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यह लड़की जावेद अख्तर की पोती उर्फी जावेद है
Publisher’s rating: False
Photo of the woman who posed for the iconic ‘Statue of Liberty’ sculpture in the United States of America
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a social-media photo said to show the woman who posed for the Statue of Liberty. The review identifies the image differently: it says the photo is a digitally created, hyper-realistic portrait of the sculpture, made by Amsterdam-based artist Bas Uterwijk using artificial-intelligence software. This distinction matters because the portrait depicts the statue, rather than documenting a person who served as its model. The review describes tracing the image through a reverse-image search. It reports finding a similar image in a New York Post article dated 2 July 2020, which described it as a hyper-realistic portrait of the Statue of Liberty in New York and attributed its creation to Uterwijk. The review also says the portrait appeared on Uterwijk’s official website and Instagram account. For further context on how the image was made, the review cites a Daily Mail article saying Uterwijk uses Artbreeder, a deep-learning program for creating lifelike images from scratch or based on portraits. Separately, it cites Britannica on the statue’s historical inspiration: the original model was inspired by a female Egyptian peasant, and sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi developed the design through drawings of a female fellah. That background does not establish that the woman in the shared image was a real sitter; the image’s described provenance points instead to a modern digital portrait.
অভিনেতা সিদ্ধার্থ শুক্লার মৃত্যু শোকে আইসিইউ-তে ভর্তি শেহনাজ গিল।
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim was that Shehnaaz Gill had been admitted to intensive care because she was grieving the death of actor Sidharth Shukla. The post paired Shukla’s photograph with an image of a woman in a hospital bed, and its overlaid text identified her as Gill. The review reports that Shukla died on 2 September after a heart attack, and that Gill attended his funeral at Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai. It does not present her presence there as evidence of an ICU admission. To investigate the claim, the review says it searched for reports that Gill was ill or in intensive care and found none. It then cropped the hospital-bed image and ran a reverse-image search. The review says that this search led to reports identifying the woman as Anna Warden, an American, rather than Gill. It describes Warden’s 2018 injury as having occurred when she fell from a car while attempting the “Kiki challenge”; the review says she was subsequently admitted to an ICU in Iowa. The review also names Daily Mail, WQAD and CBC as outlets whose earlier reporting it says matched that identification and account of the injury. Its conclusion is that the photograph does not show Gill and is unrelated to Shukla’s death. Thus, the image used to support the claim is misidentified, and the review reports no corroborating illness or ICU news about Gill.
Die Hochzeit der Prinzessin Maria Anunciata von Liechtenstein zeigt, dass in Österreich das Narrativ vom Maskentragen zusammenbricht.
Publisher’s rating: Die österreichischen Corona-Vorschriften wurden auch bei der Adelshochzeit eingehalten. Daher bricht auch kein Narrativ zusammen.
Princess Anunciata von Liechtenstein married entrepreneur Emanuele Musini at Vienna’s Schottenkirche on September 4, 2021. The ceremony photograph showed people without face masks, and a social-media post treated that image as proof that Austria’s government was abandoning its coronavirus rules. The review checked that conclusion against the rules then in force, rather than treating the absence of masks in the photograph as evidence that restrictions had collapsed. The review says Austria had eased some measures effective July 22, 2021. Under the 3G rule—recovered, vaccinated or tested—masks were generally not required at places where that rule applied. The review specifically identifies churches and weddings as covered settings. It also cites the Austrian Bishops’ Conference’s framework, in force since July 1, which waived the mask requirement for religious ceremonies held for a one-time occasion, including weddings, when the 3G rule was followed. Thus, a mask-free wedding was compatible with the rules described in the review; the photograph alone did not establish that the rules were being disregarded or that a broader government “narrative” was collapsing. The review also notes that Austria still required masks in selected shops selling everyday necessities and for certain occupational groups, while saying there were no general distancing rules or curfew at that time. Its account explains the relevant exceptions and remaining restrictions, rather than claiming masks were no longer required anywhere.
