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Video compilation shows damage typhoon 'Hagibis' left in Japan
Publisher’s rating: Misleading: Video clips are of disasters in India
Imagen de un autobús quemándose en Barcelona
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The claim concerns a photograph of a burning bus said to show the protests in Barcelona. Newtral reports that it checked whether the image belonged to protests there the previous week and found that it did not: the photograph was taken at a student demonstration in Santiago, Chile, on 18 October 2019. The demonstration was prompted by a rise in fares on the capital’s metro. The article describes an image search as the method used to trace the photograph. It says the image had appeared in the Argentine outlet Inforegion in connection with protests in Chile, and in the Peruvian newspaper La República, where it was credited to the EPA agency. Newtral also reports contacting EPA, which confirmed that the photograph was by Claudio Reyes of Agence France-Presse. The article further points to the photograph’s caption, which identifies its location and date as Santiago, Chile, on 18 October 2019, after a demonstration. Together, the image’s traced publication context, the reported confirmation of its photographer, and the caption contradict the attribution to Barcelona.
Claim emergency road constructed in Japan in 24 hours
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
తాత్కాలిక డ్రైవర్ వల్ల RTC బస్సు అదుపు తప్పింది
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Um furacão categoria 1 formou-se a cerca de 500 quilômetros da costa Sul do Brasil, mais precisamente em Santa Catarina, surpreendendo meteorologistas – que nunca viram a ocorrência de tal fenômeno na região. De acordo com o National Oeanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), o furacão de categoria 1 tem ventos entre 119 e 152 quilômetros horários e, aparentemente, estaria se aproximando devagar da costa brasileira. Imagens de satélite mostram o furacão, que ainda não tem nome, na região do litoral catarinense. O olho do furacão pode atingir entre a Grande Florianópolis e Porto Alegre, segundo o meteorologista Ronaldo Coutinho. A trajetória depende da temperatura da água, mas é praticamente certo que sua entrada ocorra entre Itajaí, no litoral norte catarinense, e a Foz do Prata, no litoral gaúcho. O furacão normalmente é acompanhado de chuvas torrenciais e às vezes muito intensas. Há possibilidade de deslizamentos nas encostas e de alagamentos nas áreas mais baixas, adverte Coutinho. O mar pode avançar dezenas de metros nas praias de mar aberto. É o caso da região leste da Ilha de Santa Catarina e do litoral sul catarinense. – Mesmo que o tempo amanheça bom, não se deve ir ao mar neste fim de semana. Um barco a cerca de 100 milhas da costa, na altura de Laguna, já enfrentou ventos de aproximadamente 70 quilômetros por hora – alerta Coutinho. Furacões são comuns em certas épocas do ano, especialmente no verão, mas só no Hemisfério Norte. Esse seria o primeiro furacão já registrado em toda a história no Hemisfério Sul. Todos os postos da Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) ao longo da BR-101 estão de prontidão para a chegada do fenômeno. Na Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Epagri) há meteorologistas de plantão e toda a Defesa Civil catarinense também foi alertada. Segundo a previsão, a chegada pode ocorrer a partir das 2h da madrugada de sábado, mais provavelmente a partir das 6h, e a probabilidade de queda de árvores e galhos sobre a rodovia é alta. De acordo com Daniel Calearo, meteorologista da Epagri, na noite de sexta, a perspectiva era de que sua força apenas atingisse o litoral e não chegasse ao interior de Santa Catarina. A região da Grande Florianópolis seria a mais próxima do fenômeno. Em caso de emergência, o atendimento será feito pelo número 199. Com informações da rádio CBN/Diário e do Diário Catarinense. Confira a previsão meteorológica no clicTempo.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Edificio en llamas en Barcelona y los bomberos no han podido acceder por los piquetes independentistas
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Bomberos no pueden acceder a un edificio ardiendo en Barcelona por los piquetes independentistas
Publisher’s rating: Falso
An earthquake of 8.1 magnitude hit Mexico on 14 October
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Vídeos de 1.200 coches que colapsaran la entrada del aeropuerto de Barajas
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Photos are satellite images of supertyphoon 'Hagibis'
Publisher’s rating: False: Photos are those of typhoon 'Trami'
“Plataforma está afundando no Mar do Caribe *(mais especificamente em Maracaibo - Venezuela)!* A Plataforma está com estoque de 3 milhões de Barris de Petróleo Pesado afundando! Governo Venezuelano não tem dinheiro para resgatar a Plataforma e não tem Humildade de pedir ajuda a quem tem tecnologia e capacidade de socorrer *(Brasil - PETROBRAS)*. Diante disso a está vindo parar nas Praias Brasileiras 130 já foram atingidas! Nordeste Brasileiro terá o Verão mais NEGRO da História se não se movimentarem rápido para fazer contenção disso! *Más como conter 3 milhões de Barris de Petróleo???*”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Bodies of Likoni Channel accident victims retrieved
Publisher’s rating: False.
RTC bus driven by a temporary driver collided a vehicle in Medak district killing six people.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim links the Medak district accident that killed six people to a bus driven by a temporary driver appointed during the TSRTC employees’ strike. FACTLY’s review examined the photo being shared with that claim and searched Medak district editions of newspapers for reporting about the accident. It reports finding an Eenadu article about the incident. According to FACTLY, the photo showed an accident near Pedda Shankarampet mandal on September 28, 2019. The review says TSRTC employees began their strike on October 5, after that accident had already happened. The timing therefore contradicts the claim that this accident resulted from the government’s appointment of temporary drivers in response to the strike. FACTLY concludes that an earlier accident photo was being recirculated with a false explanation connecting it to temporary drivers. The supplied excerpt does not provide further details about the accident or the newspaper article, so no additional conclusions about its circumstances are warranted.
हैदराबाद में नाडी रोड पर एक मैनहोल के खुलने के कारण यह दुर्घटना हुई
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
तेजस एक्सप्रेस के हालिया हादसे की तस्वीर।
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Motorcyclist falling into a pothole in Hyderabad.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerned a video of a motorcyclist falling into a pothole, shared as footage of an incident in Hyderabad. FACTLY’s investigation traced the incident shown in the video to Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2015—not Hyderabad. The review says the clip had been posted on Facebook in 2016 and was being shared again after heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, but that renewed circulation did not establish that the footage was from Hyderabad. To check the video’s origin, the review describes searching YouTube for “Motorcycle falls in pothole.” It found the clip among the results under the title “Motorcycle falls in hole – Brazil.” A Google search also led to a CBS News video about the incident, with a timestamp of January 27, 2015. Its description placed the motorcyclist in Sao Paulo and said the pothole was caused by a broken water main. FACTLY also points to a newspaper report as corroboration that the incident took place in Brazil. Together, the video’s title, the CBS News description and the cited newspaper report support the review’s conclusion that the footage was misrepresented as an incident from Hyderabad. The supplied text does not identify the newspaper or provide details from its report, so the corroboration can be described only as FACTLY reports it, not independently assessed here.