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Monthly payment loans are the same as payday loans.
Publisher’s rating: False
Starbucks India appointed Dolly Chaiwala as its brand ambassador.
Publisher’s rating: False
Factcrescendo reports that the viral claim arose from an edited image posted as an April Fool’s Day prank on April 1, 2025. It says Starbucks India denied appointing Dolly Chaiwala and stated that it has no brand ambassadors in India.
Ibrahim Traore Seals $14 Billion Mega Grain Deal with India. The fields of Africa are no longer silent. They are speaking through wheat, maize, and millet. For decades, the world ignored the soil of this continent, treating it as cheap, disposable, and invisible. But now, that same soil has become the battlefield where billions are at stake. India has stepped forward with a $14 billion deal, an agreement dressed as trade, but heavy with questions. Whose grain truly feeds this deal? Whose power grows when Africa’s harvest is shipped away? And who is left behind, watching their own bread vanish into foreign markets? From wheat, the grain of survival… to maize, the lifeline of villages… to millet, the ancient grain that carried generations through famine, every crop tells a story. These are not just commodities. They are weapons, shields, and bargaining chips in a global struggle that stretches far beyond the farms. This is not simply about trade; it is about dignity. It is about Africa deciding whether it will rise as a partner or remain a supplier under new masters. The $14 billion is real. But so is the danger. Watch closely, because this deal could reshape the balance of power. Wheat, maize, and millet may seem small in your hand, but in the halls of power, they weigh more than gold. Credit: Traore The Unbeatable
Publisher’s rating: fake
Rolls-Royce to manufacture engines in Tamil Nadu – Paid trolls of Stalin jumping. Do you know how many Rolls-Royce cars are sold worldwide (yearly)? -Around 5700 -One Engine manufacturing cost: Aprx ₹50-70 lakhs -Total production value (even if they manufacture all the engines here): Aprx 3000 crores. Many state govts get 10-20k crore investment without going anywhere... Stalin is in foreign for a few days and all he managed to get is this... And the DMK ecosystem is projecting it as if Stalin has brought ₹1–2 lakh crore investment..
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The video shows Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré announcing a $14 billion grain deal with India.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that it found no credible reports or official statements confirming a $14 billion grain deal between Burkina Faso and India. It says the video was AI-generated, citing fictional-content descriptions and a 99.9% score from the Hive AI detection tool.
ஜெர்மனியில் ஜோடியாக முதலீடுகளை ஈர்க்கும் லட்சணத்தை பாருங்கள் மக்களே
Publisher’s rating: old video
“The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
Viral video shows a genuine one lakh rupee coin issued by the Indian government.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the government has not issued a one-lakh-rupee coin. It says the official commemorative coin honoring Raja Ram Mohan Roy is worth ₹250, not ₹1,00,000.
GST Cut on SUVs and Luxury Cars : Prices to Drop from 22 September 2025
Publisher’s rating: This article is published by Team Digital Desk
Research from related reporting says GST 2.0 reforms were followed by price cuts of up to Rs 30.4 lakh across JLR’s Range Rover and Range Rover Sport line-ups in September 2025. The cited report does not confirm that all SUVs and luxury cars became cheaper from 22 September.
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
The video shows PM Narendra Modi promoting the game Chicken Road 2 and asking people to invest real money.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Diwali Dhamaka: Big GST Tax Cuts Slash Prices on Essentials from Paneer to Parathas - Everything You Need to Know
Publisher’s rating: This News written and Published By Team Digital Desk
मध्यप्रदेश में 20 करोड़ रुपये का GST घोटाला !
Publisher’s rating: This News is Published By News Desk
Online gambling market growing faster than healthcare can respond, with 25.8% of providers never receiving gambling-harm training
Publisher’s rating: The global online gambling market is growing faster than regulatory and health responses, with MGM Resorts increasing advertising from $235M to $299M (53% increase) and market value expected to hit $120 billion by 2026
ජනපතිගේ අත්සනින් යුත් මුද්රණය වූ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව කුමක්ද?
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
外国人は6親等まで扶養控除があるのに日本人には無い?
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
Trump behauptete, die Weltwirtschaftskrise "hätte niemals stattgefunden", wenn die USA Zölle beibehalten hätten. Er behauptete, dass Zölle erst nach der Wirtschaftskrise wieder eingeführt wurden.
Publisher’s rating: Irreführend
رئاسة الوزراء توقف مرتبات القيادة الرئاسية وجميع الاعاشات الخارجية بالدولار
Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح
The review says the claim circulated on Facebook from August 22, 2025. It reports that no such announcement was found on the Prime Minister’s Office’s official channels and that an official source in the office denied that any such decisions had been issued.
Donald Trump said the Great Depression "would have never happened" if the United States had maintained tariffs and incorrectly claimed tariffs were revived "after the Depression."
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
الشباب المصري يصدّر العيش البلدي إلى أمريكا
Publisher’s rating: مش حقيقي
The review says Trader Joe’s lists the bread as imported from an unnamed Egyptian supplier. It reports that Rich Bake’s CEO said the export project began in 2023 with an Egyptian businessman, and concludes that the bread is produced and exported by Modern Bakeries rather than a youth initiative.