Factly is an Indian fact-checking and public data organisation based in Hyderabad. It publishes in English and Telugu.
FACTLY says: The woman seen in the viral photo is not Sonia Gandhi. The image actually shows go-go dancers performing at the Rawson Hotel in Auburn, Sydney on 21 November 1967, as part of celebrations marking the end of the beer dro…
FACTLY says: The viral video is digitally manipulated using AI. The original speech delivered by PM Modi during the joint press meet with French President Emmanuel Macron contains no such remarks. The PIB Fact Check unit has also cl…
FACTLY says: ఫొటోలో ఉన్న వ్యక్తి సౌదీకి చెందిన గాయకుడు, సోషల్ మీడియా పర్సనాలిటీ హషీమ్ అబ్బాస్. ఆ వృద్ధ మహిళ మలయాళ కళాకారిణి విజయ కుమారి. వీరిద్దరూ ఒక పరస్పరం పరిచయం ఉన్న వ్యక్తి ద్వారా కలుసుకున్నారు. సోషల్ మీడియాలో చెప్పినట్లుగా ఆమె అతన్ని చిన్నప్పుడు పె…
FACTLY says: The video is not related to KCR’s 72nd birthday. It is from October 2021, when the Burj Khalifa was illuminated to mark Telangana’s Bathukamma festival as part of an initiative by Telangana Jagruthi.
FACTLY says: The video is a scripted one created for entertainment and does not depict a real event. It was produced by a social media page called “Wedding Studio,” which specialises in scripted wedding-themed content.
FACTLY says: According to RBI data, the value of gold reserves has decreased, but no physical gold has gone missing. The PIB Fact Check has also clarified that the claim is inaccurate and that the fall is due to price fluctuations, …
FACTLY says: The video is a deepfake created using footage of French President Emmanuel Macron from his visit to India between 17 and 19 February 2026. He made no such statement during the visit, and analysis indicates that the audi…
FACTLY says: The man is Saudi social media personality Hashim Abbas, and the elderly woman is Malayalam artist Vijaya Kumari. Their meeting occurred through a mutual acquaintance, and no such backstory exists.
FACTLY says: మురళీ మనోహర్ జోషి, ఎల్‌.కె. అడ్వాణీ, ఓం బిర్లా గారి కుమార్తెలు ఎవరూ ముస్లిం వ్యక్తులను వివాహం చేసుకోలేదు. మోహన్ భగవత్‌కు ఉర్మిళ అనే మేనకోడలు కూడా లేరు. ఈ పోస్టులో BJP, RSS నాయకుల పేర్లకు తప్పుడు వ్యక్తుల పేర్లు జతచేసి, వారి కుమార్తెలు ము…
FACTLY says: The photo is digitally manipulated. It originates from the South Zone Youth Wing Conference attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Virudhunagar district on 7 February 2026. However, news reports and video …
FACTLY says: ఈ వీడియో 2026 మహాశివరాత్రి వేడుకలకు సంబంధించినది కాదు, 2014లో కోటప్పకొండలో జరిగింది.
FACTLY says: The video is not from Mumbai. News reports confirm it is related to an incident in Hyderabad’s Malkajgiri involving protests after a man was allegedly caught defecating inside a temple premises.
FACTLY says: The man accused in this case is Vidya Sagar Yadav. Deoria Police have confirmed that no person named Muhammad Akram, or any Muslim individual, was involved in the incident.
FACTLY says: Rajpal Yadav had not been released as of 15 February 2026. The viral clip is unrelated to the current case and actually shows Yadav reacting to Salman Khan’s bail in the 2018 Black Buck case.
FACTLY says: This is not a real incident but a scripted video. The viral clip has been taken from a scripted video published on the channel of Aarav Mavi and is being circulated with a false claim.
FACTLY says: The video is a deepfake created using unrelated footage of Nirmala Sitharaman from the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave 2025 in Mumbai. AI detection tools have flagged the video as deepfake.
FACTLY says: ఇది ఒక స్క్రిప్టెడ్ వీడియో, నిజమైన సంఘటన కాదు. ఇది ఆరవ్ మావి అనే ఒక డిజిటల్ క్రియేటర్ యొక్క ఛానల్ నుంచి సేకరించిన స్క్రిప్టెడ్ వీడియో నుంచి క్లిప్ చేసి తప్పుడు వాదనతో షేర్ చెయ్యబడుతోంది
FACTLY says: The video is AI-generated. It was uploaded with a disclaimer stating it is a creative presentation, and AI detection tools flagged it as synthetic content, confirming that the incident is not real.
FACTLY says: ఈ వైరల్ వీడియో ఫిబ్రవరి 2026లో ముంబైలో జరిగిన వార్మ్-అప్ మ్యాచ్‌కు సంబంధించినది కాదు. ఈ వీడియోను 2025లో ఆనంద్ , గుజరాత్ రాష్ట్రంలో ఉన్న “శ్రీగణేష్ పాణిపురి” ఇన్‌స్టాగ్రామ్ పేజీలో పోస్ట్ చేశారు.
FACTLY says: The video is staged and originates from a scripted short film created by the social media page Rauf TV, which produces fictional emotional stories.