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Checked by FACTLY22 Oct 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“A man speaking to the media in a viral video is one of the accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The person in the video, Yogesh Kumar, is associated with the Bishnoi gang and was arrested in connection with the murder of a gym owner in Delhi. He is not linked to the Baba Siddique murder case, in which a total of t…

Checked by Logically Facts18 Oct 2024Crime and security

Social media posts

“Nashik Police recently baned Hindu songs near mosques”

Logically Facts rated this: Misleading

Checked by Youturn18 Oct 2024India Crime and security

aajtak

“Ram Gopal Mishra was given brutal torture before being killed; a postmortem report confirms his painful death”

Youturn rated this: misleading

Checked by Logically Facts16 Oct 2024Crime and security

Social media posts

“Actor Salman Khan threatens Lawrence Bishnoi after the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique.”

Logically Facts rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY16 Oct 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The Supreme Court of India has accepted Azhar Basha’s petition and has banned the release of the film “Hamare Baarah.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The film “Hamare Baarah” (originally “Hum Do, Hamare Baarah”) faced legal issues for allegedly misrepresenting the Quran and offending Islam. Azhar Basha Tamboli filed a petition with the Bombay High Court to revoke its…

Checked by FACTLY15 Oct 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Youths who pelted stones at a Garba event near a mosque in Gujarat were tied to a pole and flogged by the police, the incident occurred in 2024.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The incident in the video took place on 03 October 2022 at Undhela village in Kheda, Gujarat. A garba program was organized by the village sarpanch on the occasion of Navratri festival. However, Muslim members of the to…

Checked by Logically Facts14 Oct 2024Crime and security

Social media posts

“Poster of Devendra Fadnavis with a gun linked to Baba Siddique’s murder”

Logically Facts rated this: Misleading

Checked by FACTLY7 Oct 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Video shows a Hindu man who was killed by slitting his throat in public in Narsingdi, Bangladesh.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The incident in the video took place on 01 October 2024 and the victim is identified as Hanif. Hanif was attacked around 2:30 PM at Eidgaon in Kawriapara by his cousins, Naeem and Nadeem. They assaulted him with Chinese…

Checked by Youturn3 Oct 2024India Crime and security

NANDANPRATIM

“Saddam Ali, who had an illegal house in Kachutoli, Assam, was killed by a rhino. Despite repeated police orders to vacate govt land, he didn’t comply. During an eviction drive, as he tried to flee, a rhino chased and killed him. A tragic yet inevitable outcome of illegal encroachment.”

Youturn rated this: misleading

Checked by PolitiFact2 Oct 2024United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs speaking “from prison.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by Logically Facts1 Oct 2024Crime and security

Social media posts

“Megan Fox deleted social media posts after the arrest of Sean 'P Diddy' Combs”

Logically Facts rated this: False

Checked by Logically Facts23 Sep 2024Crime and security

Social media posts

“Muslim lawyer named Gayasuddin petitioned court to stop Bageshwar baba's event”

Logically Facts rated this: False

Checked by Youturn21 Sep 2024India Crime and security

Thimangini Bird Rao

“Shahnawaz Khan, a DPSP in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was caught by the anti-corruption team with ₹150000 lakhs in the police station storeroom while handing over seized illegal weapons to his friends.”

Youturn rated this: misleading

Checked by FactCheck.org20 Sep 2024United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Police Reportedly Find Explosives in Vehicle Near Long Island Trump Rally.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Nassau County Police Department and Secret Service said that claims that explosives were found near the Trump rally were “unfounded.”

Checked by FACTLY19 Sep 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Young men were caught by locals for waving the Pakistani flag and handed over to the Baghpat police in Uttar Pradesh.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The incident occurred on 16 September 2024, when Gauspur residents Arbaaz and Aamir were waving green flags on the Meerut-Baghpat Highway. Suspecting it to be a Pakistani flag, Hindu activists chased and beat them. Near…

Checked by Youturn18 Sep 2024India Crime and security

ajaychauhan41

“Locals caught people waving the Pakistani flag in Aminagar Sarai in the Singhawali Ahir of Baghpat police station and handed them over to the police.”

Youturn rated this: misleading

Checked by Washington Post18 Sep 2024United States Crime and security

Donald Trump, Former U.S. president

“The Department of Justice just released brand new Crime Data showing I was absolutely and completely right at the Debate. In fact, the Data is even worse than we could have ever imagined. Compared to 2020, Violent Crime is up nearly 40 percent.”

Washington Post rated this: Cherry-picked data

Washington Post says: Trump is dating from 2020, when numbers were affected by covid

Checked by FACTLY17 Sep 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“A Muslim DSP in Kanpur was arrested by an anti-corruption team for taking ₹1.5 lakh and handing over seized illegal weapons to his friends.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The Muslim police officer shown in the video is a constable not a DSP and was not arrested for taking ₹1.5 lakh and handing over seized illegal weapons to his friends. He was actually arrested for accepting a ₹15,000 br…

Checked by Youturn16 Sep 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Call it Pumpi, and claim it indigenous, but such a rocket-propelled projectile can cause significant damage and has killed a man in Moirang. These things are illegal, and Indian security forces must crack down on whoever possesses such weapons.”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Washington Post16 Sep 2024United States Crime and security

Scott Creighton, Preserve America PAC

“While America’s cities were burning, Kamala was defending peaceful protests. She raised millions to help bail rioters out of jail. And supported defunding our police.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Harris did not support defunding the police and she denounced the riots