Crime and security

1,827 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

Checked by Youturn19 Feb 2026India Crime and security

kussikhuelafn

“Urgent 🚨Last night in Jammu, militants broke out of jail and escaped. During the incident, 12 police and CRPF personnel were injured and one was killed. 🚨The situation is extremely tense and things appear to be deteriorating in Kashmir. Modi is causing damage to our India.”

Youturn rated this: mix

Checked by PolitiFact12 Feb 2026United States Crime and security

Donald Trump, president

“The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years.

Checked by FACTLY11 Feb 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows a newly married Hindu woman being kidnapped in Pakistan.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

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.

Checked by FACTLY30 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The video shows visuals from moments before the crash that killed Ajit Pawar, with visibility on the runway dropping seconds before landing.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video predates the crash that killed Ajit Pawar on 28 January 2026 and is unrelated to the incident. The footage, credited to the YouTube channel Douglesso, was uploaded on 12 June 2013 and has been available online…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka29 Jan 2026Sri Lanka Crime and security

Social media posts

“Jenna Ortega Was Killed by Iranian Police”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY29 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows police beating protesters demonstrating against the new UGC regulations.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video is unrelated to the UGC protests. It shows police lathi-charging protesters in Kolkata during a rally led by the Hindu Jagran Manch to condemn attacks on minorities in Bangladesh and the lynching of Dipu Chand…

Checked by FACTLY23 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows influencer Shimjitha Musthafa being arrested by Kerala Police following the suicide of a man in Kerala.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video does not show Shimjitha Musthafa. The same footage has been available online since November 2023, more than two years before Shimjitha’s arrest on 21 January 2026. The viral video relates to a different case i…

Checked by Youturn23 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Watch: Kerala Police have taken her into custody. What punishment should she deserve ??? Drop your views”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Youturn21 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Shaik Riyaz stabbed & killed Police Constable Pramod”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by FACTLY16 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows Uttar Pradesh Police lathi-charging and arresting Muslims in UP.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is not from Uttar Pradesh. It shows Telangana Police handling protests in Shalibanda, Hyderabad, in August 2022 following remarks made by MLA Raja Singh. The same footage was posted by journalists and reported…

Checked by Youturn14 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Heartbreaking! Brutality against minorities in Bangladesh has crossed all limits. A 12-year-old Hindu girl, Shrabanti Ghosh, was raped and killed in Chittagong by radical Islamists after her family refused forced conversion and marriage her to 49 year old Mohammad.”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Youturn12 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“After the court's order, the RSS route marched in Tiruvannamalai under extremely heavy police security!”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by PolitiFact6 Jan 2026United States Crime and security

Donald Trump

“Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY5 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows Bangladeshis being beaten by police in Assam.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is from Gujarat and shows police action during a crime scene reconstruction in the Bharat Ganesh Chaudhary murder case in Palanpur. It has no connection to Bangladesh or Assam.

Checked by FACTLY2 Jan 2026India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The video shows a Muslim man accused of sexually assaulting a minor being arrested in Vrindavan in a burqa-clad attire.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video shows the arrest of Rambharose alias Rajendra Singh Sisodia, a dismissed Rajasthan Armed Constabulary personnel, in Vrindavan. He is accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Dholpur, Rajasthan, after luring h…

Checked by FACTLY30 Dec 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The photo shows Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar being garlanded after his release from jail.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral photo does not show a real incident; it is generated using artificial intelligence, and multiple AI detection tools confirm this. Kuldeep Singh Sengar remained in jail as he was serving a concurrent sentence i…

Checked by FACTLY23 Dec 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The video shows Bangladeshi police handing over Dipu Chandra Das to extremists before his death.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show Bangladeshi police handing over Dipu Chandra Das to extremists before his death. The visuals are from November 2025 and shows a Dhaka College student briefly detained by police in Dhaka, wh…

Checked by FACTLY17 Dec 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The viral video shows a man named Abdul Khan being caught by police for posing as “Ravi” and marrying a Hindu woman.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is scripted and fictional. It was uploaded by the YouTube channel Miss Neha Yadav, which clearly states that its content is made only for entertainment. The video includes a disclaimer and features actors who …

Checked by FACTLY12 Dec 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The video shows police using tear gas shells and water cannons on people who had gathered to support the construction of the Babri Masjid in West Bengal.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video has no link to the Babri Masjid issue in West Bengal. It shows a November 2025 protest by primary school teachers in Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, where police used tear gas, sound grenades, and water cann…

Checked by FACTLY8 Dec 2025India Crime and security

Social media posts

“The Bombay High Court has ordered that people in Maharashtra must learn Marathi and cannot use “not knowing the language” as an excuse.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The Bombay High Court has not ordered that people in Maharashtra must learn Marathi and cannot use “not knowing the language” as an excuse. No credible news report or official record shows that such a directive was issu…