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The viral video shows a school teacher in Pakistan brutally beating a Christian girl for wearing a cross.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows a father assaulting his daughter in Baghdad, Iraq—not a Pakistani teacher or a religiously motivated beating. It says Iraqi coverage identified the incident and that Al-Rusafa Police arrested the father after the video went viral in October 2025.
The video shows a real incident of a shopkeeper crying and holding a customer’s feet after the customer leaves without buying anything.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video was scripted comedy, not a real incident. The creators, Kannu Dutta and Simran Gambhir, confirmed that it was staged for entertainment.
انتشار تصاویر دستکاری شده اعتراضات ۱۴۰۴ در شبکه‌های اجتماعی
Publisher’s rating: در اعتراضات دی ماه ۱۴۰۴ در کنار تصاویر دلخراش و تکان‌دهنده فراوان واقعی، تصاویر بازسازی شده با هوش مصنوعی هم منتشر شد.
ఇరాన్లోని ఒక మహిళ అయతుల్లా అలీ ఖమేనీకి వ్యతిరేకంగా సందేశం ఉన్న టీ-షర్టును ప్రదర్శిస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The viral photo shows Muslim voters standing in a queue during the recent 2026 BMC elections in Mumbai.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the photo was taken in Varanasi during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, not at the 2026 BMC elections. It says the identification was supported by AP News archive metadata and Al Jazeera election coverage.
Tariff revenues can "easily" pay for a $500 billion increase to the military budget, "pay down Debt, and likewise, pay a substantial Dividend to moderate income Patriots."
Publisher’s rating: Tariff revenues totaled $264 billion in 2025
ویدیوی مانور هوایی آمریکا با بمب‌افکن بی۵۲ و جنگنده اف ۱۶ در آسمان خلیج فارس در هفته سوم ژانویه
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
ஜீரோ பெர்செண்டு கஞ்சா"புகழ் மாசு "சாருக்கு" யாராவது எடுத்து சொல்லுங்கப்பா... ஓரே"அக்கப்போருப்பா!
Publisher’s rating: false
خاموشی سراسری اینترنت؛ زیان روزانه ایران چقدر است؟
Publisher’s rating: بر اساس گزارش نهادهای بین‌المللی مانند نت‌بلاکس و اینتلی‌نیوز، زیان روزانه قطع اینترنت در ایران بین ۵۰ تا ۶۰ میلیون دلار برآورد شده و مجموع خسارت‌ها تا ۱۶ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶ به حدود ۷۰۰ میلیون دلار رسیده است.
A viral image shows a genuine Rs. 2000 note next to a counterfeit note that looks identical to it.
Publisher’s rating: False
The photo shows a statue of Mahatma Gandhi that was decapitated in Bangladesh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The photo shows a Gandhi statue vandalised during a violent protest at the Chakulia BDO office in North Dinajpur, West Bengal—not Bangladesh. The incident took place on 15 January 2026.
The viral video shows Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi saying that India’s actions in Operation Sindoor were limited due to intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral clip’s audio was manipulated and that Dwivedi made no such statement in the original footage. The reporter’s question was about investment in India’s defence systems; the clip replaced the original audio with an English voice-over.
பாரத மண்ணை வணங்கிய முஸ்லீம்கள் ஈரானிலிருந்து மீட்ட மோடி | கண்ணீர் மல்க நன்றி
Publisher’s rating: false
BREAKING FROM IRAN: Nearly 2 million on the streets, fighting the Islamist regime. Anger erupts in over 500 places in more than 175 cities across all 31 provinces. Protesters destroy over 30 mosques. Lion-and-sun flag of Persian origin hoisted at London’s Iran embassy.
Publisher’s rating: false
شناسایی ۹۵۰ جان‌باخته تنها در کهریزک
Publisher’s rating: تحقیقات فکت‌نامه نشان می‌دهد تا شامگاه ۲۰ دی ۱۴۰۴ دست‌کم اجساد ۹۵۰ معترض، وارد سیستم پزشکی قانونی کهریزک شده است.
شرب المياه أثناء تناول الطعام يؤثر على الهضم ويزيد الوزن
Publisher’s rating: سياق مضلل
A second shadow rises in orbit, and the night sky grows stranger. Astronomers report that a small, asteroid-sized object has entered a stable orbit around Earth, effectively giving our planet a second “moon” for the next six decades. Though tiny compared to our familiar Moon, its path will track alongside the main satellite, occasionally reflecting sunlight and appearing briefly in our night sky. Light circling a planet. Gravity weaving a duet. A shadow dancing beside the Moon. Researchers emphasize this is a temporary phenomenon: the object’s orbit is delicate and will eventually drift away, but its presence allows scientists to study how small bodies interact with Earth’s gravity in real time. For skywatchers, it offers a rare opportunity to glimpse a new companion alongside the Moon. For the next sixty years, Earth will carry two moons — and the night sky will never feel the same again.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
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