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Jose Altuve was refused entry to a Louis Vuitton store because he was dressed too casually.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the Houston Astros confirmed the alleged incident never happened and that the story was made up. It also reports that the rumor originated from an Astros-themed Facebook account and was repeated without supporting evidence.

Латвийский пограничник подорвался на мине, установленной для сдерживания России

Publisher’s rating: Фейк

The review says Latvia’s border had not been mined and that such mines were not intended for peacetime use. It traces the story to a satirical Telegram channel that posted it as a joke before it was later circulated as news. [S1]

The photos show the same person who abused Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the opposition’s meeting in Bihar on 27 August 2025.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

FACTLY reports that the viral photos show Nek Mohammad, a BJP member from Madhya Pradesh, not the man arrested over the abuse in Bihar. It identifies the arrested man as Rizvi, also known as Raja, and says the available evidence confirms the two are not the same person.

ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్‌లో ప్రభుత్వ ఉద్యోగుల పదవీ విరమణ వయసును 62 నుంచి 65 ఏళ్లకు పంచే అవకాశాన్ని పరిశీలించేందుకు మంత్రుల కమిటీని ఏర్పాటు చేస్తూ ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం జీవో జారీ చేసింది.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

اکسیر جوانی قرآنی، تایید شده از سوی دانشمندان ژاپنی که از ترکیب هفت به یک انجیر و زیتون ساخته می‌شود.

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

Claim: ரஷ்ய அதிபர் புதின் இந்திய தேசிய கீதத்துக்கு மரியாதை அளித்து நின்றார் என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் வைரலாக பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

Ik was ze op een gegeven moment eens drie of vier dagen vergeten te nemen. Op de vijfde dag voelde ik plots iets knetteren in mijn hoofd. Het leek op vuurwerk.

Publisher’s rating: Waar

Claim: சீனாவில் இந்தியப் பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடியை வரவேற்கும் வகையில் ட்ரோன் ஷோ நடத்தப்பட்டதாக ஒரு புகைப்படம் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The video shows Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge blaming Rahul Gandhi for ruining the country

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

松本外務政務官「ホームタウン計画止められない」と発言?

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

A video circulated on X on September 2, 2025, appearing to show Vice-Minister Matsumoto saying the Africa Hometown plan could not be stopped. The review says the clip emphasizes an excerpt about being unable to correct or stop misunderstandings, while the caption claims he said the plan itself could not be stopped; the video does not contain that statement. (S1)

Claim: ‘’மன்மோகன் சிங்கை மதிக்காத சீன அதிபர்,’’ என்று கூறி, சமூக வலைதளங்களில் பகிரப்படும் ஒரு தகவல் பற்றி ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்டோம்.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: Missing Context

The review says the video was filmed in 2015, when Manmohan Singh was no longer India’s prime minister, and identifies the person meeting him and Sonia Gandhi as Zhang Dejiang, who led a Chinese parliamentary delegation—not China’s president. It adds that the delegation also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

People of Bihar are welcoming the BJP leaders everywhere with eggs and sticks

Publisher’s rating: misleading

2 సెప్టెంబర్ 2025న బీఆర్ఎస్ ఎమ్మెల్సీ కే. కవితను ఆ పార్టీ సస్పెండ్ చేసిన తర్వాత ఆ పార్టీ కార్యకర్తలు చేపట్టిన సంబరాల్లో తెలంగాణ భవన్‌కు నిప్పంటించినప్పుడు తీసిన వీడియో.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

முன்னாள் இந்தியப் பிரதமரும் முன்னாள் சீன அதிபரும்... இந்த வீடியோவை நீங்களும் தேடினீர்களா... பாவம் சிங் சார்..

