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The viral video shows Union Civil Aviation Minister dancing during the IndiGo flight crisis, implying he was celebrating while passengers were stranded.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video predates the IndiGo disruption: it was uploaded on 30 July 2025 and shows Minister Rammohan Naidu dancing at a family wedding. The review says the wedding video was unrelated to the crisis, although passengers were stranded during the disruptions.
ஜப்பான் கடற்கரையில் ஏற்பட்ட 7.6 ரிக்டர் அளவிலான நிலநடுக்கத்தின் காட்சி என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் வைரலாக பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
Fact Crescendo reports that the video had already been posted in 2024 as footage of an earthquake in Japan, so it was not footage of the earthquake on December 8, 2025. The review says it could not determine exactly where or when the video was recorded.
青森の地震は人工地震?
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review says claims that the December 8, 2025 Aomori earthquake was artificially caused are false. It cites a seismology professor who says causing a disaster-scale earthquake artificially is unrealistic, given the explosive yield and depth involved.
சென்னையின் தற்போதைய நிலை என்று சாலையில் தேங்கி நிற்கும் மழை நீரிலிருந்து இருசக்கர வாகனங்களைத் தூக்கும் வீடியோ ஒன்று சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The viral video shows severe flooding in Chennai caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the footage as being from Kolkata, not Chennai. It says the same video was uploaded on Facebook on 25 September 2025, before Cyclone Ditwah began in November 2025, and geolocates the scene to Beck Bagan, Ballygunge, Kolkata.
ரூ.4000ம் கோடி செலவு செய்தும் சென்னையில் மழை வெள்ளம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. ரூ.4000ம் கோடி என்னாச்சு என்று கேட்டு ஒரு புகைப்படம் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
Fact Crescendo says the viral photograph was not taken in Chennai: it identifies the scene as Madhapar in Rajkot, Gujarat, and says the image showed flooding there in 2024. The review cites The Hindu as dating the photograph to August 25, 2024.
விழுப்புரம் பஸ் நிலையத்தில் இன்று பெய்த மழை காரணமாக குளம் போல தண்ணீர் தேங்கியதாக ஒரு புகைப்படம் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: Missing Context
Fact Crescendo reports that the photo shared as showing flooding at the Villupuram bus stand after current rain was actually taken in October 2025. It says the image was a screenshot from a News Tamil video about heavy rain and waterlogging at the bus stand that month.
ویدیوهای منتسب به فوران آتشفشان هایلی در اتیوپی
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
నవంబర్/ డిసెంబర్ 2025లో శ్రీలంకలో వచ్చిన వరదల నేపథ్యంలో, కొన్ని ఏనుగులు కుక్క, జింక, పులి వంటి జంతువులను రక్షిస్తున్న వీడియోలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The viral video shows an elephant rescuing multiple animals from the Sri Lankan floods.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral clips were labelled as AI-generated by their TikTok creator and that Hive’s detection tool flagged them as strongly AI-generated. It also cites visual inconsistencies, including an animal’s body briefly disappearing and an elephant lifting a deer without properly gripping it.
The video shows a fire incident that took place at a railway station in Delhi in November 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows a fire at Santoshpur Railway Station in West Bengal on 6 April 2023, not a Delhi incident in November 2025. It says it found no news reports confirming a similar massive fire at a Delhi railway station that month.
The video shows NDTV anchor Abhishek Sengupta reporting that the Tejas jet, which crashed during the Dubai Airshow, was not technically cleared to fly.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral clip was digitally manipulated: the original NDTV report did not mention an internal report, lack of clearance, or political pressure. Its review also cites AI voice analysis and a PIB Fact Check post as evidence that the clip was fake.
The video shows the moment the IAF Tejas jet crashed during the Dubai Airshow on 21 November 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Temuの倉庫が炎上したけど被害額7000円?
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review says the viral image of a burning Temu warehouse was AI-generated and circulated as satire, not evidence of a real fire. It notes that the image bears a Grok watermark and that the poster later acknowledged it was AI-generated.
ویدیو با ادعای وقوع آتشسوزی گسترده در کانزاس
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
The viral video shows a train plunging into a river after falling off a bridge in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is AI-generated, citing the uploader’s caption and an AI-detection tool. The review also says it found no reports of such a train accident in Bareilly.
சவுதி அரேபியா பேருந்து தீப்பிடித்து விபத்து.. 45 பேர் பலி.. ஒருவர் மட்டும் உயிர் தப்பிய அதிசயம்..!
Publisher’s rating: old video
ادعای آتش گرفتن رستوران علی دایی در شهرک غرب
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
ادعای ترکیدن لوله و آبگرفتگی هواپیمای ایران-هند
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
ویدیوی یونس فیضی بدون داشتن پا در حال خاموش کردن آتش جنگلهای الیت
Publisher’s rating: نادرست