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The video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urging people to make him the Prime Minister so that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will become part of India within six months.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral video is clipped and misrepresents Yogi Adityanath’s remarks. In the full footage, he calls for Narendra Modi to be made Prime Minister again and links Pakistan-occupied Kashmir becoming part of India within six months to Modi securing a third term.
A new ₹500 currency note bearing the image of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been officially released.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that neither the Reserve Bank of India nor the Central Government announced a ₹500 note featuring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It says the viral image of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding the note was AI-generated.
Pigs carry dangerous parasites that can survive cooking, continue thriving inside the human body
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says parasites associated with pork are transmitted through raw or undercooked meat, or through poor hygiene and contaminated food or water—not properly cooked pork. It explains that adequate cooking destroys the parasites, while infection and egg production can occur after consuming undercooked pork containing live cysts or ingesting tapeworm eggs through contaminated food or water.
නුගේගොඩ දුඹුරු සීනි අලෙවිසැල වසා දැමූ බව කියන කතාව ඇත්තක් ද?
Publisher’s rating: False
The review reports that the Nugegoda brown-sugar shop was open on February 2, 2026, and that its closure was not permanent. It says the shop had temporarily closed on January 31 after its sales employee became ill; the following day it was closed for the Poya holiday.
The video shows protesters beating the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah with shoes and slippers and burning them in protest against the 2026 UGC guidelines.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows a protest against the SIR process in Hariharpara, Murshidabad, not a protest against the 2026 UGC regulations. The review says demonstrators burned effigies of Modi, Shah, and the Election Commissioner after alleging harassment of ordinary people under the SIR process.
Finally, that day has arrived when people are dragging BJP members out of their offices and homes and beating them... See how in Maharashtra, BJP's so-called "service" is being fiercely opposed, against the #UGCRegulations law. When the pot of sin fills up, this was bound to happen one day..
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The video shows a torchlight (mashal) protest against the new UGC rules.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows an Indian Youth Congress torchlight rally in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 13 August 2025, protesting alleged “vote chori,” not the new UGC rules. The review points to banners and placards identifying the rally as a Youth Congress event and notes that the footage was shared as being from that rally.
The viral video shows a torch procession protesting against the new UGC regulations.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video does not show a protest against the new UGC regulations; it shows a torchlight protest in Odisha against the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The review says the same video was uploaded on 20 December 2025, before the UGC regulations were notified on 13 January 2026.
The viral photo shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignoring President Droupadi Murmu during the Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2026.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that official footage shows Modi greeting Murmu with folded hands before moving on. It says the viral photo captures a later moment, giving a misleading impression that he ignored her.
The video shows lawyers protesting against the 2026 UGC guidelines in Delhi.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the video shows a lawyers’ protest in August 2025 against a Delhi Lieutenant Governor notification, not a protest against the 2026 UGC regulations. It says the notification designated Delhi’s 226 police stations as places where police officers could give evidence in court by video conference.
The photo shows Captain Sumit Kapoor, the pilot of the aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar that crashed in Baramati
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral photo shows Captain Sahil Madaan, not Captain Sumit Kapoor. It reports that Madaan’s wife and media reports clarified he was not on the flight, while Kapoor was a different person who died in the crash.
The viral video shows Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya Ram Temple tableau at the 2026 Republic Day parade.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review identifies the viral video as showing Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya-themed tableau from the 2024 Republic Day parade, not the 2026 parade. It reports that Uttar Pradesh presented a Bundelkhand-themed tableau in 2026.
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