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The video shows illegal migrants raising Bangladeshi flags in Virar, Maharashtra.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video shows participants carrying Bangladeshi flags during a Hero bike advertisement shoot in Virar on 03 October 2026, not illegal migrants. It reports that a local police inspector and the production-house owner confirmed it was an advertisement shoot and that the participants were Indian.
Thailand is scrapping visa-free entry for Sri Lankans from September 15, singling Sri Lanka out.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
مغربي استخدم مظلة شراعية للهجرة الى سبتة لكنه فشل و سقط في الماء و فارق الحياة.
Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح جزئياً
The video shows Muslims fleeing Nepal amid the ongoing communal tensions in the country.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video was recorded in Dhaniakhali, West Bengal, India, rather than Nepal. It says the location was identified by matching the video’s signboard and nearby landmarks to locations in Dhaniakhali; the review notes it could not independently verify the video’s exact context.
"The Spanish Supreme Court issued a ruling considered one of the most prominent decisions in the migration file, prohibiting the immediate deportation of irregular migrants..."
Publisher’s rating: False.
نشرت حسابات وصفحات على منصة التواصل الاجتماعي فيس بوك مقطع فيديو مدعية أنه يوثق لحظة قبض قوات أمن الساحل الغربي على 180 مهاجرا في المخا مؤخرا.
Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح جزئيا
Video showing the body of a Bangladeshi infiltrator allegedly killed by the BSF along the Tripura border in June 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral video is unrelated to the reported June 2026 BSF killing in Tripura: it had been online since August 2025 and shows Haris Nazir Dar, killed during Operation Akhal in Jammu and Kashmir. It separately reports that a Bangladeshi national was shot dead at Latiapura Border Outpost in Tripura on 13 June 2026. [S1]
Visuals showing BSF taking action against Bangladeshis protesting the installation of fencing along the West Bengal–Bangladesh border.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review reports that the video does not show action at the India–Bangladesh border; it shows a joint security mock drill in Nepal. It says the drill was conducted by Nepali security agencies ahead of the country’s elections.
Video shows illegal Bangladeshi immigrants leaving India for Bangladesh after the Suvendu Adhikari government warned that illegal migrants would be sent to detention camps.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY found that the video shows passengers on the Chilahati Express, a domestic Bangladesh Railway service, during the Eid-ul-Adha travel rush—not illegal immigrants leaving India. The review says the footage is unrelated to reports of people moving towards the Bangladesh border after anti-infiltration measures.
The video shows the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants being deported from West Bengal following the BJP's victory in the Assembly Elections.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that the video was filmed at Hooghly Bishwa Ijtema 2026, not during deportations. The review says the gathering took place in Puinan, Hooghly, from January 2 to 5, 2026, and that the person who filmed the video confirmed it was shot there.
Video of illegal immigrants fleeing West Bengal after CM Suvendu Adhikari warned migrants to leave
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్ ముఖ్యమంత్రి సువేందు అధికారి హెచ్చరికల తర్వాత బెంగాల్ను వదిలి వెళ్లిపోతున్న బంగ్లాదేశీ అక్రమ వలసదారులను చూపుతున్న వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
ویدیوی فرار آمریکایی‌ها از امارات.
Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار
పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్లో బీజేపీ ప్రభుత్వం బాంగ్లాదేశ్, మయన్మార్ నుంచి అక్రమంగా వచ్చిన ముస్లింల అక్రమ నిర్మాణాలను బుల్డోజర్లతో కూల్చివేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows a bulldozer action in West Bengal against the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says a longer version of the viral video was uploaded by Bangladeshi media on May 10, 2026, and identifies the demolition as taking place in Jashore, Bangladesh. It concludes that the footage does not show a demolition drive in West Bengal.
నరేంద్ర మోదీ, యోగి ఆదిత్యనాథ్లను అమెరికాలోకి ప్రవేశించకుండా అమెరికా ప్రభుత్వం నిషేధం విధించింది.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ضاحي خلفان نائب رئيس شرطة دبي طلب اللجوء السياسي في بريطانيا وغادر الإمارات
Publisher’s rating: غير مثبت
The video shows Bangladeshi Rohingya Muslims fleeing West Bengal following the formation of a BJP government in the state in May 2026.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found that the video was online by 26 December 2025, before the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, and was unrelated to the BJP government’s formation. It says the video’s post described the visuals as from an Ijtema gathering in Dhubri, Assam, while noting that it could not independently verify the exact location or full context.
The video shows Bangladeshi migrants crossing the border after the BJP’s victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video was already online in November 2025, before the West Bengal election schedule was announced, and shows people attending a Kali idol immersion ceremony in Fankatala village—not Bangladeshi migrants crossing the border after the election. The original review says local police confirmed the people were heading to watch the ceremony. [S1]
மேற்கு வங்கத்தில் பாஜக வெற்றி பெற்ற உடன், சட்ட விரோதமாக குடியேறிய பங்களாதேஷிகள் அங்கிருந்து வெளியேறும் காட்சிகள்.
Publisher’s rating: misleading