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dpaCrime & justice

De dader van de aanslag op Trump heet Thomas Matthew Crooks. Deze video toont hem.

Publisher’s rating: De beelden die circuleren tonen niet Thomas Matthew Crooks, maar een X-gebruiker die zich voor de grap voordeed als de man. Hij verwijderde de berichten al snel, maar de grap haalde de realiteit in.

The video does not show Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Trump rally shooter. The review identifies the person in the footage as an X user who pretended to be the shooter as a joke.

maharat-newsEconomy & business

هل يمكن التمديد لمقدمي الخدمات لكهرباء لبنان من دون مناقصة وفق قانون الشراء العام؟

Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح

The review says public procurement rules make a competitive tender the general requirement; an alternative method is permitted only under specified conditions and with a reasoned decision. It concludes that extending the existing service-provider contracts without a tender is not allowed under those rules.

dpaReligion & belief

Les musulmans de France célèbrent la défaite de la droite en défilant dans les rues et en scandant « Mort à la France, mort aux Juifs, mort à la police ».

Publisher’s rating: Non, la vidéo montre une manifestation pro-palestinienne à Marseille en octobre 2023. La scène n'illustre donc pas une réaction aux résultats des législatives. De plus, les mots prétendument scandés par les militants ne sont audibles à aucun moment dans la vidéo.

The video shows a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Marseille in October 2023, not a reaction to the French legislative election results. The review says the alleged slogans are not audible; the only chant heard is “Vive la Palestine.”

Fact CrescendoCulture & entertainment

குழந்தைகள் தொலைக்காட்சியான கார்ட்டூன் நெட்வொர்க் தன்னுடைய செயல்பாட்டை நிறுத்தியது என்று சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பலரும் பகிர்ந்து வருகின்றனர்.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

Fact Crescendo says Cartoon Network did not announce that it was closing permanently and continued broadcasting on DTH services. It concludes that the claim that the channel stopped operating is false.

فالصو لرصد خطاب الكراهية والاخبار الزائفةEducation

هل صُنفت جامعة بنغازي من ضمن أفضل 100 جامعة عالمياً؟

Publisher’s rating: زائف جزئياً

The review says the University of Benghazi placed 53rd globally and 16th in Africa in a Czech architecture competition involving 100 universities. It clarifies that this was a ranking based on architecture students’ activity, not a ranking of the university as a whole.

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