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Robin Padilla urged Sara Duterte to take a lie detector test amid her impeachment trial.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
ویدیوهایی با ادعای شروع اعتراضات در بازار چارسو و علاءالدین تهران
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called for bypassing the rules to promptly convict Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
జంతర్ మంతర్లో జరిగిన కాక్రోచ్ జనతా పార్టీ (CJP) నిరసనలో అరుంధతి రాయ్ “కశ్మీర్ భారత్లో అంతర్భాగం కాదు” అని అన్నారు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
صورة تُظهر دلال عريقات برفقة نتنياهو
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
The video shows people kissing during a “Cockroach Jantha Party” protest at Jantar Mantar.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video does not show the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar; it depicts JNU’s 2014 “Kiss of Love” campaign. It reports that the earliest version the reviewers found was shared in 2014, predating the 2026 CJP protests.
The video shows Arundhati Roy saying Kashmir is not an integral part of India at a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video does not show Roy speaking at the CJP protest. FACTLY says it is from her speech at the “Azadi – The Only Way Ahead: Convention on Kashmir” at the LTG Auditorium in New Delhi on 21 October 2010, years before the CJP was formed.
نمایش پهپادی مشت گره کرده علی خامنه‌ای در آسمان مصلی
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
اعتراف خالد مشعل به شرکت در تشییع علی و مجتبی خامنه‌ای
Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار
A Navbharat Times (NBT) news graphic quotes BJP MP Manoj Tiwari as saying that the BJP built the Ram Temple and could loot, steal, or even sell it without concern for the opposition.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found no evidence that Manoj Tiwari made the alleged remarks and no NBT report carrying the quote. NBT and Tiwari both clarified that the graphic and attributed statement were fabricated.
Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”
Publisher’s rating: False
A Facebook post claims Benjamin Magalong criticized Joel Villanueva for joining the majority bloc in the Senate led by Sherwin Gatchalian.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Fan fordert Verhaftung von Lula und Janja auf Plakat bei einem Protest
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The video shows Shashi Tharoor comparing India and Pakistan and criticising India’s global standing under PM Modi.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the original recording of Shashi Tharoor’s India-Thai Chamber of Commerce event contains none of the remarks attributed to him in the viral video. It says the clip pairs authentic visuals with altered audio, which multiple AI voice-detection tools suggested was likely AI-generated.
The video shows bulldozer action against structures in West Bengal after the BJP came to power in May 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video does not show bulldozer action in West Bengal. It shows a demolition drive by the Chattogram Development Authority near Sheikh Mujib Road in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on 12 May 2026.
A Navbharat Times graphic quotes PM Modi discussing his father’s death in the 133rd episode of the Mann Ki Baat.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the quote attributed to Modi does not appear in the official transcript of the 133rd Mann Ki Baat episode, and that Navbharat Times did not publish the graphic. It also says Navbharat Times clarified on 08 June 2026 that fake posts were circulating under its name.
Video shows the members of the Cockroach Janta Party driving away certain media personnel from a protest in June 2026 in Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the footage was posted on 12 February 2026, before the CJP protest, and links it to UGC-related protests at Jantar Mantar. The review concludes that the video was falsely presented as footage of the CJP protest.
نزدیک ۶۰ میلیون ایرانی حداقل یک بار در این تجمعات خیابانی شرکت کرده‌اند.
Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار
Loren Legarda attended the Senate session on June 2, 2026.
Publisher’s rating: False
Former Army Commander Shavendra Silva and tuition teacher Dinesh Mutugula are entering provincial politics with opposition parties.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found no credible reports confirming either claim. Silva said the posts were a “complete lie,” and Mutugula said he had “no intention whatsoever of entering politics through any party”; the parties named also denied the claims.