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A voice recording of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “threatening and pressuring” Francis Escudero to put Sara Duterte behind bars.
Publisher’s rating: False
2016 ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා ප්රතිසංස්කරණ කමිටු වාර්තාවේ නිර්දේශ (අනාගමික රාජ්යයක් සහ නව ජාතික ධජයක් වැනි) වත්මන් රජය ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට නියමිත ප්රතිසංස්කරණ වේ.
Publisher’s rating: ඌන සන්දර්භය
ఈ వీడియో 10 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ఢిల్లీలో ప్రధాన ఎన్నికల కమిషనర్ జ్ఞానేష్ కుమార్ రాజీనామా చేయాలని డిమాండ్ చేస్తూ జరిగిన నిరసనలను చూపిస్తుంది.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows a young woman criticising the ongoing CJP protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is AI-generated, not an authentic recording of a young woman criticising the CJP protest. It says Hive and SynthID indicated the video was AI-generated, while Hiya identified the audio as likely to be a deepfake.
10 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ఢిల్లీలోని జంతర్ మంతర్ వద్ద కాక్రోచ్ జనతా పార్టీ (CJP) చేపట్టిన నిరసనను చూపుతున్న దృశ్యాలు
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
A video claims that all 12 NPP politicians shown are not just 65 but over 75 years old.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the video’s ages were wrong: ten MPs were 54 to 62, Tilvin Silva was 70, and Rizvie Salih was 67, according to the party spokesperson. It concludes that none of the 12 were over 75; the ages were calculated as of October 13, 2026.
ویدیو آشوب گسترده در پی اعتراضات اخیر در فرانسه
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
මේ ඔක්කොටම වයස 65 විතරක් නෙමෙයි 75ත් පැනලා යැයි කියමින් NPP දේශපාලනඥයින් 12 දෙනෙකුගේ වයස් සඳහන් වීඩියෝවක්.
Publisher’s rating: අසත්යයි
The video shows a massive crowd at Jantar Mantar during the CJP protest on 10 October 2026, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The Indian Supreme Court has recently declared Katchatheevu to be Sri Lankan territory, as a result of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
10 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ఢిల్లీలోని జంతర్ మంతర్ వద్ద జరిగే CJP నిరసనను వ్యతిరేకించేందుకు బజరంగ్ దళ్‌తో సహా హిందూ సంస్థల కార్యకర్తలు సిద్ధమవుతున్నట్లు వైరల్ పోస్టులు పేర్కొంటున్నాయి.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video showing protesters marching towards Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest on 10 October 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video is unrelated to the 10 October CJP protest and dates the footage to the January 2021 farmers’ protests. It reports that reverse-image searches and matching footage published by media outlets and stock-image sites supported that identification.
Video showing the October 10 CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Videos of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on 10 October 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the videos linked to the 10 October protest were either unrelated to that event or digitally fabricated. It identifies clips from earlier protests in Sealdah, Patna and UGC-related demonstrations, and says another clip was AI-generated.
Viral videos show Hindu groups, including Bajrang Dal, mobilising activists to oppose the CJP protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on 10 October 2026.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the videos depict unrelated events, including a Ram Navami rally, BJP victory celebrations, and Chhatrapati Shivaji’s coronation anniversary celebrations. It also reports that Bajrang Dal denied plans to mobilise volunteers at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
Former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera will become the next leader of the SLPP, and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed him for the role.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that the SLPP spokesperson and Wickremesinghe’s media unit denied any plan to install Wijesekera as party leader. It says Wijesekera was not an active SLPP member and that no credible source confirmed he would lead or deputise the party.
Ferdinand Marcos' term is not extended until 2034 alongside barangay official's term extension.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
درباره اظهارنظر محسن زنگنه در مورد واگذاری ۱۱۰ هکتار از خاک چابهار به افغانستان
Publisher’s rating: بر اساس تفاهم انجامشده میان ایران و افغانستان مقرر شده است که ۱۰ هکتار زمین در مجاورت آبهای بندر چابهار و بیش از ۱۰۰ هکتار در منطقه ویژه اقتصادی برای سرمایهگذاری کشور افغانستان اختصاص یابد.
හිටපු ඇමති කංචන විජේසේකර ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණේ (පොහොට්ටුවේ) මීළඟ නායකයා ලෙස පත්වීමට නියමිත බවත්, හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ එය යෝජනා කළ බවත්.
Publisher’s rating: අසත්යයි
తెలంగాణ ముఖ్యమంత్రి రేవంత్ రెడ్డి, 2026 బతుకమ్మ కానుకగా ప్రతి మహిళకు Rs. 2500 నగదు, పెళ్లి చేసుకునే ప్రతి ఆడపిల్లకు 10 గ్రాముల బంగారం ఇస్తానని హామీ చేస్తున్న బిగ్ టీవీ ప్రచురించిన వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE