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Geetanjali Barua, the principal of Azimpur Govt. Girls School & College was tied to a tree and was forced to resign in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that Geetanjali Barua resigned after student agitation over allegations of corruption, question-paper leaks, and mistreatment, but says the woman tied to a tree in the viral photo was not Barua or a teacher at the school. The woman was tied up by protesting students and later rescued by security forces. [S1]
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಬಂಗಾಳದ ಕೋಲ್ಕತ್ತಾದ ಆರ್ಜಿ ಕರ್ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ರೈನಿ ವೈದ್ಯೆಯ ಕೊನೆಯ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Publisher’s rating: ತಪ್ಪು
Comando Vermelho e PT apoiam abertamente a reeleição de Eduardo Paes no Rio de Janeiro
Publisher’s rating: FALSO
The review says the video does not show Comando Vermelho and the PT jointly supporting Eduardo Paes. It identifies the footage as a Lula campaign rally in Complexo do Alemão on October 12, 2022, and says there is no record of any connection to organized crime.
Muslim vendor refused to display Indian flag on his shop
Publisher’s rating: False
أحد مناجم الذهب اللي سيطر عليهن لواء 128 المعزز خيرات الليبين ولله الحمد"
Publisher’s rating: اتضح لأنير أن هذا الادعاء مضلل؛ حيث قادنا البحث العكسي بإستخدام محرك بحث Tineye إلى الصورة الأصلية على موقع Stock.adobe المتخصص في المحتوى الغير خاضع للملكية، والتي نشرت في نوفمبر 2021، والتقطها المصور الروسيMikhail Mishainik في روسيا. وباستكمال البحث بهذه التفاصيل، توصل فريقنا إلى موقع uralminesالخاص بالمصور الروسي والذي نشر الصورة بتاريخ 17 يوليو 2020، لأول مرة مع سلسلة صور أخرى للمنجم ذاته. علاوة على ذلك، قام فريقنا بالتواصل مع المصور الروسي Mikhail Mishainik، والذي أكد لنا أنه تم التقاط الصورة تحت سلسلة جبال الأورال في الجزء الغربي من روسيا على عمق 712 متر. يذكر أنه، نقلا عن مسؤول في الجيش الليبي لوكالة نوفا الإخبارية بأن الاشتباكات الدائرة على الحدود الليبية كانت بالقرب من مناجم للذهب. بناء على ما سبق قرر فريق أنير تصنيف الادعاء على أنه مضلل؛ وذلك لأن الصورة ليست لمنجم في المنطقة الحدودية الواقعة بين ليبيا وتشاد
Video shows the aftermath of Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv on August 17, 2024.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
ബംഗ്ലാദേശില് ഹിന്ദു സര്ക്കാര് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ രാജി വെക്കാന് നിര്ബന്ധിക്കുന്ന ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Mpox can only affect gays, bisexuals and people based on sexual orientation
Publisher’s rating: The spread of mpox is linked to these animal reservoirs rather than specific human behaviours as wrongly claimed
The married couple seen in the viral video are a father and daughter.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral clip is from a scripted entertainment video and that the people shown are actors, not a father and daughter. The source video was uploaded on 11 February 2024 and included a disclaimer that it was made for entertainment purposes.
Videos of Virat Kohli condemning the Kolkata rape case incident.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that one video dates to 6 January 2017, when Kohli responded to the Bengaluru mass molestation incident, and the other uses audio manipulated from a 2022 RCB podcast. It says it found no official statement from Kohli regarding the Kolkata rape case.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz took a selfie next to a communist poster
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The video shows Chandrashekar Azad rallying against Kolkata case
Publisher’s rating: False
এই ভিডিঅ’টোত আৰ জি কৰ চিকিৎসালয়ত সংঘটিত ধৰ্ষণ আৰু হত্যাকাণ্ডৰ ভুক্তভোগী গৰাকীৰ অন্তিম মুহূৰ্ত দেখা গৈছে।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
La vacuna contra la viruela del mono utilizada en España provoca graves efectos adversos en 1 de cada 25 personas.
Publisher’s rating: Engañoso
The review says ACAM2000, the vaccine linked to the one-in-25 claim, is not marketed or administered in Spain or Europe for mpox. It identifies IMVANEX as the vaccine used in Europe, including Spain, and says it does not share ACAM2000’s serious adverse-effect risks. [S1]
WHO Recommended “Mega Lockdowns” For Mpox
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says WHO declared mpox a public health emergency but had not recommended lockdowns. It reports that WHO’s Thailand office confirmed its recommendations did not include any lockdown.
Dr. Akash Nag, the Deputy Inspector General and Joint Director of the Crime Branch of CBI in Kolkata resigned because he felt unable to investigate the RG Kar hospital rape case impartially and sought to withdraw from the probe.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the purported resignation letter is fake: it reports that the case was handled by CBI headquarters in Delhi and that there was no officer named Akash Nag. It also says the case was transferred to CBI on 14 August 2024, not investigated by the Kolkata Crime Branch.
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