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FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Bhagat Singh’s sister Parkash Kaur has died recently

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The post claimed that Bhagat Singh’s sister Parkash Kaur had died recently and that no political leader had offered condolences. FACTLY investigated that specific claim, including the alleged absence of condolences; it concluded that the claim’s timing was wrong and that the condolences assertion was also contradicted by its findings. To check when Parkash Kaur died, the review says it searched online and found multiple news reports published in September 2014. It reports that those articles placed her death in Canada in September 2014, rather than recently. The excerpt does not name those reports, so their individual details cannot be assessed from the supplied evidence. The review also cites condolences from Capt. Amarinder Singh and Ashok Tanwar in 2014. As an example, it reproduces an Amarinder Singh post dated September 30, 2014, expressing grief at the death of Bibi Prakash Kaur, Bhagat Singh’s sister. Together, the reported 2014 coverage and the dated condolence contradict the post’s suggestion that the death was recent and that no political leader had expressed condolences.

Vera FilesCulture & entertainment

Kris Aquino died after her health deteriorated into a critical condition.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

Research from related reporting provides evidence inconsistent with the claim that Kris Aquino died after her health deteriorated into a critical condition. A report dated August 2026 describes Aquino discussing her ongoing health battle and treatment in a first-person Instagram post. It says she was undergoing another form of treatment and quoted her saying, “The next infusion is on Wednesday.” That account is inconsistent with her having died in 2022, as the claim alleges. The report also describes her sons, Josh and Bimby, supporting her during treatment. It recounts Aquino’s account of severe pain and says she had chosen not to disclose details of treatments that did not work. This later reporting supports the narrower conclusion that she was alive and receiving treatment in 2026; it does not independently establish the full course of her medical condition or explain how the death claim originated.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Saudi Arabia government imposed a complete ban on cinema halls in their country

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a reported new decision by Saudi Arabia’s government to ban all cinema halls again. FACTLY says it checked whether the government had announced such a decision and found no evidence of one: it reports that the General Entertainment Authority had not announced a renewed ban. The review also says it found no relevant press release or official statement on the Authority’s website, and no news article reporting such an announcement. Those checks address the specific claim of a new nationwide prohibition, rather than merely discussing cinema policy in general. The review places the claim against the earlier history of cinema in Saudi Arabia. It says the ban that had lasted for around 30 years was lifted under Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s government, and that the kingdom launched its first commercial movie theatre in April 2018. It also describes the government’s broader support for entertainment as part of Vision 2030, including permitting cinema and other cultural events. As further context against a renewed shutdown, FACTLY reports that, according to the latest reports it consulted, Saudi Arabia’s theatrical box-office market in 2021 had increased by 95% compared with 2020. The review concludes that the government had not re-imposed a ban on cinema halls.

Fact CrescendoCulture & entertainment

Claim: Thanthi TV not published this news card on Jai Bhim Movie

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review investigated a social-media card bearing Thanthi TV’s logo that claimed Suriya paid $5,000 to put Jai Bhim on the Oscars YouTube channel. Fact Crescendo says readers had shared the card on WhatsApp and that it was also circulating on Facebook. The review reports that Thanthi TV’s editorial team told its researchers the card was fake and said the channel had already issued a clarification.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Jai Bhim is the first Indian movie to be featured on the YouTube channel of Oscars

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The claim concerns Jai Bhim’s appearance on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official YouTube channel. FACTLY distinguishes the broad claim that it was the first Indian movie on the channel from the narrower claim that it was the first Tamil movie featured in the channel’s “Scene at the Academy” segment. The review reports that Jai Bhim appeared there on 18 January 2022, with director T.J. Gnanavel discussing parts of the film’s opening sequence. To check whether an Indian film had appeared earlier, the review says it searched the Oscars’ official YouTube channel and found Satyajit Ray’s Two, uploaded on 03 May 2016. That earlier appearance defeats the claim that Jai Bhim was the first Indian movie featured on the channel. The review gives a different context for Two: it was included as part of an Academy restoration project and Ray collection, rather than being a “Scene at the Academy” feature. The qualification matters: the review says Jai Bhim was the first Tamil movie featured under “Scene at the Academy,” a segment focused on filmmaking and the breakdown of important scenes. It also cautions that appearing in that segment is not the same as an Oscar nomination. Thus, the post’s claim is misleading because it omits the earlier Indian-film appearance while conflating the narrower category with the channel as a whole.

Vishvas NewsCulture & entertainment

ইয়াৰ মাজতে তাৰকা অভিনেতা চনু ছুদ আৰু নৱজোৎ সিং সিদ্ধুৰ লগতে পাচগৰাকী লোকৰ এখন ফটো ব্যাপক ৰূপত ভাইৰেল হৈ পৰিছে। এই ভাইৰেল ফটোৰ সৈতে দাবী কৰা হৈছে যে অভিনেতা চনু ছুদ আৰু তেওঁৰ ভগ্নী তথা পঞ্জাৱৰ সমাজকৰ্মী মালৱিকা ছুদে কংগ্ৰেছ দলত যোগ দিছে।

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING