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مظاهرات في شوارع تعز ضد حزب الإصلاح
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review found the video was an excerpt from older footage published on September 13, 2026, showing protests in Idlib, Syria, over rising fuel prices—not demonstrations in Taiz. It also reported that no demonstrations were observed in Taiz that day.
The video shows Yair Lapid accusing Netanyahu of using the 2026 Flydubai incident for political gains, comparing it to Modi’s use of the 2019 Pulwama attack.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral video is digitally manipulated: the original footage shows Yair Lapid discussing Netanyahu’s handling of the Iran conflict and US-Iran ceasefire, not the Flydubai incident or Modi and Pulwama. The review says AI voice-detection tools also indicated that the viral audio was likely manipulated.
Viral photos show Papua New Guinea's "president" James Marape at the 2026 UN General Assembly in traditional headdress, with some versions showing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu looking at him.
Publisher’s rating: False
అక్టోబర్ 2026 ఫ్రాన్స్ నిరసనల్లో భాగంగా నిరసనకారులు పారిస్ స్టాక్ ఎక్స్చేంజ్ భవనాన్ని స్వాధీనం చేసుకుంటున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The House prosecution panel in Sara Duterte's impeachment trial will add a new charge against the vice president.
Publisher’s rating: False
Visuals of CJP’s protest demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Shivaji Park ground in Mumbai on 02 October 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video does not show the CJP protest in Mumbai. The review identifies it as footage of an AIMIM public meeting addressed by Asaduddin Owaisi at Central Library Ground in Bhopal on 15 September 2026, opposing the Uniform Civil Code Bill.
Sara Duterte was spotted at the house of Chiz Escudero.
Publisher’s rating: False
The Sept. 30 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was canceled because some senator-judges had a “traumatic experience” while questioning her brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. This is false.
Publisher’s rating: False
A video shows President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressing the 2026 UN General Assembly session.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that Dissanayake did not attend the 2026 UN General Assembly session; Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath represented Sri Lanka instead. It says the video combined footage of Dissanayake’s 2025 UN address with audio from political speeches in Sri Lanka.
A News 1st-style news card shows Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath making three statements at the UN General Assembly: aid for animals after Cyclone Ditwah, a vow to prosecute the Rajapaksas and other opposition figures, and that Tamil fighters would never be called terrorists.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the News 1st-style card fabricated the three statements attributed to Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. His full UN address contained none of them, and News 1st did not publish the card.
02 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ముంబైలోని శివాజీ పార్క్ మైదానంలో సీఈసీ జ్ఞానేష్ కుమార్ రాజీనామా చేయాలంటూ CJP చేసిన నిరసనను చూపుతున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
ఈ వీడియో 2 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ముంబైలోని శివాజీ పార్క్లో జరిగిన కాక్రోచ్ జనతా పార్టీ (CJP) నిరసనకు సంబంధించింది.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Claire Castro calling Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an “addict” and “bangag (intoxicated by drugs),” accusing him of abusing fentanyl.
Publisher’s rating: False
A photo shows Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath meeting US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says Herath and Trump both attended the UN General Assembly session in New York, but held no meeting. It reports that Herath’s media secretary denied any meeting and that the viral photo was AI-generated.
The videos show the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on 02 October 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
විදේශ කටයුතු ඇමති විජිත හේරත් සහ ඇමරිකානු ජනාධිපති ට්රම්ප් හමුවී ඇත
Publisher’s rating: False
Nicolas Torre III said that he is willing to personally pick up and drag Mark Zuckerberg if he fails to attend the congressional probe.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Manila mayor calls senators 'criminals'
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Images shared online are drone shots of the SJB protest against the 22nd Amendment Bill held at Polduwa Junction, Battaramulla on September 24, 2026.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says both images shared as drone shots of the September 24 SJB protest were AI-generated. It reports that neither mainstream media nor official sources published drone footage of the event, and that the SJB Media Division said it had not used the images.
Sri Lanka has been removed from the United Nations.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo says Sri Lanka remains listed among the UN’s 193 member states, with admission dated December 14, 1955, and that Sri Lankan officials continued participating in UN meetings in 2026. It also reports that no expulsion process had been reported against Sri Lanka and that removal would require action by both the Security Council and General Assembly.