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The images show Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay touching the feet of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi during his swearing-in ceremony.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the viral images are AI-generated, not genuine visuals of C. Joseph Vijay touching Rahul Gandhi’s feet at the ceremony. It reports that the reviewed livestream did not show the alleged gesture and that AI-detection tools flagged the images.
For the first time since Independence, a Dalit leader has been appointed as Education Minister. Tamilnadu CM Vijay has appointed Rajmohan, who comes from the Dalit community, as the state's Education Minister. 🔥🔥
Publisher’s rating: false
Duterte supporters hold march
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
رئيس الانتقالي الجنوبي عيدروس الزبيدي في العاصمة البريطانية لندن يلتقي مع وزيرة الخارجية لشؤون الكومنولث البريطانية
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
قبل صعودهم إلى طائرة الرئاسة الأمريكية “إير فورس وان” لمغادرة بكين، تخلّص أعضاء الوفد الأمريكي من جميع الهدايا والتذكارات التي قُدمت لهم من الجانب الصيني، بما في ذلك الشارات والدبابيس والمقتنيات الرمزية، وألقوها في سلال المهملات داخل المطار.
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
இதில் என்ன தவறு.? என்னிடம் கார் இல்லை.. காலில் செருப்பு கூட இல்லாமல் அரசு பேருந்தில் சட்டசபைக்கு வருகை தந்து அசர வைத்த கேவி குப்பம் தவெக MLA தென்றல் குமார் #KVKuppam
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Anti-Hindi Hate started in TamilNadu after Swearing-in of TVK Vijay. This is the only thing they knew & call BJP a communal party😂🤣
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Related reporting identifies the viral clip as footage of anti-Hindi protests in Chennai in March, not protests that began after Vijay’s swearing-in. NewsMeter says the video “is old footage from March,” and The Quint says it predates the formation of the new government under Vijay.
A Muslim man named Mustafa was appointed as the Minister of Hindu Religious Endowments in the Tamil Nadu government formed on 10 May 2026.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that Tamil Nadu’s Fact Check Unit clarified on 13 May 2026 that no one had yet been appointed Minister for Hindu Religious Endowments. It also says the official list of ministers sworn in on 10 May did not include Madar Badruddin, popularly known as VMS Mustafa. [S1]
10 మే 2026న ఏర్పాటైన తమిళనాడు ప్రభుత్వంలో హిందూ మత ధర్మాదాయ శాఖ మంత్రిగా ముస్తఫా అనే ముస్లిం వ్యక్తి నియమించబడ్డారు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
அதிமுகவுடன் திமுக கூட்டணி பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தியது என்று திமுக தலைவர் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் கூறியுள்ளார்.
Publisher’s rating: fake
తమిళగ వెట్రి కజగం ఎమ్మెల్యే కీర్తన సంపత్ తమిళనాడు ప్రభుత్వంలో మంత్రిగా తెలుగులో ప్రమాణ స్వీకారం చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలను చూపిస్తున్న వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows anti-Hindi protests intensifying in Tamil Nadu after C. Joseph Vijay took the oath as Chief Minister on 10 May 2026.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
Viral social media posts made various claims about the President-led NPP May Day rally in Nuwara Eliya.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found that a crowd photo circulating as evidence of the Nuwara Eliya rally was actually from a September 10, 2024, rally in Kurunegala. It also found that a viral post altered President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks about whom the government protects.
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath made recent statements on the ownership of Kachchativu Island.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka found no evidence that Herath made the alleged remarks about Kachchativu Island and reported that his media coordinator said the social media posts were false. The review also says no credible media outlet had reported the claim.
Marcos poses with 6 foreign ambassadors in a group photo
Publisher’s rating: Altered
The photos show Yogi Adityanath attending the wedding of BJP General Secretary Ram Lal’s niece, who married a Muslim man, Faizan Karim.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral photo shows Yogi Adityanath at the wedding of Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar’s son, not at Ram Lal’s niece’s wedding. It also says Faizan Karim did marry Ram Lal’s niece in 2019, but Adityanath did not attend that event.
رئيسة وزراء إيطاليا ترفض مصافحة نتنياهو
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
یک تصمیم جنجالی؛ درباره خروج امارات از اوپک چه می‌دانیم؟
Publisher’s rating: در کوتاه‌مدت، خروج امارات اثر فوری زیادی بر بازار نفت ندارد، زیرا وضعیت نظامی در خلیج فارس و محدودیت‌های صادراتی، فعلا مانع افزایش واقعی صادرات این کشور است. اما در بلندمدت، این تصمیم می‌تواند به امارات اجازه دهد تولیدش را بالا ببرد، درآمد بیشتری کسب کند و نقش مستقل‌تری در بازار انرژی بازی کند.
Тази снимка не показва среща между Румен Радев и бившия генерал от КГБ Леонид Решетников
Publisher’s rating: Фалшива снимка