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"A todos los afectados por los incendios, deben llenar la Ficha FIBE en el portal de Chile Atiende"
Publisher’s rating: Falso
東京・神奈川で発生した震度4の地震前 おかしな雲がびっしり
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review found the claim false: the video was not filmed in Japan on the morning of the earthquake. It had appeared on TikTok in November 2023 and was assessed as footage from near Qatar’s Flag Square.
A zero-emission vehicle that caught fire in London
Publisher’s rating: False
(Video) "Incendio en la Torre Eiffel 2024"
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Video depicting Mira Road railway station being set on fire
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says Western Railways confirmed on 24 January 2024 that no fire occurred at Mira Road station. It identifies the video as footage of a fire at Santhoshpur railway station in West Bengal on 6 April 2023.
La camioneta que se ve en este video ayudó a aterrizar a un avión con problemas.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the truck did not help the plane land: the video was a Nissan advertising campaign, with the plane and landing scene created digitally. It also notes that the truck could not support the aircraft’s weight or match its landing speed. [S1]
"#عاجل فرنسا أشتعال برج ايفل بالنار #العاصمة"
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
அயோத்தியில் 7.5 கிமீக்கு மக்கள் வெள்ளம்.. இது ஜனவரி 22, 2024 அன்று மாலை 6 மணிக்கு எடுக்கப்பட்டது.
Publisher’s rating: false
"الحمد لله تم بناء اول عمارة في مدينة درنة منذ كارثة الفيضان"
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the buildings were part of a project that had reached 75% completion before work stopped in 2011, rather than being built from the beginning after the flood. It reports that the Libyan government resumed work on the project, with photos of the construction work published on December 2, 2023.
Social media users claimed that images showed the Eiffel Tower on fire.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE: These are doctored images.
An Indian passenger plane crashed in the mountains of Topkhana alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in Badakhshan province, said the head of the department of information and culture in Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri. He said that a team has been sent to the area to investigate the incident. According to the locals, the plane crashed on Sunday morning. #TOLOnews
Publisher’s rating: false
The management of the reservoirs in the Harz Mountains has contributed to the current flooding. These amounts of rain were also to be expected.
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context. There is no evidence for the alleged mismanagement. The operation of dams is more complex than described. According to the operator of the Harz dams and its supervisory authority, the prescribed retention area for floods has been observed and used. In addition, water was released from mid-December to create capacity - i.e. before the devastating floods in Lower Saxony.
志賀原発から海上に油19800リットルが漏れ始めた
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The 19,800 liters referred to insulating oil that leaked from the No. 2 reactor’s transformer, not oil that reached the sea. The review says about 6.1 liters was found on the sea surface, and the leaked oil had already been recovered.
Nederland wordt bewust overstroomd door dammen af te breken.
Publisher’s rating: De samenhang tussen het hoge water en het afbreken van de dammen is ongegrond. In Nederland zijn enkele kleine stuwen afgebroken, in het kader van grotere projecten om meer ruimte te geven aan de rivier. De stuwen hadden geen functie meer, en waren van geen belang voor de waterveiligheid.
輪島市の集団避難はビルゲイツの別荘に連れていかれる
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review says the evacuated students were accepted at two public facilities in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, not taken to Bill Gates's villa. It reports that the city confirmed the students were staying at those facilities as planned.
Estas imágenes son de un accidente aéreo que “acaba de ocurrir”:
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The images do not show a recent plane crash. The review identifies them as photographs of two separate Texas train accidents: one in Cameron in 2016 and two taken in Panhandle in 2021.
அயோத்திக்கு சென்ற பட்டாசு டிரக் தீப்பிடித்தது! தமிழ்நாட்டிலிருந்து அயோத்தி ராமர் கோவில் கும்பாபிஷேகத்திற்கு பட்டாசு ஏற்றிச் சென்ற டிரக் தீப்பிடித்து பட்டாசுகள் வெடித்து சிதறியதால் பரபரப்பு; தீப்பற்றியதற்கான காரணம் இதுவரை தெரியாத நிலையில், தீவிபத்தால் யாருக்கும் காயம் இல்லை என தகவல்
Publisher’s rating: false
