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Helicopter crash: Accident or conspiracy… A live video of the CCTV camera surfaced. A viral video on social media purports to be of the helicopter of Iran President Ibrahim Raisi.. in which it is claimed that the pilot could not control the helicopter and 9 people lost their lives in the accident.
Publisher’s rating: false
Vídeo em que homem questiona quem autorizou abertura simultânea de cinco comportas de barragens e alega que foi essa suposta decisão que causou a enchente no Rio Grande do Sul. Ele também alega que a água subiu muito rápido no local onde ele mora, mesmo tendo havido apenas uma “garoa forte” e não havendo rios no lugar.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the video’s claims are false: five dam gates were not opened simultaneously, and the controlled opening of two gates occurred after flooding was already shown near the resident’s property. It also reports that Arroio dos Ratos received 420 mm of rain from April 29 to May 2, contradicting the claim that only a strong drizzle fell.
Câmera mostra momento em água invade casa no RS Não dá tempo de nada
Publisher’s rating: Falso
ឧទ្ធម្ភាគចក្រដែលប្រធានាធិបតីអ៊ីរ៉ង់ជិះនៅក្នុងនោះធ្លាក់ឆេះស្លាប់ទាំងអស់
Publisher’s rating: False
បំណែកបែកបាក់នៃឧទ្ធម្ភាគចក្រដឹកមេដឹកនាំអ៊ីរ៉ង់ដែលបានធ្លាក់កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Foto mostra milhares de corpos de mortos nas enchentes do Rio Grande do Sul
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Abertura de comportas provocou desastre no Rio Grande do Sul
Publisher’s rating: FALSO
Estas imágenes de partes de una aeronave son del accidente en el que falleció el presidente de Irán, Ebrahim Raisi.
Publisher’s rating: Falso / Fuera de contexto
Cette vidéo montre les turbulences survenues lors du vol reliant Londres à Singapour.
Publisher’s rating: Non, la vidéo ne montre pas les turbulences survenues lors du vol entre Londres et Singapour le 21 mai. Elle a été filmée pendant un trajet entre le Kosovo et la Suisse le 16 juin 2019.
The video does not show the 21 May 2024 turbulence on the London–Singapore flight. The review says it was filmed during a flight from Kosovo to Switzerland on 16 June 2019.
తిరుగుతున్న రోలర్ కోస్టర్పై పిడుగు పడిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ඉරාන ජනපතිගේ මාරාන්තික ගුවන් අනතුරින් පසුව හුවමාරුවන නොමගයවන සුළු වීඩියෝ සටහන්!
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says neither circulating video shows Raisi’s fatal helicopter crash or his flight’s final moments. It identifies the first as footage of a 2022 helicopter crash in Georgia and the second as an older video of a Kurdish fighter attacking a Turkish military helicopter.
Visuals of the Singapore Airlines passengers experiencing heavy turbulence on board.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review identifies the video as footage from 2019 of passengers on an ALK Airlines flight from Pristina to EuroAirport Basel experiencing turbulence, not Singapore Airlines flight SQ321. It says the clip was falsely shared as visuals from the Singapore Airlines incident.
এইসমূহ ছবিত 'ইৰাণৰ ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি ৰইছিৰ হেলিকপ্টাৰৰ ধ্বংসাৱশেষ' দেখা গৈছে।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
آتش‌بازی پس از سقوط هلی‌کوپتر رئیسی و همراهانش
Publisher’s rating: از ساعت‌های اولیه پس از اعلام خبر ناپدید شدن ابراهیم رئیسی، رئیس جمهوری اسلامی ایران و همراهانش در روز ۳۰ اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۳، تا روز بعد که خبر مرگ آنها در رسانه‌ها توسط مقامات مسئول جستجو، تایید شد ویدیوهایی منتشر شد که نشان‌دهنده برگزاری جشن و آتش‌بازی در نقاط مختلفی از ایران بود.
Image shows wreckage of a chopper that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Publisher’s rating: False
Videonun İran Cumhurbaşkanı Reisi’nin helikopterinin düşme anını gösterdiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış