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ఒడిశా రైలు ప్రమాదానికి కారణమైన మహమ్మద్ షరీఫ్ని సిబిఐ అధికారులు పట్టుకొని కొడుతున్న దృశ్యాలు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
गुजरात के जामनगर के घुडसिया गांव में बिपरजॉय चक्रवात के आने की वजह से बाढ़ आ गयी है।
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
Photos show recent boat tragedy near Greece
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Video shows cyclone Biparjoy in Karachi, Pakistan
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video shows tree falling over three men riding a two-wheeler due to cyclone Biparjoy's impact
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Videos show effects of Cyclone Biparjoy
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
"“Iglesia incendiada por un rayo, en Boston, Estados Unidos, durante una ceremonia de matrimonio de una pareja homosexual. Al parecer no hay supervivencia de los participantes”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The claim refers to footage of a church fire and says the blaze followed a lightning strike during a same-sex wedding in Boston, with no participants surviving. The review identifies the church as First Congressional Church in Spencer, Massachusetts, and dates the fire to 2 June 2023. It says the church was struck by lightning, but the fire was not in Boston and the accompanying wedding and casualty claims were false. To find the footage’s source, the review says it used an English-language Google search for “Boston 25 News iglesia incendio,” prompted by the Boston 25 News logo visible in the video. It found a Boston 25 News report that included the same video and said the church was empty when the fire began. The review also cites a Boston Globe report stating that officials confirmed nobody was injured. The review describes a further account from church administrative assistant Elizabeth Goyette: she went to the church after receiving a call about its alarm, arrived before firefighters, and found police there. The review says her account confirmed there was no wedding in progress. Taken together, the reported source of the footage, the account that the church was empty, and the confirmation that nobody was hurt contradict the post’s assertion that wedding participants were inside and did not survive.
Video shows waterspout of cyclone Biparjoy
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Videos show ships caught in cyclone Biparjoy storm
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video of massive tornadic waterspout over the sea is related cyclone Biparjoy.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ESPADA DE FOGO DO CÉU DESTROI CELEBRAÇÃO DO ORGULHO GAY NA IGREJA 2023 🔥⛪ IGREJA É ATINGIDA POR RAIO E PEGA FOGO
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The claim says a church was struck by lightning and caught fire during a gay-pride celebration, presenting the fire as a divine punishment. The review identifies this wording as one of two versions circulating online; the other alleged that a lightning strike occurred during a same-sex wedding. It says the incident itself happened at the First Congregational Church in Spencer, Massachusetts, but separates that fire from the claims about a Pride event or wedding.
IGREJA É ATINGIDA POR UM RELÂMPAGO E PEGA FOGO NO MOMENTO QUE SE REALIZAVA UM CASAMENTO DE GAYS NÃO OUVE SOBREVIVENTES
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The claim says a church was struck by lightning and burned during a same-sex wedding, with no survivors. Boatos.org traced the story to a real fire at the First Congregational Church in Spencer, Massachusetts, but found no basis for the alleged wedding or for the suggestion that the fire was punishment for an LGBT+ event. The review says the viral messages presented two versions: one involving a Pride celebration and another claiming that a same-sex wedding was taking place. The investigation identifies the location as the First Congregational Church in Spencer and distinguishes the real incident from the added claims. According to the review, the church did catch fire after being struck by lightning, but “ninguém estava no local na hora do acidente” and “não houve feridos.” That directly contradicts the implication that wedding guests died: the review reports that nobody was at the site when the incident happened. The article also reproduces a social-media post describing the church as having been struck by lightning and burning. Its conclusion is that the fire occurred, while the asserted connection to a same-sex wedding or an LGBT+ celebration did not. The excerpt does not provide further details about the wedding allegation’s origin or identify additional independent verification beyond the cited post and the review’s account.
A video shows the “menacing skies & turbulent seas” of Cyclone Biparjoy near Sea View, Karachi.
Publisher’s rating: False
Video shows a waterspout over the sea caused by cyclone Biparjoy
Publisher’s rating: FALSE