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Президент Молдовы Майя Санду подняла зарплаты министрам в 20 раз
Publisher’s rating: Фейк. Зарплата министров в Молдове увеличились в 2,5 раза.
PM Modi’s face was covered at the Kozhikode railway station because pictures of Modi are not allowed there.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral image was from March 2024 and that railway authorities explained Modi’s picture was covered under Election Commission orders while the Model Code of Conduct was in effect. It also says authorities shared a current image of the Calicut station stall showing Modi’s picture.
هل يحق قانوناً للبلديات إعتماد نظام الشراء بالسلف من دون إجراء مناقصات؟
Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح
The review concludes that using advances does not exempt municipalities from public procurement rules: splitting purchases to stay below the tender threshold is prohibited when it evades those rules. It notes that advances are a payment method, not a procurement method.
El comunicado de Madres de Plaza de Mayo que llama a derrocar a Milei
Publisher’s rating: Falso
هل عطل مجلس الوزراء قانون الشراء العام في جلسة 31 تموز بحجة حالة الطوارئ؟
Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح
Vice President Kamala Harris previously “supported mandatory gun confiscation."
Publisher’s rating: Not the Whole Story
US-Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris spricht verwirrte Sätze - etwa «heute ist heute» («today is today»).
Publisher’s rating: Das Video ist bearbeitet. Die tatsächliche Rede auf einer Kundgebung enthält dieses vermeintliche Zitat nicht. Manche Verbreiter des Fake-Videos berufen sich auf satirische Absichten.
காவலர்களுக்கு ரூ.74.8 கோடியில் வாங்கப்பட்ட 85 இருசக்கர வாகனங்களை மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் கொடியசைத்துத் தொடங்கி வைத்தார் என்று ஒரு பதிவு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The review found the claim false: the News 7 Tamil card incorrectly stated that 85 motorcycles cost Rs. 74.8 crore. It reports that the Tamil Nadu government’s press release gave the cost as Rs. 74 lakh.
Bolsonaro apoia o ditador Maduro porque ele falou mal do TSE! Parece piada mas não é!
Publisher’s rating: Falso
بن غفير يرقص مع عرب 48 الاسرائيليين في مدينة اورشليم القدس بعد هلاك اسماعيل هنية
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the video is old: Ben Gvir posted it on Facebook on October 12, 2022, with a caption identifying the occasion as a celebration for the Kurdish community. That makes the claim that it shows him dancing with Arab Israelis after Ismail Haniyeh’s death misleading.
டெலிபிராம்டர் வைத்துப் பேசும் மோடி என்று அண்ணாமலை விமர்சனம் செய்ததாக ஒரு வீடியோ பதிவு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
A clipped video was shared as if Annamalai were mocking Narendra Modi for using a teleprompter. The review says the full video shows Annamalai was criticizing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for not attending the NITI Aayog meeting, not Modi.
“I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln."
Publisher’s rating: Historians disagree
Bolsonaro vai ser entrevistado pela Globo no dia 22 de agosto de 2024
Publisher’s rating: Falso
