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“A social media user claims to show "[f]irst images of the truck driver at Irkutsk airbase" and included a photo of what's made to look like an ID card from Ukraine.”

Deutsche Welle rated this: False

Deutsche Welle says: While the ID card of "Semen Hydenko" itself is suspicious — take a closer look at the bottom which just shows a line of zeros — a reverse image search reveals that the ID card has been used regularly in the context of d…

Checked by FACTLY19 May 2025IndiaWar and conflict
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“A letter from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) that a radiation leak occurred at the BrahMos missile facility in Beas, Punjab, following a suspected Pakistani strike on 10 May 2025.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral letter claiming a radiation leak at the BrahMos missile facility in Beas, Punjab, following a suspected Pakistani strike on 10 May 2025, is fake. It contains several inaccuracies, such as referring to Beas as …