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Video shows a recent incident of a couple being publicly beaten in Bangladesh
Publisher’s rating: False
ویدیو زندانیانی که تازه در زندانهای سوریه پیدا شدهاند.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
“Ella es Amelia Carter un hombre le prendió fuego mientras dormía en el tren de Nueva York”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The video shows Muslim men waving swords, abusing on camera, and later apologising while paraded by the police in Uttar Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows men arrested by Bhopal Police after a parking dispute, not an incident in Uttar Pradesh. It says the FIR and TT Nagar police confirmed that the complainant and accused were Hindu, refuting the claim’s communal framing.
A video shows a man flogging a man and a woman with a stick publicly in Bangladesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a man flogging a couple in public, but the incident occurred in Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal—not Bangladesh. FACTLY reports that it took place on 28 June 2024.
कल्याण खडकपाडा अरिहंत सोसायटीमध्ये भटके कुत्र्यांचा गार्डन मध्ये खेळणाऱ्या लहान मुलांवर हल्ला.
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
The review found that the viral video was not filmed in Kalyan: it showed a dog attack in Vila Guilherme, São Paulo, Brazil, on November 14. It concludes that the video was shared misleadingly as an incident at the Kalyan society.
मुंबईत @ पोलिसांनी चालान जारी केले तेव्हा मुस्लिमांनी त्यांना मारहाण केली
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
The viral video does not show an incident in Mumbai: the review identifies it as footage of a 2015 attack on traffic police in Gokulpuri, northeast Delhi. It says the attack followed police asking a motorcyclist to pay a fine for triple riding and not wearing a helmet.
यूपी में मुस्लिम पिता, चाचा और दादा नाबालिग से रेप के आरोप में गिरफ्तार
Publisher’s rating: झूठ
സഹയാത്രികന്റെ ഭക്ഷണത്തിൽ തുപ്പുന്ന മുസ്ലിം യുവാവ്
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
“Layera y el próximo jefe de Policía de Montevideo está imputado en el caso Morabito”
Publisher’s rating: Rating unavailable
ఒక యువతిపై కొందరు యువకులు దాడి చేసినప్పుడు ఆమె వారిని తిరిగి కొట్టినట్లు చూపిస్తున్న సీసీటీవీ దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
[Cambodian Police Chief] Sar Thet was rushed to the emergency room after an unidentified person entered the office and opened fire.
Publisher’s rating: False
ស ថេត ត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់បន្ទាប់ពីជនមិនស្គាល់អត្តសញ្ញាណចូលទៅបាញ់នៅក្នុងការិយាល័យធ្វើការ។
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo found the claim false. The review reports that the Ministry of Interior called it “fake” and says Sar Thet was not shot; instead, he attended an anti-corruption law promotion event.
ក្មេងស្រីនេះមានផ្ទៃពោះត្រឹម ៩ឆ្នាំនៅហ្គេនសាន់ ប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន ក្មេងប្រុសជាឪពុកមានអាយុត្រឹម ១២ឆ្នាំ។ ជំនាន់នេះពិតជាខុសប្លែកពីគេ។ ពេលកូនធំឡើងប្រៀបដូចបងប្អូនបង្កើត។
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the image was generated by AI and does not show the 9-year-old victim of sexual abuse in the Philippines. It also says it found no recent Philippine media reports supporting the claim. [S1]