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97,861 published reviews![Image accompanying "[…] the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems](https://static.dw.com/image/75435658_6.jpg)
"[…] the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive […]," wrote Trump on his social media platform Truth Social. He reposted a 13-second clip to support his claim. In it, we see a dark-colored SUV driving toward an officer. Trump's post was also posted as a screencast on the White House Instagram account.
Publisher’s rating: DW fact check: False. Trump's claim that Renee Nicole Good ran over an ICE officer is false. The clip the US president shared was initially posted on the Instagram channel KSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News. Looking closely at the clip Trump shared — posted to his account in slow motion — one may indeed get the impression at the 5-second time stamp that the SUV has run the officer over, and that he starts shooting a moment later in response. However, it is clear by the 8-second mark, at the latest, that the aforementioned ICE officer is standing upright and looking at the vehicle as it drives away. Watching the clip at the original speed, it is evident that, although the SUV is moving, the ICE officer jumps back from it and is not run over. This can be seen even more clearly when we observe the incident from a different perspective.
The viral video shows a tea vendor pouring boiling hot tea on a boy.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the clip was scripted content posted by the Instagram account booster_bhai, which regularly shares similar staged videos featuring the same individuals. The review also says the boy in the clip appears in other similar skits on the account. [S1]
BREAKING! US special forces (Delta Force) have just landed in Caracus, #Venezuela.
Publisher’s rating: old video
ویدیو حضور هلی‌کوپترهای نیروهای دلتا فورس در اقلیم کردستان
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
The UNP media division issued a statement on reports that Ranil Wickremesinghe left Sri Lanka to take over the presidency of Venezuela.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that the UNP Media Unit confirmed it had not issued the alleged announcement. The review also says it found no such posts about Wickremesinghe leaving for Venezuela, concluding that the purported statement and the posts it supposedly addressed were non-existent.
Fingerprint machines will be mandatory in schools from 2026.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review reports that officials from Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education said no decision had been made to require fingerprint machines in schools and no such announcement had been made. It says the claim that they would be mandatory from 2026 was false.
پروژه تبلیغاتی اینفلوئنسرهای محور مقاومت درباره آرام بودن اوضاع ایران
Publisher’s rating: ویدیویی‌هایی از چهار اینفلوئنسر عرب در شبکه‌های اجتماعی فارسی دست به دست می‌شود که از خیابان‌های تهران درباره آرام بودن اوضاع حرف می‌زنند و از حکومت ایران حمایت و دفاع می‌کنند. این افراد چه کسانی هستند؟
‘திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள புகழ்பெற்ற அலகுமலை முருகன் கோவிலுடன் தொடர்புடைய பழமையான கோவில் ஈட்டிவீரம்பாளையம் பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ளது. தலைமுறை தலைமுறையாக பக்தர்கள் வழிபட்டு வந்த இந்த கோவிலை திமுக அரசு இன்று இடித்துவிட்டது’ - அண்ணாமலை, பாஜக முன்னாள் தலைவர்.
Publisher’s rating: misleding
فضيحة في نيروبي.. لاعبة مبتدئة تمثّل مصر بأسوأ أداء في بطولة تنس دولية
Publisher’s rating: مش حقيقي
The Energy Minister stated that the government has no role in the proposed revision of electricity tariffs.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody denied making a comment on tariff revisions and said no final adjustment decision had been made. The Ministry’s Media Division also confirmed that no such statement had been issued. The review concludes that the circulating claim about an increase being pursued without government involvement was inaccurate.
Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire!
The images are AI-altered versions of footage showing a masked ICE agent; they do not identify the shooter. The review says the man depicted is not Steven or Steve Grove, a Missouri gun-shop owner who told PolitiFact he had never been to Minnesota and was not involved in the incident.
![Image accompanying "[…] die Frau, die das Auto fuhr, verhielt sich sehr ungebührlich, behinderte und leistete Widerstand, woraufhin sie den ICE-Beamten gewaltsam, vorsätzlich und](https://static.dw.com/image/75435625_6.jpg)
"[…] die Frau, die das Auto fuhr, verhielt sich sehr ungebührlich, behinderte und leistete Widerstand, woraufhin sie den ICE-Beamten gewaltsam, vorsätzlich und böswillig überfuhr, der sie offenbar in Notwehr erschossen hat. Aufgrund des beigefügten Clips ist es schwer zu glauben, dass er noch am Leben ist […]", schreibt Donald Trump am 7. Januar auf seinem Profil auf der Social-Media-Plattform Truth Social. Dazu veröffentlicht er einen 13-sekündigen Clip, der seine Behauptung untermauern soll. Darin sieht man, wie ein dunkler SUV auf einen Beamten zufährt. Trumps Post wurde als Screencastauch auf dem Instagram-Account des Weißen Hauses gepostet.
Publisher’s rating: DW Faktencheck: Falsch. Donald Trumps Behauptung, Renee Nicole Good habe einen ICE-Beamten überfahren, ist falsch. Der Clip, den der US-Präsident teilt, wurde zunächst auf dem Instagram-Kanal "KSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News" geteilt und zeigt die Situation aus einer anderen Perspektive. Schaut man sich den von Trump geteilten Clip genau an - den er auf seinem Account übrigens in Zeitlupe postete - kann bei Sekunde fünf tatsächlich der Eindruck entstehen, dass der SUV den Beamten umgefahren hat und dieser kurz darauf losschießt. Spätestens bei Sekunde acht sieht man allerdings, dass der besagte ICE-Beamte auf beiden Beinen steht und dem wegfahrenden Wagen hinterherschaut.
The viral video shows Arnab Goswami saying that after six months Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to leave his home and that Indian youth will beat him with sticks if he does.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral clip was edited to remove the context that Goswami was quoting Rahul Gandhi, making it appear that Goswami made the remark himself. In the full debate, Goswami cited Gandhi’s earlier statement while responding to a Congress panellist.
The members of the Bajrang Dal entered Bangladesh to stage protests against the Hindu violence.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found that the video does not show a Bajrang Dal protest. It shows a November 2025 protest by primary school teachers in Shahbag, Dhaka, where police used tear gas, sound grenades and water cannons during a clash.
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