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FACTLY says: The video does not show an Australian tourist working at a brick kiln after his passport and belongings were allegedly stolen in Agra. The person seen in the video is Sahil Deshwal, son of Shabeer, an Indian citizen fro…
FACTLY says: This video is unrelated to the Narmadapuram lynching case. It actually shows scenes from the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council elections held at the Lucknow High Court in January 2026 and was available online well before the Na…
FACTLY says: This is a scripted video, not footage of a real incident. It was created by a YouTube channel that produces scripted content. The channel’s description clearly states: “All the videos on my channel are scripted and care…
FACTLY says: ఈ వీడియో జనవరి 2026లో లక్నో హైకోర్టు వద్ద జరిగిన ఉత్తర ప్రదేశ్ బార్ కౌన్సిల్ ఎన్నికలకు సంబంధించినది. నర్మదాపురం కేసు తీర్పు కంటే ముందు నుంచే ఈ వీడియో అందుబాటులో ఉంది. అలాగే, ఆ కేసులో దోషులకు మద్దతుగా న్యాయవాదులు పెద్ద ఎత్తున నిరసనలు చే…
FACTLY says: There is no evidence that BJP MP Manoj Tiwari made the alleged statement, and no such report was published by Navbharat Times (NBT). Both Navbharat Times and Manoj Tiwari have clarified that the viral graphic is fake an…
FACTLY says: This is an AI-generated video. There is no evidence of a CRPF trooper making these statements. The PIB also clarified that this is a digitally manipulated video.
FACTLY says: None of these videos show protests against the Bihar Police following the encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari. The first video is from a “Gunpowder Holi” celebration in Menar village, Rajasthan, while the second video sh…
FACTLY says: The video is unrelated to Bharat Bhushan Tiwari’s alleged police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. It is from the Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh and pertains to a protest by Bajrang Dal activists at the Mada…
FACTLY says: ఈ వీడియో బంగ్లాదేశ్‌లోని ఢాకాలో చిత్రీకరించబడింది. ఇందులో కనిపిస్తున్న యువతి 2025 సెప్టెంబరులో మీర్‌పూర్ కాలేజ్ మార్కెట్ ప్రాంతంలోని ఒక దుకాణం నుంచి డబ్బు దొంగిలిస్తూ పట్టుబడింది. దీనికి, భారత దేశానికి సంబంధం లేదు. అంతే కాదు, వైరల్ క్లి…
FACTLY says: The video is not related to the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur in June 2026. The footage has been available online since April 2023, when Nitish Kumar was commenting on the encounter-related deaths of g…
FACTLY says: While a Bangladeshi national was reportedly shot dead by the BSF in Tripura’s Unakoti district in June 2026, the viral video is unrelated to that incident. The video has been online since August 2025 and shows Haris Naz…
FACTLY says: The video is from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and shows a girl who was allegedly beaten after being caught stealing money from a shop in the Mirpur College Market area in September 2025. The original full-length video contains n…
FACTLY says: These visuals does not show crowd gathered for the last rites of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari. Both videos were available online before the 17 June 2026 Bhojpur encounter and are unrelated to his death.
FACTLY says: These visuals show a schoolgirl crossing a stream using a zipline in the village of Puerto Mosquito, located northeast of the city of Santa Marta, Colombia.
FACTLY says: The video does not show Shashi Tharoor comparing India and Pakistan or criticising India’s global standing under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The original video, recorded during an India-Thai Chamber of Commerce event,…
FACTLY says: వైరల్ పోస్టుల్లో కనిపించే పెన్నులు పేలిపోయే బాంబులు కావు. అవి ‘ఎట్సీ’ అనే ఈ-కామర్స్ వెబ్‌సైట్‌లో అమ్ముతున్న సాధారణ గిఫ్ట్ ఐటమ్స్ మాత్రమే. గాయపడిన వ్యక్తుల ఫోటోలు పాకిస్తాన్ ఆక్రమిత కశ్మీర్‌లో జరిగిన నిరసనలకు సంబంధించిన ఫోటోలు కాగా, ఈ పెన్నుల ప…
FACTLY says: The video does not show bulldozer action in West Bengal. It actually shows a demolition drive carried out by the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) near Sheikh Mujib Road in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on 12 May 2026. A…
FACTLY says: ఈ వీడియో మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌లోని ఉజ్జయినికి చెందినది. ఏప్రిల్ 2026లో ఒక కార్ వాషింగ్ సెంటర్ వద్ద జరిగిన గొడవకు సంబంధించి నిర్వాహకుడిని గాయపరిచి, ఆస్తులు ధ్వంసం చేసి బలవంతపు వసూళ్లకు పాల్పడిన ముగ్గురు నిందితులను పోలీసులు బహిరంగంగా ఊరేగించిన ఘట…
FACTLY says: The video does not show the helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro on 14 June 2026. It actually depicts a helicopter crash that occurred in Lumut, Malaysia, on 23 April 2024, when two Malaysian Navy helicopters collided…
FACTLY says: This video does not show Pakistani security forces firing at protesters in PoK. It predates the June 2026 unrest in PoK and actually shows clashes during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi in March 2026 fol…