Publisher’s rating: misleading

புடினின் செயலுக்கு தலைவணங்கி வாழ்த்து சொல்லத்தான் வேண்டும்

Publisher’s rating: false

చైనాలో జరిగిన ఒక డ్రోన్ షోలో ప్రధాని మోదీ ముఖచిత్రంతో పాటు “MODI WELCOME TO CHINA”, “VOTE CHORR GADDHI CHHOD” వంటి సందేశాలు ప్రదర్శించబడ్డాయి.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The viral photo shows a man escaping Punjab–Haryana floods with food grains on a raft.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says the photo is not from the recent Punjab or Haryana floods; it dates to the August 2017 floods in Bihar. It identifies the man as a villager from Araria carrying foodgrain on a raft to higher ground.

The man in a blue Turban was our Prime Minister for 10 years

Publisher’s rating: misleading

Do Democrat-led US cities have more crime?

Publisher’s rating: Before analyzing crime statistics, it’s important to understand the political landscape of major US cities. In 2024, out of the 100 largest cities in the country: 65 were led by mayors affiliated with the Democratic Party,23 were led by Republican-affiliated mayors. According to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, rural areas tend to lean Republican, while urban populations are more likely to vote Democrat. Larger cities also tend to report higher crime rates than rural areas. The overlap of Democratic leadership and higher crime may appear to support Trump’s claim, but correlation does not imply causation. City rankings don't tell the full story, FBI warns When sorting 2024 FBI crime rates by city and mayors' party affiliation, a first cursory look showed some Democratic cities with some of the highest violent crime rates in that year. But: the majority of Democrat-run cities have crime rates similar to those run by Republican-affiliated mayors. The FBI told DW the agency explicitly discouragesusing its data to compile rankings of cities and counties "as a way of measuring law enforcement effectiveness" since they don't include the numerous variables that are playing a role in crime rates, such as population density and urbanization, economic conditions, population variation down to citizens' crime reporting practices, among others. There can also be a huge variation in crime within a city itself,like having safe neighborhoods in a city with otherwise high crime rates. Since the population size can influence the number of crimes committed, it's worth not only looking at crimes committed in relation to population size (violent crimes per 100K inhabitants), but also at crime rates of cities that are similar in size. For example: Memphis, Tennessee and El Paso, Texas, both run by Democrat-affiliated mayors, are similar in size, but the violent crime rate of Memphis is about ten times higher than that of El Paso. Another example: Irvine, California and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Irvine had the lowest violent crime rate among the US largest cities in 2024 and is run by a mayor affiliated with the Democratic Party. Virgina Beach has a similar crime rate but is run by a mayor affiliated with the Republican Party. While we looked at the most recent available data from 2024 that was published in August, researchers from Harvard, University of Washington Tacoma, University of Pittsburgh, and George Washington University did a full analysis spanning nearly three decades. Their study published in January 2025 looked at data from 400 medium and large US cities and found the political affiliation of mayors made little difference when it comes to crime rates and policing. "Electing a Democrat rather than a Republican as mayor leads to no detectable impact on police staffing or expenditures on criminal justice, nor does it lead to changes in crime or arrest rates," the study concluded. "Over the last 30 years, nearly every city in the United States has seen a big decrease in crime, both violent crime and property crime," Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, associate professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and one of the authors of the study, told The Harvard Gazette. National violent crime decreased by an estimated 4.5% in 2024 compared to 2023 estimates, the latest FBI reportsaid, while murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped by nearly 15% compared to the previous year. Looking at the crime rates of one particular year is only a snapshot in time. However, comparing the crime rates of individual cities from one year to another shows a lot of fluctuation rather than a clear trend. This also points towards crime rates not being influenced by a mayor's party affiliation, given that mayors are in office for several years, depending on the length of the term and whether they are re-elected.

「石破やめろデモ」の画像?

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The image was identified as a crop of a 2018 protest calling for the Abe administration to step down over the Moritomo and Kake school controversies, not a protest against the Ishiba administration. The review says the people and viewing angle match the image published by the Mainichi Shimbun. [S1]