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Influencer getting her boyfriends name tattood on her face
Publisher’s rating: It's a fake tattoo
The video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi playing Garba
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a video of people playing Garba and identifies the man in it as Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FACTLY’s review instead identifies him as Vikas Mahante, described as a Modi lookalike, at a Navratri event in Mumbai. The article says its reverse-image search used keyframes from the video and that the screenshots’ setting and the man’s outfit resembled those in the circulating clip. The investigation reports that it then found Mahante’s social-media profiles, where he had shared videos and photos from a Navratri event at Kora Kendra, Mumbai. This links Mahante to the event and provides the review’s basis for identifying the person shown, rather than relying only on visual resemblance to Modi. FACTLY also describes Mahante as an actor who played Modi in films and says it found no official reports of Modi playing Garba. Taken together, the article’s identification and event evidence support its conclusion that the video does not show the Prime Minister.
Mel Gibson a publié un message au sujet d'Israël sur les réseaux sociaux.
Publisher’s rating: Non. Il n'y a aucune preuve indiquant que le message en question a bel et bien été publié par Mel Gibson. L'agent de l'acteur a démenti la rumeur auprès de la Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa).
The claim concerned a viral screenshot purporting to show Mel Gibson warning about Israel during the conflict with Hamas. The image appeared to show an account belonging to the actor and included the message, “Bientôt la fin et ils le savent, c'est pourquoi ils veulent tout détruire sur leur passage,” alongside an hourglass colored like the Israeli flag. The review says the screenshot circulated on platforms including Facebook, but that its origin was not clearly established. The investigation looked for the alleged post on Gibson’s official profiles and found no trace of it. It also contacted his agent, Alan Nierob, who said by email on November 7, 2023, that the post did not come from Gibson and that the actor had no social-media account. The review further notes that the pages or profiles dedicated to Gibson appeared to be managed by fans, rather than serving as evidence of an official account. Together, the absence of the post from any official profile and the agent’s direct denial undermine the screenshot’s attribution to Gibson. The review distinguishes that specific claim from Gibson’s past controversies: although it notes he had previously been accused of antisemitic remarks, it says nothing in this case suggests he authored the purported warning.
A GLOBO LIXO ACABOU COM O PAPAI NOEL. ELE AGORA É GAY
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Die Rockefellers haben den Feminismus erfunden, wie ihr Spross Nicholas Rockefeller gesagt hat.
Publisher’s rating: Jenen Rockefeller, dem ein entsprechendes Zitat zugeschrieben wird, gibt es nicht in der Milliardärsfamilie. Vielmehr deutet alles darauf hin, dass das Zitat von einer höchst zweifelhaften Quelle frei erfunden wurde. Es muss daher als falsch gelten. Im übrigen hatte der Kampf um Frauenrechte begonnen, lange bevor Dynastiegründer John D. Rockefeller Sr. in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts mit Ölgeschäften reich und einflussreich wurde.
The viral video shows the Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna coming out of an elevator in a black outfit.
Publisher’s rating: fake
Related reporting identifies the early-November 2023 viral video involving Rashmika Mandanna as a manipulated clip, not authentic footage of Mandanna. It describes the source as a video of British-Indian influencer Zara Patel onto which Mandanna’s face was placed. That directly supports the central point that the woman shown was not Mandanna herself. The supplied reporting does not describe the clip’s elevator setting or the person’s clothing, nor does it spell out how the video was checked. So it supports the identification of the viral video as a face-morphed clip, but the excerpt alone does not independently establish those visual details or document a verification procedure.
Al deze foto's tonen dezelfde Palestijnse acteur op de 'filmset van Pallywood in Gaza'.
Publisher’s rating: De meeste foto's zijn van een Palestijnse zanger en influencer uit Gaza. Er is geen indicatie dat de man een 'crisisacteur' is. Een andere foto komt uit Thailand en toont een kind in Halloweenkostuum, nog een andere toont een gewonde tiener uit de Westelijke Jordaanoever in augustus 2023.
The claim concerns a collage of nine photos circulated as evidence that one man was repeatedly appearing in staged scenes in Gaza. The review finds that the collage does not show one person in every image: most show Saleh Aljafarawi, a Palestinian singer and influencer from Gaza, while two have no connection to the current conflict there. This means the collage combines images with different identities and contexts, rather than documenting one actor playing multiple roles. The review identifies one of the two unrelated images as a photo of a child in Thailand. It says the child took part in a Halloween contest in 2022, and that the same photo appeared on the Facebook profile of the child’s presumed mother. Another image, of a young person in a hospital bed, comes from a TikTok post from August 2023. Its caption and hashtags point to a refugee camp in the West Bank, not Gaza. The review identifies the teen in that image as 16-year-old Mohammed Zendiq, from the Nur Shams refugee camp. It reports that his leg was amputated after an incident involving the Israeli army and says a report by a pro-Palestinian organization also used his photo. For the Gaza-linked images, the review names Aljafarawi and traces examples to Instagram videos dated July 7 and October 7. The evidence therefore supports the review’s distinction between the collage’s different subjects and sources; it does not establish that Aljafarawi is a crisis actor.
