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ویدیوی پریدن زن بدون لباس در زمین بازی قطر و سوئیس
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
ویدیوی معرفی تیم ملی ایران در افتتاحیه جام جهانی با نمادهایی از تخت جمشید و دماوند
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
FIFA has banned face paint at the 2026 World Cup.
Publisher’s rating: False
ادعای منتسب به مهدی تاج درباره اینکه کادر فنی تیم ملی فوتبال به دلیل مناسبتر بودن آبوهوای مکزیک، این کشور را به آمریکا ترجیح داده.
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
The Simpsons predicted the winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup decades in advance
Publisher’s rating: Satire
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke down after Rajasthan Royals lost the match to the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Fact Crescendo says the video was not from the RR–GT Qualifier 2 match: it had appeared in reports about Sooryavanshi in tears after Rajasthan Royals lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. The review concludes that the video was from the RR–KKR match, not the recent RR–GT match. (S1)
Next banger @TVKVijayHQ na - Ella ball um sixer ah parakuthe. Super na. Huge Respect
Publisher’s rating: false
Buffalo Sabres filed a complaint with the NHL for Montreal's Bell Centre too loud
Publisher’s rating: False.
Eran Wickramaratne introduced ethnic quotas and made remarks about U-19 cricketers' schools after being appointed chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee.
Publisher’s rating: False
அடேய் பும்ரா பேரு கூட வாய்ல வரல ஆனா இப்போ
Publisher’s rating: false
The ICC has banned the Sri Lanka cricket team from international cricket for one year.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the ICC had not banned the Sri Lanka team for a year, citing the Sri Lanka Cricket Board spokesperson’s denial and the team’s scheduled upcoming tours. It also reports that the ICC had no active ban on Sri Lanka Cricket at the time of the review.
The video shows 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi saying that one of his primary goals for IPL 2026 is to hit a six off the first ball he faced from Jasprit Bumrah.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The image shows Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan, CEO Kavya Maran, and the SRH squad praying in front of a portrait of Jesus Christ before a match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the image is AI-generated, citing inconsistencies in the image and results from AI-detection tools. It reports that SynthID indicated the image was generated using Google AI, while Hive AI gave it an aggregate score of 99.9%.
Found the Boom Boom Bumrah kid! 4 years apart.
Publisher’s rating: false
விளையாட்டு போட்டிகளில் ஆண்கள் கபடிப்போட்டிகளில் வெற்றி பெற்றால் பத்தாயிரம் ரூபாய் பரிசு, ஆனால் பெண்கள் வெற்றி பெற்றால் 5000 ரூபாய் பரிசு என்று உள்ளது - ராஜ்மோகன், தவெக
Publisher’s rating: false
Gill edited a photo he posted on Instagram and removed Sanju Samson from it. What is the point of erasing the Player of the Tournament from a picture? If India won the T20 WC, Sanju Samson played one of the biggest roles in that victory.
Publisher’s rating: false
Gill edited a photo he posted on Instagram and removed Sanju Samson from it. What is the point of erasing the Player of the Tournament from a picture? If India won the T20 WC, Sanju Samson played one of the biggest roles in that victory. It’s understandable that Samson replaced Gill in the team and that might have caused some frustration, but this kind of behavior looks very petty. Many people have already pointed this out in the comments on his post.
Publisher’s rating: false
ఈ వీడియో 2026 ICC పురుషుల T20 వరల్డ్ కప్లో భారత్ విజయం సాధించిన సందర్భంగా ఆఫ్ఘానిస్తాన్లో ప్రజలు సంబరాలు జరుపుకోవటాన్ని చూపిస్తుంది.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Jacob Bethell with his father after his destructive knock against India in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026. Bro will be remembered forever for his innings. Well played, Bethell.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The President has ordered an investigation into the assets of national cricketers following recent poor performances.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka found the claim false. It reported that the Presidential Media Division, Ministry of Sports, and Sri Lanka Cricket said no such decision had been taken, and that no supporting announcement or mainstream-media report was found.