Claim: misinformation shared that South Indian actor Siddharth passes away
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review investigated a screenshot claiming that actor Siddharth had died. It says a reader sent the screenshot to Fact Crescendo’s WhatsApp chatbot to ask whether it was reliable, and that the reviewers then searched for the information and found it being shared on Facebook and Twitter. The excerpt does not describe independent verification of the screenshot’s origin or provide further details about those searches. The review’s central finding is that the deceased person was not the South Indian actor Siddharth, but Siddharth Shukla, whom it describes as an actor in Bollywood films and Hindi television serials. It says some people were sharing the claim without making that distinction, causing confusion among Siddharth’s fans. The article also reports that actor Siddharth commented on Twitter that such rumors were upsetting; the excerpt supplies a link to his post but does not reproduce its text. On that basis, the review concludes that the death claim about the South Indian actor was not reliable and that the post was misleading. The evidence presented in the excerpt is the review’s identification of the person who had died as Siddharth Shukla, rather than Siddharth. It does not give details about when or how Shukla died.
FACT CHECK: රනිල්ගේ ජීවිත කතාව හිංදි සිනමාවට?
Publisher’s rating: False
Cantor Thiaguinho assume namoro com jogador de vôlei Bruninho
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Claim: Thuglak magazine not published this cartoon
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Fact Crescendo investigated a social-media post alleging that Thuglak magazine had published a cartoon mocking people who were not Brahmins. The review says the post looked as though it came from the magazine, but reports that its own comments section described the cartoon as a fake deliberately made in Thuglak’s name. (“குறிப்பிட்ட ஃபேஸ்புக் பதிவு பார்க்க உண்மையிலேயே துக்ளக் பத்திரிகை வெளியிட்டதைப் போல இருந்தாலும், அந்த பதிவின் கமெண்ட் பிரிவிலேயே இது துக்ளக் பெயரில் வேண்டுமென்றே தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட போலி கார்ட்டூன் என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளதைக் கண்டோம்.”) The investigators also checked Thuglak’s official website rather than relying only on how the post appeared or on its comments. The review states that, as of the date printed on the cartoon—26 August 2021—the magazine had not published such a cartoon. (“இந்த கார்ட்டூனில் குறிப்பிட்ட 26.08.2021 தேதியின்படி, துக்ளக் பத்திரிகை இவ்வாறான கார்ட்டூன் வெளியிடவில்லை என உறுதி செய்யப்படுகிறது.”) On that basis, the review concludes that the circulated claim was not reliable. The excerpt describes the comment-section observation and the official-site check, but does not provide a link to the social-media post, reproduce the cartoon, or detail a search of other magazine records. (“முடிவு: உரிய ஆதாரங்களின் அடிப்படையில் நாம் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்ட தகவல் நம்பகமானது இல்லை என்று ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ தமிழ் நிரூபித்துள்ளது.”)
GRUPO LGBT CRIA VERSÃO GAY DA SANTA CEIA , OBRA ESTÁ NO CAMARIM DE FÁBIO PORCHAT NA GLOBO LIXO
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Claim: Puthiyathalaimurai not published this news card about Madhan Ravichandran
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Fact Crescendo examined a news card claiming that Madhan Ravichandran’s wife had accused him of being mentally ill. The review says a reader sent it through WhatsApp to ask whether it was true, and that the card was being widely shared as genuine. Its investigation focused on whether the media outlet named in the claim, Puthiyathalaimurai, had actually published the item. The review reports that Fact Crescendo sought confirmation from a digital-division administrator at Puthiyathalaimurai. According to the article, the administrator confirmed that the outlet had not published any such news. The review therefore concluded that the card was a rumor artificially made using a Puthiyathalaimurai template. The excerpt does not provide the card’s original creator or describe any independent examination of its image or publication history, so those details cannot be established from this account.
During the Angkor period, this bell was made, but it lost. Please share if you love and conserve it for our country's image.
Publisher’s rating: Altered
రోమన్ సామ్రాజ్యపు తత్వవేత్త ‘మార్కస్ సిసెరో’ చెప్పిన కొటేషన్లు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
"Fox News Cutting Ties With Sean Hannity Over Breach of Contract?"
Publisher’s rating: False
ప్రపంచంలోని ఐకానిక్ భవనాలపై భారతీయ త్రివర్ణ రంగులతో ఉన్న ఫోటోల కొలాజ్
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING