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This Model Entered The Guinness Book Of World Records For Having The Darkest Skin Tone!(PHOTO)
Publisher’s rating: False
The review identifies the model as Nyakim Gatwech and says it found no Guinness record category for skin tone. It also cites a statement from Guinness World Records that it does not monitor records for skin tone.
بسبب إعلان شيبسي.. تامر حسني يفقد مليون متابع على فيسبوك
Publisher’s rating: خبر كاذب
விஜய் படம் முதல் சன் டிவி சீரியல் வரை நடித்த இவர் தான் பிரபல நடிகர் நம்பியாரின் மகள்! இவர் தமிழ் மற்றும் மலையாள மொழி படங்களில் நடித்திருக்கிறார். தமிழில் தளபதி விஜய் நடிப்பில் வெளிவந்த ஆதி படத்திலும், விஷாலின் வெடிப்படத்திலும் குணச்சித்திர வேடத்தில் நடித்திருக்கிறார். அது மட்டும் இல்லாமல் அகல்யா, செல்லமே போன்ற சீரியல்களில் நடித்திருக்கிறார்.
Publisher’s rating: false
“Our national anthem “Jana Gana Mana… “Is declared as the “BEST ANTHEM OF THE WORLD “by UNESCO.
Publisher’s rating: False. UNESCO itself has clarified that the online propaganda, which has been circulating since 2008, is merely a rumour.
Screenshot of an op-ed in The Guardian penned by Shola Mos-Shogbamimu on afternoon tea and racism.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Elon Musk Attended Mukesh Ambani`s Son’s Wedding !
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says there is no factual basis for the claim that Elon Musk attended the wedding in Jamnagar. It adds that the circulating image is likely fabricated or AI-generated.
オジマンディアス（ファラオ）に発行されたパスポートの画像
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The image is a mockup created by Heritage Daily, not an actual passport. The review found no basis for the claim that a passport was issued, while noting that whether one was issued could not be determined conclusively.
Une fresque représentant Emmanuel Macron à genoux, les mains jointes, a été réalisée par l'artiste Lekto.
Publisher’s rating: Il n'existe aucune preuve de l'existence de ce graffiti à Paris. Le commissariat de police de Vincennes, où est censé se trouver le dessin, a démenti cette information auprès de la Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). Le compte Telegram qui a initialement relayé l'image a aussi publié un erratum pour clarifier que celle-ci était fausse.
The review found no evidence that the alleged mural of Emmanuel Macron existed in Paris. Vincennes police said no such graffiti was in the street where it was claimed to be, and the Telegram account that first shared the image later said it was fake.
The media covered the pre-wedding events of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant but did not report on the news of Indian Army officer Major Kumud Dogra attending the funeral of her husband, Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Dushyant Vats while holding their daughter at the same time
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the image is not recent: it shows Major Kumud Dogra at her husband’s funeral in 2018, not a current event. It reports that Wing Commander Dushyant Vats died in an aircraft crash on 15 February 2018.
The Princess of Wales posed with her children for a family photo – the first to be issued since Kate’s abdominal surgery – to mark Mother’s Day.
Publisher’s rating: Evaluation: Digitally altered. Kate personally apologised for the “confusion” over the digitally altered family photograph, saying: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”
बेली डांसर के आउटफिट में नज़र आ रही ये महिला केंद्रीय मंत्री स्मृति ईरानी हैं
Publisher’s rating: Fake
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ദേശീയഗാനം ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ചതായി യുനെസ്കോ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Caetano Veloso em show, ontem (2/3), no auditório Araújo Viana, em Porto Alegre: Viva o Hamas!
Publisher’s rating: Rating unavailable
Video Of A Castle Cake Is From Ambani’s Pre-Wedding Event
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Livro "O Avesso da Pele" tem linguagem inadequada
Publisher’s rating: CONTEXTUALIZANDO
The review reports that a school director called the book’s language inappropriate, while noting that educators at each school choose the books and that this title entered the national textbook program in 2022. It also says the school’s director had signed the selection record for the book. [S1]
అట్టహాసంగా దుస్తులు ధరించి ఒక పూల కుండీ ఉన్న బల్ల పక్కన నిలబడి ఉన్న మహిళ ఫొటో ఒకటి సామాజిక మాధ్యమాలలో షేర్ చేస్తూ, ఇందులో ఉన్నది ముంతాజ్ మహల్ అని, ఈవిడ మొఘల్ చక్రవర్తి షాజహాన్ భార్య అని, ఈవిడ కోసమే 1631లో తాజ్ మహల్ నిర్మాణాన్ని ప్రారంభించారని పేర్కొన్నారు.
Publisher’s rating: False
අම්බානි පුතුගේ සුපිරි පූර්ව විවාහ උත්සවයේ දක්නට ලැබුණු දැවැන්ත කේක් ආකෘතියක් ද ?
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review found that the giant cake video did not show Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebration. It reports that the video had appeared on social media in 2023, before the celebration, and quotes an India Today journalist confirming that no such large cake was seen at the event.