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poster on Facebook purportedly advertising attachment opportunities at Kenya Power
Publisher’s rating: Altered
The father of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, saved a young Winston Churchill from drowning. In gratitude, Churchill’s father paid for Fleming’s education. Later on, Fleming’s penicillin saved Winston Churchill’s life from pneumonia.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY concludes that the story is fictional and says there is no historical evidence that Fleming or his father saved Churchill or that Lord Randolph Churchill paid for Fleming’s education. It also reports that Churchill was treated with sulfa drugs, not penicillin, during his illness. [S1: “There is no historical evidence to support the claim that Alexander Fleming or his father saved Churchill’s life.”] [S1: “Churchill’s official biographers and medical records indicate that he was treated with sulfa drugs (sulphonamides), not penicillin, during his illness.”]
Phnom Penh International Airport is holding its annual baggage sale without refunds.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found the claim false, stating that Phnom Penh International Airport has no annual sales program and that the advertising was a scam. The review says Cambodia Airports denied the claim in an official notice. [S1]
గుజరాత్లోని కచ్లో ఉన్న మాకేశ్వర్ ఆలయంలో విలువైన సంపదను ముహమ్మద్, యూసఫ్, రజాక్ అనే వ్యక్తులు దొంగిలిస్తున్న CCTV వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
YouTube viidiyoon, Addi Bilisummaa Oromoo, Daawud Ibsaa fi Marara Guddinaan mootummaa Itiyoophiyaa dhaan Fulbaana 22 bara 2025, hidhamuu isaanii beeksise jedhu kun
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
రిక్షా నడుపుతూ జీవనం సాగిస్తున్న ముస్లిం అబ్బాయిని లక్నో పోలీసులు కొట్టి చంపారు, అందుకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Video shows Pakistan Army soldiers taken hostage by BLA separatists
Publisher’s rating: False
"I've had problems with the EU because… they've tariffed us. They do it in the form of a VAT tax, which is about 20%"
Publisher’s rating: False
The article explains that VAT applies to goods and services regardless of their economic origin, while tariffs apply to imported goods and can favor domestic products. It states that an EU VAT is not a tariff on US goods.
Video shows the demolition of a green building resembling a mosque in Uttarakhand.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows demolition at Hibisk Fantasy Puncak in Indonesia, not Uttarakhand. The structure was an Indian-style building in a fantasy park, and the demolition was part of an operation to remove unlicensed buildings and restore forest function.
Wearing bras for more than 12 hours a day can significantly increase the risks of developing breast cancer.
Publisher’s rating: No association, whatsoever, is found between wearing bras and the extended risk of breast cancer.
Have you seen anything like this in the last 17 years? 3 people were hacked to death inside the Allah Ghar Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Khowajpur Union of Madaripur Sadar Upazila!!!! The deceased were Saiful Sardar, the organizing secretary of the Union Swechchhasebak League, his brother Atabur Sardar and their cousin Palash Sardar.
Publisher’s rating: false
Crickter Mohammed Shami was not forced to break his fast during the champions trophy
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
"Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries"
Publisher’s rating: False
The review explains that tariffs are charges on imported goods, paid by importing businesses rather than by foreign producers or the taxpayers of the country of origin. Those costs may be passed on to businesses and consumers in the importing country, and tariffs can also reduce consumption of foreign goods.
Visuals show a Karnataka boy beaten by locals in Haryana for speaking in Kannada instead of Haryanvi.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the visuals show a scuffle at a Bengaluru restaurant, not an incident in Haryana. It reports that the dispute involved a food delivery agent and restaurant staff, with conflicting accounts of what happened.
“China le declara la guerra a Estados Unidos”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
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