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Video depicting a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader groping a female party worker during a rally.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is not associated with the BJP: the review says it dates to 2007 and shows Yousaf Raza Gilani and Sherry Rehman at a rally in Pakistan. It also reports that the original audio was altered to add “Jai Shree Ram” slogans.
Video depicting an 8-year-old Dalit girl being beaten by upper caste men for drinking water from a temple without permission in Uttar Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows a young Dalit girl assaulted in Amethi, but the review says the incident was from 2021 and reports that it was allegedly linked to mobile theft—not drinking water from a temple. Amethi Police said the three accused were arrested and jailed.
Spine-chilling news from TN. A woman, Gomati, was lynched to death in Pakkirmaniyam village in Cuddalore district allegedly by 7 DMK-VCK supporters because she/her husband voted for BJP in LokSabhaElections2024. The WB, Kerala & Punjab model of terrorizing Hindu voices is spreading…’ Eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ in action.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Judge Merchan’s gag order is "wrongfully attempting to deprive me of my First Amendment Right to speak out against the Weaponization of Law Enforcement."
Publisher’s rating: Not the whole story
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked "with Crooked Joe Biden’s people/campaign" to prosecute Donald Trump.
Publisher’s rating: No evidence of any Biden role
Зеленский привез из Аргентины кокаин
Publisher’s rating: Намеренно созданный фейк
ഫെസ്ബൂക്കില് നിന്ന് സ്ത്രികളുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങള് ഡൌണ്ലോഡ് ചെയ്ത് നഗ്ന ചിത്രങ്ങളാക്കി മോര്ഫ് ചെയ്ത് പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സിപിഎം നേതാവിനെ സ്ത്രികള് കൂട്ടംചേര്ന്ന് മര്ദ്ദിക്കുന്നു
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Die Deutsche Bundesbank verklagt Carsten Maschmeyer wegen seiner Äußerungen im Live-TV.
Publisher’s rating: Der Artikel ist erfunden. Das «Tagesschau»-Logo wurde missbräuchlich verwendet, der Bericht führt zu einer mutmaßlichen Betrugsseite.
The review says the purported Tagesschau report about Carsten Maschmeyer and the Bundesbank was fabricated, and that its images were manipulated. The original Markus Lanz photo was from 2019 and showed a discussion about CDU personnel, with Carsten Linnemann—not Maschmeyer—as a guest.
(Video) “En Copiapó una ejecución a plena luz del día”
Publisher’s rating: Falso
FBI investigou Alexandre de Moraes por se envolver com tráfico de drogas
Publisher’s rating: FALSO
திமுக மாவட்டச் செயலாளர் சிற்றரசு வீட்டில் அமலாக்கத் துறை அதிகாரிகள் போதை மருந்து கடத்தல் தொடர்பாக சோதனை.
Publisher’s rating: false
En estos momentos, el ocultamiento de la placa patente ya no es un delito, quedó como una infracción.
Publisher’s rating: Real