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Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Jan 2025Cambodia

Tim Lee, Social Media User

“That Baron Trump is one tall boy!”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Fact Crescendo concluded that the claim is altered. The clip depicting President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, being very tall was generated using artificial intelligence. Barron Trump who is 19 years old n…

Checked by Youturn28 Jan 2025India

Social media posts

“The most iconic tableau in the entire history of #RepublicDay parades.”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by FACTLY28 Jan 2025India

Social media posts

“The photos show that the mechanised scavenging is from China.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The mechanised scavenging photo is actually from India, not China. It depicts the Bandicoot robot, developed in Kerala, which is used for cleaning sewage systems and has been successfully deployed in cities like Thiruva…

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025Uganda Politics and government

colnellie

“TikTok post claiming that Uganda’s Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) Anne Twinomugisha died in an accident”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025Uganda Crime and security

sadatca

“TikTok video shared in January 2025, claiming Uganda Police have arrested “the person who murdered Cerinah Nebanda”, the deceased Butaleja District Women Member of Parliament”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by FactCheck.org28 Jan 2025United States

Social media posts

“Trump “just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025DR CongoFrench

rumba.2.0

“une image affirmant qu’un policier en état d’ébriété a libéré 13 Kulunas condamnés à mort en République démocratique du Congo (RDC)”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025Kenya Politics and government

Social media posts

“video claiming to show President William Ruto chasing a group of people with a machete during his tour in Mumias, Kakamega County”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by PesaCheck28 Jan 2025Uganda Politics and government

prince.nk488

“video in which United States President Donald Trump, purportedly permits Uganda to invade any country in Africa, except South Sudan”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by FACTLY28 Jan 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Video of a police officer in Punjab running away from a news reporter after he was caught smoking weed”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This video was filmed in Pakistan’s Punjab and uploaded to Facebook by a media page called ‘SA Times.’ There are no recent news reports of such an incident from Punjab, India.

Checked by Fast Check CL28 Jan 2025ChileSpanish

Social media posts

“Ya es oficial, Elon Musk compra TikTok”: #Falso”

Fast Check CL rated this: Falso

Checked by Youturn28 Jan 2025IndiaTamil

Social media posts

“அது என்ன புத்தகம்? Zoom செய்து பாருங்கள்... #திமுக_கேடு_தரும் #திராவிட_மாடல் #ADMK_TNJ”

Youturn rated this: fake

Checked by فالصو لرصد خطاب الكراهية والاخبار الزائفة27 Jan 2025LibyaArabic

تويت ليبيا

“ما حقيقة وفاة 4 أشخاص بحادث دهس في مهرجان درنة الزاهرة؟”

فالصو لرصد خطاب الكراهية والاخبار الزائفة rated this: مضلل

Checked by FACTLY27 Jan 2025India

Social media posts

“Amit Shah said that he visited the Kumbh Mela, which occurs once every 12 years, 9 times (12×9=108) in his lifetime”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Amith Shah said this during a meeting in Ahmedabad on 23 January 2024. Encouraging the attendees to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela, he said that he has been to the Kumbh Mela 9 times in his life, including the Ardha Kumbh. C…

Checked by PesaCheck27 Jan 2025

Njoroge Karangathi