ನಟಿ ರಶ್ಮಿಕಾ ಮಂದಣ್ಣ ಬಾಡಿ ಸೂಟ್ ಧರಿಸಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Video shows Indian actor Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator in a black yoga bodysuit.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Lara Rose Birch is a 27-year-old Australian model famous on social media for creating content and personal blogs. Her birth date is March 11, 1997.
Publisher’s rating: Lara Rose Birch is a 27-year-old Australian model famous on social media for creating content and personal blogs. Her birth date is March 11, 1997.
วิดีโอของในหลวงรัชกาลที่ 9 ทรงรำวง
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The claim is that a video shows King Rama IX dancing ramwong. The review says the footage circulated on LINE and TikTok with that attribution, then concludes that the person dancing is not the king. Its investigation identifies the footage as connected to the Thai royal visit to the Union of Burma in 1960, rather than as a depiction of the king dancing. To check the attribution, the reviewers searched using terms including “R.9” and “ramwong,” found copies of the same video on TikTok, and pursued a caption identifying it as footage from the royal visit to Myanmar in 1960. They then searched for footage of the 1960 visit and compared the circulating clip with a personal film of that visit. The review describes the narration in the visit footage as identifying the dancer as a royal police officer, not King Rama IX. The review places the event on 2–5 March 1960, during an official visit to Burma by King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit. It says the Queen directed the officer, identified as Police General Chumphon Lohachala, and Lady Maneerat Boonnak to perform Thai ramwong for Burmese viewers. Thus, the footage is tied to a real royal visit and dance performance, but the person shown dancing is misidentified in the claim.
Sabrina has a collusive net worth of $400k as of 2023. Her being a media personality and endorsing different brand feeds as the source for her grand wealth.
Publisher’s rating: Sabrina has a collusive net worth of $400k as of 2023. Her being a media personality and endorsing different brand feeds as the source for her grand wealth.
The article identifies Sabrina Nic as a social media influencer and fitness and bikini model, then states that she had a $400,000 net worth in 2023. It attributes the figure to ifbbmuscle.com, rather than presenting a calculation, financial records, or other evidence that would independently establish her wealth. The excerpt therefore supports that the article made the claim, but does not substantiate the net-worth figure itself. The article names brand endorsements and media work as sources of wealth, listing Darcsport, Wolfpak, Get Raw Nutrition, Revive MD, Hummusfit, and Squeeze Me Skinny. It also describes her paid workout and meal-planning app. These details provide the article’s proposed explanation for her income, but the excerpt supplies no earnings amounts or documentation tying those activities to a $400,000 net worth.
Sabrina Nic, a social media influencer, fitness and bikini model, stands bold and 5 feet 6 inches tall. She hails from the United States Of America.
Publisher’s rating: Sabrina Nic, a social media influencer, fitness and bikini model, stands bold and 5 feet 6 inches tall. She hails from the United States Of America.
Kareena Kapoor Khan called Karwa Chauth fasting a fraud, to which actress Dipika Chikhlia responded with harsh statements
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns two alleged statements about Karwa Chauth: that Kareena Kapoor Khan described fasting as fraudulent, and that Dipika Chikhlia responded harshly. FACTLY reports that its search found no reliable source confirming either statement. In particular, it says it found no report verifying Kareena’s alleged remark and no statement from Chikhlia responding to it on her social media accounts. The article therefore treats the viral claim as unsupported, rather than as a documented exchange between the two actresses. As relevant context, the review cites a 2013 NDTV Movies report about Kareena’s own approach to the festival. The quotation reproduced by FACTLY has her say she would not fast and would mark the occasion by eating, working, and promoting her film. That account expresses a personal preference not to fast; it does not call fasting a fraud and does not establish that Chikhlia made a response. The review presents this earlier remark as different from the viral post’s alleged wording. FACTLY describes its checking as a basic internet keyword search, noting that it found no news reports confirming the controversial statement. It also says it checked for a response from Chikhlia on her social media accounts. The excerpt does not provide details such as search terms or a comprehensive account of accounts and archives checked, so the evidence described is the review’s search and the contrasting 2013 quotation—not proof that no such statement could exist anywhere.
Videonun Suudi Arabistan’da gerçekleşen güncel bir eğlenceyi gösterdiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış