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เหตุการณ์ก่อนที่เครื่องบินของประเทศอาเซอร์ไบจานตก
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the footage shared as showing events aboard Azerbaijan flight J2-8243 before its crash was actually from an Algerian Air AH3018 flight in September 2024. That flight returned to the airport after a technical problem; the review reports no injuries.
ভিডিঅ’ত শেহতীয়াকৈ তিব্বত-নেপাল সীমান্তত হোৱা ভূমিকম্প দেখা গৈছে ।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
A video shows an out-of-control Emirates flight engulfed in flames, crashing onto a highway.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is a simulation from a game, not a real Emirates crash. It reports that the video was posted by a TikTok user who frequently uploads GTA 5 game videos, and that no reports of an Emirates flight crashing on a highway were found.
BREAKING: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake just hit China, Taiwan, Nepal, and India
Publisher’s rating: false
சுனாமியை தடுத்து நிறுத்திய அரேபிய சுன்னத் பாய் #அல்லாஹ்
Publisher’s rating: misleading
チェジュ航空機事故で韓国警察が「日本によるテロ」と捜査
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review says the claim is false: police investigated a bomb threat sent to South Korea’s Ministry of Justice, not the Jeju Air crash as an act of Japanese terrorism. The claim arose from a compilation-site headline that misrepresented the underlying report.
The video shows visuals of an earthquake that occurred in Dubai.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is AI-generated and does not show an earthquake in Dubai. It reports that the video was posted to TikTok on 14 December 2024, before the alleged event, and that no media reports linked it to the UAE or the 28 December earthquake in Umm Al Quwain.
"En Shanghai, se incendió ayer una bodega de la firma Temu”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
mumbai boat accident video is fake the original video was from cango country
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.”
Publisher’s rating: False
“The subway burning victim's name was Amelia Carter.”
Publisher’s rating: New York authorities identified the victim as Debrina Kawam, a 57-year-old New Jersey woman. An expert told PolitiFact the image of "Amelia Carter" showed signs of having been generated by a deep learning model that creates realistic images.The image and fake name were used to create a meme cryptocurrency.
20-12-2024 ला सकाळी 5:30 वाजता जयपूर हादसा (18 टन LPG Gas)
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Fact Crescendo found that the viral video was not from Jaipur: it had been circulating since 2018 and showed an accident in Bologna, Italy. The review says the Jaipur LPG tanker accident occurred on 20 December at 4:30 a.m., rather than the 5:30 a.m. time shown in the video’s graphic.
ภาพเหตุการณ์จากเครื่องบินของสายการบิน Jeju Air
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
This video of a helicopter extinguishing fire is from Jaipur.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review identifies the video as footage of the Broad Fire near Malibu, California, not the Jaipur tanker-fire incident. It says the footage was posted on 7 November 2024 and depicted a fire near Pepperdine University on 6 November.
The plane crashing in the sky in this video is from the recent Brazil plane crash in 2024.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows a plane crash at the Thunder Over Michigan air show in the United States, not the 2024 Brazil crash. The review identifies the footage as showing a MiG-23 crash on 13 August 2023.
Video of an overcrowded boat capsized in Mumbai.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral video shows a boat capsizing on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, not in Mumbai. It distinguishes that video from the separate Mumbai ferry collision on 18 December 2024, which it says the video is unrelated to.