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Checked by Topic Language Country

Checked by FACTLY12 Mar 2025India War and conflict

Social media posts

“Video of the Jaffar Express train hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Pakistan on 11 March 2025.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This is an old video available online, at least from April 2022, and is unrelated to the March 2025 hijack of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan.

Checked by Vera Files11 Mar 2025Philippines War and conflict

Social media posts

“U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a journalist had an exchange about the impending peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.”

Vera Files rated this: Fake

Vera Files says: No such exchange on diplomacy and Russia's concessions took place between Hegseth and a reporter in a press briefing after a NATO defense ministers' meeting on Feb. 13.

Checked by PesaCheck10 Mar 2025War and conflict

Fotros Resistance (AryJeay)

“a photo, purportedly of Israel bombing the surroundings of Southern Damascus”

PesaCheck rated this: Partly False

Checked by PolitiFact4 Mar 2025United States War and conflict

Social media posts

“Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: National Security Adviser Michael Waltz said publicly he was responsible for journalist Jeffrey Goldberg erroneously being added to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

Checked by PesaCheck27 Feb 2025Somalia War and conflict

Hodan Homes

“post on X (formerly Twitter) with images claiming to show a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military plane delivering weapons from the air to ISIS members hiding in the mountainous area of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY25 Feb 2025India War and conflict

Social media posts

“NCP protested and went on a hunger strike demanding a ban on the Chhaava movie.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral photo is unrelated to the Chhaava movie released in February 2025. It shows a 2013 protest by the NCP Minority Division, Aurangabad, against the Bollywood film Aurangzeb. Multiple posts from 2013 confirm that …

Checked by Youturn22 Feb 2025India War and conflict

Social media posts

“This is how ethnic minorities are treated in Ukraine. Legacy Media will never show you this daily occurrence because it doesn’t suit their narrative.”

Youturn rated this: misleading

Checked by FactCheck.org20 Feb 2025United States War and conflict

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“The U.S. has given Ukraine “$350 billion” for the war with Russia gave “$200 billion more than Europe.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Since 2022, Congress has appropriated about $174.2 billion in aid for Ukraine, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. Europe outpaces the U.S., not the other way around, according to the Kiel Insti…

Checked by PesaCheck14 Feb 2025War and conflict

Social media posts

“post on X (formerly Twitter) with an image claiming to show al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Ubaida during the handover of hostages in Gaza”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY13 Feb 2025India War and conflict

Social media posts

“The video shows a crowd throwing footwear at army personnel during the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is from 17 November 2024, during the Pushpa 2: The Rule trailer launch at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. A massive crowd gathered, leading to chaos as fans rushed to see Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna, with many cl…

Checked by PesaCheck12 Feb 2025Ethiopia War and conflict

JD Scruggs Sr.

“video shared on Facebook, purportedly of the Ethiopian army”

PesaCheck rated this: Fake

Checked by Logically Facts11 Feb 2025United States War and conflict

Social media posts

“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said 'Trump is right' about the U.S. acquiring Greenland.”

Logically Facts rated this: Misleading

Checked by PesaCheck8 Feb 2025Tanzania War and conflict

Samuel Berwanaho

“video on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), supposedly of Tanzanian soldiers stranded in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)”

PesaCheck rated this: Partly False

Checked by PesaCheck8 Feb 2025War and conflict

luanshyaspeaking

“video, purportedly of the United States military arriving in Congo”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck6 Feb 2025War and conflict

Ken

“image purportedly of a billboard showing the Israeli flag alongside a text about a ceasefire”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by PesaCheck6 Feb 2025Uganda War and conflict

kenyanihome254

“video claiming that a Ugandan military court has ordered the hanging of jailed opposition politician, Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigy”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by Logically Facts3 Feb 2025United States War and conflict

Social media posts

“The pilot of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash with an American Airlines airplane above Washington DC has been identified as Jo Ellis, a transgender woman.”

Logically Facts rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck30 Jan 2025War and conflict

akwasistone

“video shared on TikTok supposedly of the US military arriving in Congo to save Marcel Malanga and his friends”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025War and conflict

Rafia Sultan

“post shared on X (formerly Twitter) with a video purportedly of Knesset members in Israel crying over the ceasefire with Hamas”

PesaCheck rated this: Partly False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia25 Jan 2025Cambodia War and conflict

Samuel YGS, Social Media User

“Ongoing construction of one of the world’s strongest roads in Vladivostok, Russia.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Fact Crescendo concluded that the claim is false. The photo does not show road construction in Vladivostok, Russia, as alleged. Instead, it depicts a section of the road leading to the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, which conn…