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Video shows Davao City fire truck
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A video shows the recent derailment of a train on the Upcountry line on October 5, 2026.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The video does not show the October 5 Upcountry line derailment; it shows the Sagarika train derailment at Wadduwa on April 24, 2026. The review says the October 5 accident involved the engine and one carriage, while 11 of the Sagarika’s 13 carriages derailed in the April incident.
ඔක්තෝබර් 5 වන දින උඩරට දුම්රිය මාර්ගයේ සිදු වූ දුම්රිය පීලි පැනීමේ අවස්ථාව පෙන්වන වීඩියෝවක් ලෙස සමාජ මාධ්යවල සංසරණය වන වීඩියෝව.
Publisher’s rating: නොමඟ යවන සුළුයි
'දිට්වා' සුළි කුණාටුව නිසා මාස 10ක් වසා තිබූ උඩරට දුම්රිය මාර්ගය, ජාතික ගොඩනැගිලි පර්යේෂණ ආයතනයේ (NBRI) කිසිදු අනුමැතියක් හෝ නිර්දේශයක් නොමැතිව නැවත විවෘත කළා.
Publisher’s rating: අසත්යයි
பாதுகாப்பாகத் தரையிறங்கியதை அடுத்து Flydubai பயணிகள் கொண்டாடியது எனப் பகிரப்படும் காணொளி
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the video was posted in 2025 and showed Israeli basketball player Yam Madar celebrating with fellow passengers—not Flydubai passengers celebrating after landing. It concludes that the video was misrepresented as showing the claimed event.
செப்டம்பர் 20, 2026 அன்று துபாயில் பெய்த கனமழையால் ஏற்பட்ட கடும் வெள்ளத்தைக் காட்டும் காணொளி என ஒரு காணொளி சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review found that the video did not show flooding in Dubai on September 20, 2026, but footage of flooding in South Korea. It reports that the footage had been shared online in August and that Dubai recorded no rainfall on the claimed date.
A viral video shows heavy rain and severe flooding in Nawalapitiya on September 20, 2026.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review found that the viral video combined three clips: one showing Nawalapitiya flooding in early August, one showing flooding in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and one showing the Hangran Oya overflowing in Nawalapitiya on September 20. It concluded that only the final clip depicted the claimed event, although flooding in Nawalapitiya was real.
நாவலப்பிட்டியில் கடும் வெள்ளம் ஏற்பட்டதைக் காட்டும் காணொளி எனக் குறிப்பிட்டு ஒரு காணொளி சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
ఆల్ఫాజియో అధ్యయనం ప్రకారం, ప్రకృతి విపత్తులను ఎదుర్కోవడంలో తెలంగాణ రాజధాని హైదరాబాద్ ప్రపంచంలో రెండో అత్యంత బలహీనమైన నగరంగా నిలిచింది.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a mother and her daughter being swept away in the 2026 Nepal floods.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video does not show a mother and daughter being swept away in the 2026 Nepal floods. It identifies the footage as showing two sisters swept away by floodwaters in the Philippines on 4 September 2025; residents later rescued them. The review concludes that the video was shared with a false Nepal-floods attribution.
ویدیوی طوفان سهمگین در متل قو
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
The video shows the PG building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says neither video shows the Satya Niketan PG collapse: one shows the demolition of an unauthorised building in Jasola, and the other shows a building collapse in Moradabad. It concludes that the videos were falsely linked to the Satya Niketan incident.
Video showing a group of people reciting the Quran in Nepal during August 2026 Nepal flood rescue operations
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the video shows local villagers reciting the Quran during a search operation in Kyrgyzstan, not Nepal’s flood rescue operations. It reports that the video was uploaded on 25 June 2026 and relates to a search that began after a car fell into a river on 23 June; the boy’s body was recovered on 26 June.
The video depicts the first visuals of the floods in Nepal.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The photo shows a young girl being protected by her brother, who are victims of the August 2026 Nepal floods.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the photo is unrelated to the August 2026 Nepal floods and was taken in Vietnam in October 2007. It identifies the people as Hmong siblings, with the boy comforting his younger sister while their parents worked in the fields.
Video showing the deceased victims during the flash floods that struck Nepal on 26 August 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video was unrelated to the Nepal floods and was staged for entertainment. It reports that the video was uploaded by Instagram creator Simran SK on 03 August 2026, before the floods.
The videos show people being rescued from debris following the August 2026 flash floods in Nepal.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY found that none of the videos showed rescue operations after the August 2026 Nepal floods. It identified the footage as showing separate incidents in India, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Viral before-and-after photographs show a location in Nepal transformed by the August 2026 floods.
Publisher’s rating: Altered
ఆగస్టు 2026 నేపాల్ ఆకస్మిక వరదల్లో మరణించిన వారి మృతదేహాలను చూపుతున్న వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The United States pledged only US$500,000 in aid for the Nepal floods while Sri Lanka pledged US$1 million.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the figures were accurate only in the initial window of August 27–28, 2026. On August 30, the United States announced an additional $3.6 million, bringing its total to $4 million; the review concludes that presenting $500,000 as the US total without a date is misleading.