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The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
PolitiFact found that the Barbary threat was a major reason the United States established a permanent Navy: attacks on merchant shipping drove key decisions to create a standing force. It added that the comparison to the Iran conflict needs qualification because the wars differed, although both involved U.S. military action to protect trade from tolls or tribute.
CNN-News18 Tamilnadu Opinion Poll !!! TVK+ —-> 115 - 125 seats (40%) DMK+ —-> 104 - 114 seats (39%) ADMK —-> 2 - 8 seats (13%) NTK —-> 4% New CM TVK விஜய்
Publisher’s rating: fake
Related reporting on the CNN-News18 poll gives the seat projections as AIADMK-led NDA 115–125, DMK 104–114, and TVK 2–8—not the allocations in the claim. It also reports Stalin at 40% and Palaniswami at 39%, rather than TVK at 40% and DMK at 39%.
ویدیو با ادعای درگیری قایق‌های تندرو ایرانی با شناورهای آمریکایی در تنگه هرمز
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
The viral video shows a woman being thrown onto a footpath from a moving vehicle after being raped in Faridabad (Haryana).
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is from Brazil, not India, and has no connection to a rape incident in Faridabad. It reports that the woman jumped from a moving vehicle during a dispute with family members in Macapá on 28 March 2026.
High-dose vitamin D can help the body turn excess calories into muscle instead of fat.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the claim is based on a mouse study and that there is no clinical evidence showing vitamin D redirects calories into muscle in humans. It also notes that the mouse study used extremely high doses, which the review says would exceed safe human intake levels.
Why SOP not provided upto Jan 2026 ? 2026 ஜனவரி-க்கு முன்பே ஏன் SOP கொடுக்கப்படவில்லை?
Publisher’s rating: false
ادعای عصبانیت قالیباف از هیئت همراهش و تهدید به عدم شرکت در دور بعد مذاکرات
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
नाम-मोहम्मद फ़िरोज़ उम्र -26 साल काम-स्कूल के बाहर लड़कियों को परेशान करना और गंदे गंदे इशारे करना पुलिस ने लौंडिया बाजी का भूत उतार दिया और अब चल भी नहीं पा रहा🔥 The above given claim is translated as Name-Mohammad Firoz Age-26 years Occupation-Harassing girls outside school and making lewd gestures The police exorcised the ghost of womanizing out of him and now he can't even walk
Publisher’s rating: misleading
اظهار نظر منتسب به وزیر دفاع روسیه درباره جنگ آمریکا و اسرائیل با ایران
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
This video shows Muslim men pelting stones at an army vehicle in West Bengal.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is from Lahore, Pakistan, not West Bengal. It says the vehicle’s “RMP” label and the matching shop and surroundings in Samanabad, Lahore, support that identification.
வேற லெவல் திமுக ஆட்சி தீய சக்தி என்று மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நிரூபணம்
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The video shows security personnel firing tear gas shells at TMC workers in West Bengal.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is not from West Bengal and does not show an incident involving TMC workers. FACTLY identifies the footage as showing security forces dispersing protesters at Ima Keithel in Imphal, Manipur.
DRIPA gives First Nations a veto over government decisions.
Publisher’s rating: False
குடிபோதையில் வாகனம் ஓட்டி இறந்தவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை ஒரு லட்சம் பேருக்கு அதிகமாக உள்ளது - கார்த்திகா, நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி
Publisher’s rating: false
The Cowichan court ruling threatens your home because of DRIPA.
Publisher’s rating: False
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