori, Sagar district, and a member of the Gond community—not a Muslim named Shahil. Deori Police confirmed his identity, and preventive action was taken after the victims did not file a complaint.
The video shows a Muslim man, Gaffar Ali, and his accomplices dragging and assaulting an 80-year-old Hindu priest in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows an assault on an elderly temple priest in Adhoni village, Kurukshetra district, by Pankaj Saini, his wife, and an accomplice—not by Gaffar Ali. It says police confirmed the accused were Hindu and that the incident had no communal angle.
రాజస్థాన్లోని శ్రీ గంగానగర్లో 13 ఏళ్ల బాలికపై అత్యాచారం చేశారనే ఆరోపణలపై నలుగురు వ్యక్తులను బహిరంగంగా ఉరితీస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows the public hanging of four individuals accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video does not show people accused in the Sri Ganganagar case being hanged. FACTLY reports that it shows a stunt performed during a 2026 Muharram procession in Chandaus, Uttar Pradesh, and says local sources confirmed the footage was unrelated to the rape case.
The videos show visuals related to the kidnapping and gangrape of a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar case.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY found that none of the viral visuals are related to the Sri Ganganagar case. It reports that one video shows an organ donation in Gujarat, another is from a 2025 Uttarakhand case, and the photo does not show the survivor.
The video shows police officers brutally beating the auto driver accused in the Sri Ganganagar rape case.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video is unrelated to the Sri Ganganagar rape case. It says the footage shows Kalyan DCP Atul Jhende beating an accused after a violent clash in Kalyan East, Maharashtra, on 10 June 2026.
The video shows the Rajasthan Police publicly parading the accused in the Sri Ganganagar minor kidnapping and gangrape case.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is unrelated to the Sri Ganganagar case and has been online since March 2026. It identifies the footage as showing Gujarat Police parading 18 accused in Chanasma, Patan district, after their arrest over an alleged attack linked to a dispute over temple donations.
Inmates at Negombo Prison were shot dead for requesting dengue medicine.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that a genuine Ada Derana news card was altered with a fabricated caption claiming inmates were shot for requesting dengue medicine. The review says the July 5, 2026, prison violence arose from a feud linked to drug trafficking, and that the Police Media Division confirmed it was unrelated to dengue. It concludes that the claim is false.
ఏలూరు దళిత క్రైస్తవ సభలో శ్రీరాముడి గురించి అసభ్యంగా మాట్లాడినందుకు సురేష్ జాతవ్ అనే వ్యక్తిని ఏలూరు పోలీసులు కొడుతున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video related to an incident of three daughters in Kerala severing their father’s genitals in retaliation for sexually assaulting them.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows an incident in Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur district, Bangladesh, on 29 June 2026—not Kerala. The review says a woman attacked her husband after a dispute and states that the incident involved neither daughters nor sexual assault.
تصاویر و خبرهای درست و نادرست درباره توقیف داراییهای مقامات متهم در پرونده فساد در عراق
Publisher’s rating: در روزهای گذشته کارزاری علیه فساد حکومتی در عراق آغاز شده که منجر به بازداشت ۴۷ نفر از جمله چند نماینده پارلمان و مقامات دولتی دیگر شده است.
ఆగ్రాలో పాస్పోర్టు, ఇతర వస్తువులు దొంగిలించబడటంతో ఆస్ట్రేలియాకు చెందిన ఓ వ్యక్తి ఇటుక బట్టీలో పని చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలివి.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
తమపై అత్యాచారం చేసినందుకు గాను ముగ్గురు కుమార్తెలు తమ తండ్రి జననాంగాలను కోసేసిన ఘటనకు సంబంధించిన వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows Bhim Army worker Sukhdev Jatav being beaten by Uttar Pradesh Police for abusing Lord Ram.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is from an incident in Jalna, Maharashtra, in May 2021, and shows police beating BJP Yuva Morcha secretary Shivraj Nariyalwale—not Sukhdev Jatav. It reports the incident followed unrest at a hospital after a COVID-19 patient died, and an inquiry found excessive force had been used.