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Hinduism should be declared the Global religion! Azerbaijan is a Muslim country. But you will be surprised to know that Hinduism has a connection with Azerbaijan!! The eternal flame of Goddess Durga has been burning for hundreds of years. This temple has been named 'Temple of Fire' due to the sacred fire burning in it for many years.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The video shows people travelling to the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh in a boat-shaped vehicle called Kaliyug’s Pushpak Viman.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a video of people riding in a boat-shaped vehicle, presented as footage of travel to the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh in what the post calls “Kaliyug’s Pushpak Viman.” FACTLY’s review investigated the video itself, rather than just the wording of the post, and concluded that the footage originated in Thailand and was unrelated to India. [S1: “A video being shared on social media (here, here, and here) shows people riding in a boat-shaped vehicle. It is being shared with the claim that these individuals are travelling to the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh in Kaliyug’s Pushpak Viman.”] [S1: “The viral video originates from Thailand. Several Thai users shared it on social media in November 2024, predating the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh.”] To trace the footage, the review says it searched for the claim and found no reports, then reverse-searched keyframes. That search led to an Instagram post dated 5 November 2024 showing the same video, with a TikTok account watermark. The review also found the same video on that account, posted on the same date with a Thai caption. This establishes a documented circulation of the video before the 2025 event, rather than evidence of Mahakumbh travel. [S1: “To verify the claim, we performed a Google search using the keywords ‘devotees arrived in 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh in a boat-shaped vehicle and Kalyug Pushpak Viman.’ No such reports were found. We then conducted a reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video which led us to an Instagram post (archived) dated 05 November 2024, featuring the same video.”] [S1: “We searched for the TikTok account @b_lawan_klanthong and found the same video posted by the user with a Thai caption on 05 November 2024.”] The review describes additional checks that point to Thailand: it says a news article and Newsflare also identified the video as Thai, and that Shutterstock images attributed to Thailand showed the vehicle beside a sign reading “Kamphaeng Phet.” The article identifies Kamphaeng Phet as a province in Thailand. Taken together, the pre-event posts and the location clues support the conclusion that the video was misrepresented as footage from Prayagraj. [S1: “We also found the same video on Newsflare (archived), a website that shares verified user-generated video content, which was also identified as being from Thailand.”] [S1: “One of these pictures features a signboard with ‘Kamphaeng Phet’ written on it. A quick search revealed that Kamphaeng Phet is a province located in Thailand.”]
American organization donating a throne to ayodhya ram temple is false
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A TikTok video shows the crowd at a recent nationwide “rally for peace” organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Larangan Membaca Alquran di Masjid Rumdin Gubernur Sumut
Publisher’s rating: disinformasi
''കുംഭ മേളയിൽ സിദ്ധസന്യാസി ഗംഗാസ്നാനത്തിന് മുമ്പ് അഗ്നിസ്നാനം നടത്തുന്നതുകണ്ട് ബിബിസി ലേഖകൻ്റെ ഉറക്കം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു! മറ്റ് മതങ്ങളെ അപേക്ഷിച്ച് ഹിന്ദു മതത്തെയും സനാതന സംസ്കാരത്തെയും രാപ്പകൽ അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന അതേ ബിബിസി ഇത് സംപ്രേക്ഷണം ചെയ്തു!''
Publisher’s rating: false
The review found the claim misleading: the video showed Rambhau Swami performing an “agni shayanam” ritual, not a sage taking a fire bath at the Kumbh Mela. It identified the footage as coming from the documentary “The Fire Yogi” and said it found no information that the BBC had broadcast that documentary.
മഹാദേവ്..2025 ലെ മഹാ കുംഭമേളയിലെ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
2025 ప్రయాగరాజ్ మహా కుంభమేళాకి స్విట్జర్లాండ్ నుంచి నడుచుకుంటూ వచ్చిన ఒక విదేశీ యాత్రికుడి వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
రాహుల్ గాంధీ హిందూ ధర్మం గురించి ఈ వీడియోలో తప్పుగా మాట్లాడారు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Sheikh Kasule Ndirangwa has died
Publisher’s rating: False
Video showing the conch shell (shankh) being blown non-stop for 2 minutes and 49 seconds during the inauguration ceremony of the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review found that the video was not from the 2025 Maha Kumbh inauguration: it dates to 13 February 2023 and shows the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. It identifies President Droupadi Murmu and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the footage during Murmu’s visit.
ఉత్తరప్రదేశ్లోని ప్రయాగ్రాజ్లో 2025న ప్రారంభమైన మహా కుంభమేళా నేపథ్యంలో, కాశీలోని అన్ని మాంసం దుకాణాలు మూసివేయబడ్డాయి.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
മതത്തിന്റെ വേലിക്കട്ട് പൊളിച്ച് സംഘിയോടൊപ്പം ഒളിച്ചോടി ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽപോയി വിവാഹം കഴിച്ച മുസ്ലിം യുവതി ഇന്ന് വീടിനുള്ളിൽ സമാധിയായി കാണപ്പെട്ടു
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Agni snan of Mahasant in Maha Kumbh... Whoever saw it just kept looking…
Publisher’s rating: misleading