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The video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he will eradicate poverty from the country at once.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is presented out of context: Modi was referring to and questioning Rahul Gandhi’s earlier statement about eradicating poverty, not making that promise himself. FACTLY says the extended video and Modi’s speech transcript confirm this context.
2026 బ్రిక్స్ సదస్సులో ప్రపంచ దేశాల నాయకులతో కూడిన నిజమైన సెల్ఫీ చిత్రం.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
تصویر سخنرانی رئیس‌جمهور چین مقابل نقشه‌ای با نام فلسطین و بدون نام اسرائیل
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
The video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting his own portrait to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS Summit.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is from the 2019 informal summit in Mamallapuram, not the 2026 BRICS Summit, and shows Xi Jinping presenting Modi with a porcelain memento featuring Modi’s portrait. Modi gave Xi a handmade silk shawl in return. ([S1](https://factly.in/this-video-shows-chinese-president-xi-jinping-gifting-pm-modi-a-porcelain-memento-featuring-modis-portrait-in-2019/))
Gilberto Teodoro Jr. exposed the names of pro-China officials.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said, "If this country is entrusted to me again, I will govern it well."
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found no record of Rajapaksa making the quoted statement in his recent public remarks and said an SLPP spokesperson confirmed he had not made it. It concludes that the viral attribution is false.
Sara Duterte requested a P250-million budget for her travel expenses for the fiscal year 2027.
Publisher’s rating: False
Alan Peter Cayetano said Sara Duterte should personally appear in the impeachment trial.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
تبادل التحية بالأنف بين الرئيس الجيبوتي والوزيرة اليمنية
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
A news report shows that Vice President Sara Duterte was convicted in the ongoing impeachment trial against her.
Publisher’s rating: False
مهلت ۲۴ ساعته چین به آمریکا برای توقف اقداماتش در خاورمیانه
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
نقل قول منتسب به نخست‌وزیر کانادا خطاب به ترامپ: «ما را دست‌کم نگیر، همانطور که ایران را دست‌کم گرفتی»
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
هل تخوّل القوانين اللبنانية محافظ بعلبك–الهرمل التدخل في صلاحيات البلديات وتعيين منسق للجمعيات العاملة في المحافظة؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa struck a secret deal over the 22nd Constitutional Amendment.
Publisher’s rating: False
ویدیو با ادعای حضور اعتراضی گسترده مردم در خیابان‌های پایتخت در روزهای اخیر
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
A Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs cable dated 17 May 2026 was sent directly to Israel's Foreign Ministry.
Publisher’s rating: false
Policy Wire’s review says the document purporting to be a Pakistani Foreign Ministry cable addressed directly to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, dated 17 May 2026, is fabricated. It cites the absence of a diplomatic channel, non-standard formatting, AI-detection results, and a lack of official confirmation.
The video shows a massive crowd gathered at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Pune, Maharashtra in August 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows football fans celebrating Mexico’s goal at the Zócalo in Mexico City, not a crowd at Rahul Gandhi’s Pune event. The review identifies the footage as showing celebrations during the Mexico–Ecuador World Cup match on 30 June 2026.
The video shows visuals from the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ held at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, on 21 August 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review found that the video was not from the Delhi protest. It identified the footage as showing a Karni Sena protest in Jaipur on 3 August 2026, where police intervened.
The government plans to remove the lion from Sri Lanka's national flag, as announced in a cabinet decision.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found no cabinet proposal or decision to change Sri Lanka’s national flag, and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa denied making the statement attributed to him. It concludes the social-media claim that a cabinet decision would remove the lion is false.
A Navbharat Times (NBT) news graphic quotes Swami Ramdev praising the Congress party and apologising for previously tarnishing the party’s image.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found no credible reports or posts on Ramdev’s official channels confirming the quote, and no matching report on NBT’s platforms. NBT said the viral graphic was fake, and the review concluded that the attributed statement was fabricated.