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Checked by FACTLY15 Feb 2024India Sport and entertainment

Social media posts

“Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan was involved in facilitating the release of 8 Indian Navy veterans from Qatar”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Shah Rukh Khan’s manager issued a statement on his behalf, firmly denying Khan’s involvement in this matter

Checked by El Detector / Univision Noticias15 Feb 2024United StatesSpanish

Social media posts

“Japón abrió un restaurante que sirve carne humana y ese país aprueba el canibalismo.”

El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso

Checked by The Dispatch Fact Check15 Feb 2024United States War and conflict

Mollie Hemingway

“Jon Cornyn says if you care about securing the US border, you’re a Russian”

The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False

Checked by Lupa15 Feb 2024BrazilFrench

Social media posts

“Justiça Militar nega habeas corpus a Alexandre de Moraes Ele pode ser preso a qualquer momento”

Lupa rated this: Falso

Checked by FACTLY15 Feb 2024IndiaOther languages

Social media posts

“Photos showing giant skulls unearthed by archaeologists”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The individuals in the viral photos display several deformities, a common characteristic in AI-generated images. Upon examination with an AI detection tool called ‘AI Classifier by Hive’, these images were identified as…

Checked by Youturn15 Feb 2024India Economy and jobs

Alpakanya

“See the poverty of the poor farmer”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka15 Feb 2024Sri Lanka

Lanka Truth

“Thalatha & Rohini Have Been Banned From Attending SJB Media Briefings/Activities!”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by PolitiFact15 Feb 2024United States

Chris Murphy, United States Senator

“The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Data shows urban homicides across the U.S. decreased about 12% in 2023 compared with a year earlier. But that data ignores that this decline came after violent crime spiked during the COVID pandemic

Checked by Logically Facts15 Feb 2024Politics and government

Social media posts

“The video shows people marching to the Punjab Chief Minister's residence in Sangrur after the arrest of social media influencer Bhana Sidhu.”

Logically Facts rated this: False

Checked by Logically Facts15 Feb 2024India Crime and security

Social media posts

“These photos show police barricades and iron spikes installed to halt the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi.”

Logically Facts rated this: Misleading

Checked by PolitiFact15 Feb 2024United States

Joe Biden, president

“Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”

PolitiFact rated this: True

PolitiFact says: U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve Board datasets found record levels of Black business ownership in 2021 and 2022, the most recent year available.

Checked by Fast Check CL15 Feb 2024ChileSpanish

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