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PA MediaCrime & justice

A man has been jailed for 3 years for waving his prosthetic leg at people.

Publisher’s rating: The man pictured in the post on X, formerly Twitter, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder. A court was told he was seen throwing a lit firework and a can during unrest in Plymouth sparked by the killing of three girls in Southport. He was also filmed waving his prosthetic leg.

Fact CrescendoCrime & justice

வங்கதேசத்தில் இஸ்லாமியர்களுக்கு சமூக சேவை செய்து வந்த ஜோதிகா பாசு என்ற இந்து பெண்ணை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்து, கொலை செய்தனர் என்றும் அதற்கு முன்பு அவரை தோப்புக்கரணம் போட வைத்தனர் என்றும் ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

Fact Crescendo found that the video does not show Jyotika Basu, a Hindu social worker being assaulted and killed. It identified the woman as Sagarika Akhter, a Muslim Chhatra League leader, and said the video shows college students making her do squats during protests.

youturnCrime & justice

பங்களாதேஷில் உள்ள இந்துப் பெண்களும் உள்நாட்டுக் கலவரம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள வங்காளதேசத்தில் தொடர்ச்சியாக அடையாளப்படுத்தப்பட்டு, தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டு கற்பழிக்கப்படுகின்றனர்.

Publisher’s rating: false

youturnCrime & justice

This is Jyotika Basu-Chatterjee from Bangladesh. A woman who ran a humanitarian organization. She worked tirelessly on education and health for Muslims with Hindu funds. She helped all the women nearby, be it small or big; whenever anyone needed help.... Jyotika's number was on everyone's lips. But as soon as the riots started, Islamic men and women forgot everything – Madam Jyotika got a sit-up meeting. – After that, twenty people stripped her naked and raped her. – Then they burned her alive by raising religious slogans. Men, women, and children were all laughing. Jyotika's brother made a video asking for help from the Indian government and told the story of his sister, Jyotika. Later, he was also burned alive

Publisher’s rating: false