“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refuses to accept Donald Trump as President.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
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“Muslim Ulema have presented a five-point demand to the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in order to secure Muslim votes in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, which has been accepted by Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is edited. The scrolling in the video suggests it was published by Aaj Tak in February 2020, but it covered news about Kejriwal winning the Delhi elections. We couldn’t find any reports confirming that t…
“Oscar Andrade acomodó a su novia en la IM”
La Diaria Verifica rated this: falso
“Photo shows a Hamas militant named Mohammad Mahroof.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Photo shows Donald Trump statement condemning the Peanut the squirrel’s euthanasia”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A viral statement attributed to former President Donald Trump is fake. We found no evidence of the statement on Trump’s website or social media accounts. A Trump spokesperson told the New York Post the statement is false
“Salman Khan went to jail to apologize to Lawrence Bishnoi.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video dates back to 7 April 2018, when Salman Khan was released from Jodhpur Central Jail in the Black Buck poaching case. No credible reports suggest that Salman Khan visited Lawrence Bishnoi to apologize.
“See Congress is a terrorist organisation For Wayanad Lok Sabha seat An ad has been made to vote for Priyanka Gandhi. I am ashamed of the mentality of Congress.”
Youturn rated this: fake
“Special Counsel “Jack Smith has been fired” as of Nov. 6.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Special Counsel Jack Smith had not been fired as of Nov. 13, Justice Department spokesperson Peter Carr confirmed nearly a week after publication of a Threads post claiming that he had.
“Stephen King was permanently banned from Twitter for calling Mr. Free Speech himself Elon Musk, ‘The First Lady.’”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King’s X account remains active, and he used it on Nov. 13 to debunk the claim.
“The Heritage Foundation is behind Project25. Their Director of Finance is David Green. Owner of Hobby Lobby.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The founder and former owner of Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts retailer in the U.S., is not the finance director of the conservative think tank, Heritage Foundation. They are just both named David Green.
“The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said his family will leave the U.K. if Donald Trump wins due to the rise of the far-right and Islamophobia.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The total area of Waqf Board properties in India is 9.40 lakh sq km, which is significantly larger than Pakistan’s total area of 8.81 lakh sq km.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: As per official data released by the government, the total land owned by Waqf Boards in India is 9.4 lakh acres, not 9.40 lakh sq km as mentioned in the viral claim. 9.4 lakh acres is approximately 3,804 sq km. The exac…
“The Vatican forbids Catholics from taking home the cremated remains of their relatives.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: The CBCP allows cremated remains to be stored temporarily at home up to a year, but only under certain conditions. In 2023, the Vatican allowed requests to keep a portion of cremated ashes – but the CBCP forbids this.
“The video shows Muslim villagers attacking a police team that went to apprehend kidnap suspects in Motihari, Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This incident in the video took place on 30 October 2024 in Motihari, Bihar, when the police arrived to arrest the son of accused Shambhu Bhagat after recovering two kidnapped girls in a love affair case. As soon as the…
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah insulted BJP leader Champai Soren at a public meeting in Jharkhand by not addressing him in a respectful manner.”
ThePrint rated this: COMPLETELY FALSE
“US President Joe Biden has admitted to taking the Pakistan Army chief on board in a conspiracy to remove former prime minister Imran Khan from office in April 2022, according to an audio recording.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False, likely AI-generated
“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath referred to actor Salman Khan during an interview.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“Vice President Kamala Harris “has cleared her Instagram account and cryptically posted 3 videos of a snake.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Vice President Kamala Harris’ Instagram account didn’t remove all posts and didn’t post three videos of a snake. This claim originated as a joke and refers to singer Taylor Swift’s 2017 cleanse of her social media pages.
“Video of Bihar police carrying out a lathi charge on Muslims who were recently protesting against the BJP-supported NDA government in Bihar. Nitish Kumar government is is acting strong on Muslims with the support of BJP”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This video dates back to August 2015 and is related to the madrasa teachers’ protest that took place in Patna. The visuals in the viral video show Bihar police carrying out a lathi charge on the protesting madrasa teach…
“Video showing an idol of Lord Ganesha discovered by NASA scientists on Mars.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to support the claim that NASA scientists have discovered an idol of Lord Ganesha on Mars. This viral video was created by editing an image released by NASA in August 2023, which was captured by the…