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कानपुर में यात्रियों से भरी बस में लगी आग 200 लोग जलकर राख
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
Photo of a Church Surviving the LA Wildfires
Publisher’s rating: Altered
ما حقيقة وفاة 4 أشخاص بحادث دهس في مهرجان درنة الزاهرة؟
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the claim that four people died and 11 were injured when spectators were struck during the Derna Al-Zahira Festival is misleading. It reports that the festival’s official page said the injured were stable, while Derna’s Al-Wahda Hospital reported receiving nine injured people, one in critical condition.
video shared on Facebook, purportedly of a dog saving a baby from a fire in America
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Ce post Facebook prétendant montrer un incendie à l’aéroport international Hassan Djamous de N’Djamena, au Tchad
Publisher’s rating: False
Video of a stampede at Prayagraj during the ongoing 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
هل تعرض محرك طائرة الخطوط الجوية الليبية للاحتراق؟
Publisher’s rating: كاذب
The review says Libyan Airlines denied that an engine fire caused the aircraft to return to Mitiga Airport, stating instead that a minor technical fault was handled. It reports that no injuries or damage were recorded.
The viral visuals show an evacuation scene of a fire in a hospital during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, causing 8 casualties.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral visuals show a mock drill conducted by Uttar Pradesh Fire & Emergency Services on 27 December 2024, before the Maha Kumbh Mela began. It concludes that the video is unrelated to the later real fire and does not show the claimed incident. [S1]
Video shows a tsunami amid the wildfires in California this January 2025.
Publisher’s rating: False
ലോസ് ആഞ്ജലിസ് കാട്ടുതീക്ക് കാരണക്കാരനായ സി.ഇ.ഒ അറസ്റ്റിൽ’
Publisher’s rating: false