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Dan Koh, podcaster

“As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The investigative media outlet ProPublica published documents that show three Trump administration Cabinet members signed mortgages classifying separate houses as their principal residences. But the documents required t…

Social media posts

“Viral video shows illegal Islamist structures demolished by the Nepal government after the communal clashes at Janakpur, Nepal, following an attack on a Durga Visarjan procession in October 2025. It also shows a mosque set on fire by the Gen Z youth in retaliation for the attack.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This viral video has been available on the internet since 10 September 2025, long before the Janakpur stone-pelting incident, which occurred in October 2025. The video clips show vandalism at the Birgunj Mayor’s house a…

Social media posts

“The photo shows female reporters were present at Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference on 10 October 2025 in the Afghanistan Embassy.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral photo does not show female journalists present at Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference on 10 October 2025 in the Afghanistan Embassy; it is actually from an event at the Vivekananda Int…

Social media posts

“The viral video shows Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge saying that Rahul Gandhi will never become Prime Minister and referring to an eagle in the sky as a buffalo.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video is from a speech where Kharge was addressing the raids on the Congress party. In his full speech at a public meeting in Raipur, he discussed the weakening of the party’s leadership, stating, “If the part…

Social media posts

“The video shows Ladakh DGP Dr. S.D. Singh saying Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on the orders of the Defence Minister despite no evidence and apologising to the people of Kashmir.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video is digitally altered. Ladakh DGP Dr. S.D. Singh neither said Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on the orders of the Defence Minister despite no evidence, nor did he apologise to the people of Kashmir. The audi…