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The viral video shows protesters opposing the University Grants Commission regulations setting fire to a Bharatiya Janata Party office.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The viral video shows a torch procession protesting against the new UGC regulations.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video does not show a protest against the new UGC regulations; it shows a torchlight protest in Odisha against the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The review says the same video was uploaded on 20 December 2025, before the UGC regulations were notified on 13 January 2026.
Amit Shah stated that the UGC Act, 2026, is a law passed by Parliament and must be accepted by everyone.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that no reports confirm Amit Shah made the statement about the 2026 UGC regulations. It says the video’s statement was made on 2 April 2025 in connection with the Waqf Amendment Bill, not the UGC regulations.
An obscene website called "Buddy" has appeared in a Sri Lankan school textbook since 2015.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan participating in a public march protesting the new UGC regulations.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The visuals show protests against the new UGC Rules, 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the first clip shows a Congress workers’ protest in Durg in May 2025 over MNREGA employment, while the second shows a Delhi candle march in December 2024 over normalisation in the BPSC examination. It concludes that neither clip depicts protests against the new UGC Rules.
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya questioned the opposition for not coming forward on the Grade 6 English module before it was printed.
Publisher’s rating: False
குஜராத்தில் 6 அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகள் மட்டுமே உள்ளதாக பொய்யைக் கூறி மாட்டிக்கொண்ட கனிமொழி!
Publisher’s rating: false
A Sri Lankan school textbook introduces homosexuality to children through illustrations of families with two mothers or two fathers.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that the viral image was from a textbook at an international school in Egypt, not a Sri Lankan school textbook. It says the Sri Lankan education ministry’s media secretary confirmed that the page was not from a Sri Lankan textbook and that the new-reform modules do not contain the depicted family models.
Fingerprint machines will be mandatory in schools from 2026.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review reports that officials from Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education said no decision had been made to require fingerprint machines in schools and no such announcement had been made. It says the claim that they would be mandatory from 2026 was false.
تجارة عين شمس تخفض زمن الدراسة في الكلية إلى 3 سنوات
Publisher’s rating: حقيقي
నవంబర్ 2025లో ఎర్నాకులం-బెంగళూరు మధ్య ప్రారంభించబడిన వందే భారత్ రైల్లో సరస్వతి విద్యాలయ స్కూల్ విద్యార్థులు పాడిన పాట ‘RSS గేయం’ అని చెప్తూ ఆ స్కూల్ పైన కేరళ ప్రభుత్వం చేపట్టిన దర్యాప్తుకు వ్యతిరేకంగా కేరళలో జరిగిన ఒక ప్రదర్శనకు చెందిన వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
تعيين الفنان سامح حسين أستاذاً في جامعة حلوان
Publisher’s rating: مش حقيقي
The review says Samah Hussein denied being appointed to a university post or receiving an offer, and said he could participate only as a trainer within his area of expertise. It concludes that the appointment claim was false and that the reported dismissal of Abdel Nasser Helal was unrelated to Hussein’s alleged appointment.
”தமிழ்நாட்டிலுள்ள மொழிச்சிறுபான்மையினர் இங்கிருக்கும் பள்ளிகளில் தங்களது தாய் மொழியை கற்றுக்கொள்ள அனுமதிக்கப்படுவதில்லை. தமிழ்நாட்டில் உள்ள பல்கலைக்கழகங்களில் பாரதியார் பெயரில் ஒரு இருக்கை கூட இல்லை” - ‘தமிழ் ஜனம்’ நேர்காணில் ஆளுநர் ரவி பேச்சு.
Publisher’s rating: mix
ஆக,. தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள அரசு பள்ளி கட்டிடங்கள் அனைத்தும் மத்திய அரசு நிதியில் தான் கட்டப்படுகிறதா? அடப்பாவிங்களா,... அப்போ மாநில அரசு கல்விக்காக செய்யும் செலவு என்ன?
Publisher’s rating: false
Videos announce the distribution of “school incentives” to students
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The Government of India is offering free electric cycles to school-children or students.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that neither the Government of India nor any state government is offering free electric cycles to students. It says the viral video purporting to show Prime Minister Modi announcing the scheme was digitally altered.
وزير التعليم: زيادة أيام الدراسة إلى 185 يومًا في العام الدراسي القادم
Publisher’s rating: نصف حقيقي
The review says that on November 13, 2025, the minister described 185 days as a target for the following school year, not as an officially announced decision. It reports that the current school year has 172 days and that the ministry spokesperson gave no response before publication. [S1]
Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University issued a circular mandating students to attend PM Modi’s event for 50 internal marks.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the university’s circular offering 50 internal marks for attending PM Modi’s event was fake. It says the university clarified that it had issued no such notice, and PIB Fact Check also confirmed the letter was fake.
09 నవంబర్ 2025న ఉత్తరాఖండ్లో ప్రధాని నరేంద్ర మోదీ హాజరైన కార్యక్రమానికి హాజరయ్యే విద్యార్థులకు పరీక్షల్లో అదనంగా 50 ఇంటర్నల్ మార్కులు ఇస్తామని దేవ్ భూమి విశ్వవిద్యాలయం ప్రకటించింది.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE