“R. Kelly “missing after prison security verify he’s escaped beneath facility.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “pretending to be arrested" by Capitol Police at an abortion-rights protest.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Capitol Police records show the arrest did occur, and the congresswoman posted the arrest paperwork on her Instagram account.
“The mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, was a “false flag.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Ukrainian air defenses in Sievierodonetsk shooting down “55 Ka 52 helicopters.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Three Hindu persons were arrested by the UP police for reciting Namaz inside the Lulu Mall”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: These three men, Sarojnath Yogi, Krishna Kumar Pathak, and Gaurav Goswami along with Arshad Ali were arrested by the UP police for trying to perform religious rituals in the mall on 15 July 2022. These arrests are not r…
“Strange child born in Shamili, Uttarpradesh, was killed by slitting his/her throat”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: he infant was born in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam with a rare genetic disorder. In medical terms, the baby is called a ‘Collodion baby’. There is no evidence that the infant was killed by slitting his/her throat
“The school is not at fault. The protesters will be arrested based on the videos captured. No fault on the school – DGP Sylendrababu”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Maria Ressa has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for cyber libel.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Supreme Court has penalized Vijay Mallya with four months jail term and Rs. 2000 fine in Rs. 9000 crore loan case”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Recently, the Supreme Court sentenced Vijay Mallya to imprisonment. However, the court pronounced this judgement in a contempt of court case and not for a loan default case filed against him. In 2017, the SBI consortium…
“Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his wife were killed in a road crash in Thailand on August 19, 2021.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Cambodia’s prominent opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his wife were never killed in a road crash in Thailand. He was on a trip to the United States in August last year. The latest post on his official Facebook page show…
“Robert Crimo III, who's been charged with the Fourth of July mass shooting, is transgender.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Seven people died in a mass shooting on Independence Day. Police believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity, but some social media users claim, with no evidence, that he was transgender.
“Supreme Court retracted its comments against Nupur Sharma, citing it were personal opinions of the judges”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Following the scathing remarks by the Supreme Court judges on Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Mohammed, a group of retired judges, bureaucrats and armed forces wrote an open letter to Chief Justice of India cond…
“Scenes Of A Recent Robbery In Wellawatte !! (VIDEO)”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Misleading
“The police of Stalin’s regime Dravidian model saluted Jeeyar for the first time in Tamil Nadu.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A photo of Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, being arrested by police. This photo is also attached with the caption in Khmer which means in English as “As I said, ICC”.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered
“Photo of Supreme Court Judge JB Pardiwala with Sonia Gandhi”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo is of Justice K.G. Balakrishnan with Sonia Gandhi. The photo was taken in January 2007 when Justice K.G. Balakrishnan was congratulated on being appointed as the Chief Justice of India. Justice J.B. Pardiwala …
“Rahul Gandhi called the Udaipur tailor’s murder accused as children and sought their pardon.”
FACTLY rated this: False
FACTLY says: Zee News’ aired an edited video combining video clips of two different remarks recently made by Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala. Rahul Gandhi, during a recent media interaction in Kerala, referred to the student activis…