Crime and security

“The video shows Kerala Police cadets marching while raising Islamic slogans.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show Kerala Police cadets marching while raising Islamic slogans. It shows Arangadi scouts participating in the 2025 Eid-e-Milad rally in Kasaragod, Kerala. Azim Arangadi, secretary of the Arang…

“The video shows Jaunpur police arresting Muslims who pelted stones at a train in Uttar Pradesh.”

FACTLY says: The video is from a July 2025 incident where some youths pelted stones at the Jaunpur–Rae Bareli Intercity Express train. Police later arrested ten accused, none of whom are Muslims. The SHO of Barsati police station in…

“CHICAGO IS THE MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!”

“Viral video shows a huge aquarium collapse in California that killed 50 people.”

FACTLY says: This viral video does not depict a real incident; it is AI-generated. Several visual inconsistencies, typical of deepfake or AI-generated content, can be observed in the footage. Moreover, AI content detection tools hav…

“The viral video shows a woman being kidnapped in India.”

FACTLY says: The video is from Ecuador, not India. CCTV footage from 26 September 2024, shows a woman being kidnapped in the Las Casas area of northwestern Quito. Local media confirmed that she was later released in Chillogallo, sou…

“U.S. President Donald Trump will get former president Rodrigo Duterte from the custody of the International Criminal Court.”

Vera Files says: There are no official reports or statements from the White House confirming the claim. The video merely uses an unrelated clip of Harry Roque.

“The video shows a judge recording a reel inside a courtroom.”

FACTLY says: The video shows actor Naresh Gosain during a film shoot, not a judge making a reel in a courtroom.

“Sen. Robinhood Padilla was removed from office and sentenced to prison after he was supposedly caught using marijuana.”

Vera Files says: Sen. Robinhood Padilla remains a member of the Senate. No credible news reports or press releases from the chamber have been published regarding the senator's supposed use of marijuana inside the Senate premises.

“The viral video shows stray dogs being relocated in India following the recent Supreme Court order on stray dogs.”

FACTLY says: The video is from Erbil, Iraq, not India, and has been available on the internet prior to the Supreme Court order. No reports indicate that the government has begun relocating stray dogs to shelters.

“The video shows monkeys being fed on the Ghats of Varanasi under police guard on the eve of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not depict a real incident; it is AI-generated. Several visual inconsistencies, commonly found in deepfake or AI-generated content, can be observed in the video. Moreover, AI content detection tools…

“The video shows the mass killing of stray dogs in Delhi, following the Supreme Court directive to relocate them to shelters within eight weeks across the Delhi-NCR region”

FACTLY says: This viral video has no connection to Delhi or India. It shows an incident that occurred in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam, where the dead bodies of 12 dogs were recovered from two men arrested on suspicion of steali…

“This is TN ruled by DMK. Look how Cab mafias are forcing passengers into the cars and the Police acts as agents at airports. Look how the cab drivers agents are forcefully holding women and dragging into cabs at airports. Safety ‘0’ Respect for women ‘0’.. Mafia rule 100 % This is the Periyar Model ?”

“The League of Cities v. Comelec case was decided unanimously by the Supreme Court then overturned later on.”

Vera Files says: None of the decisions in the League of Cities v. Comelec case was unanimous. The case saw three different reversals by the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2011.

“Gowri Lankesh published about the Dharmasthala atrocities in her "Lankesh" magazine in 2001 itself. Since then, she was killed by the Dharmasthala Mafia.”

“Jackie Chan was killed during heavy flooding in China last July.”

Vera Files says: Jackie Chan is alive and was not among the reported casualties of flooding in Beijing. The photo in the post was made using artificial intelligence.

“The International Criminal Court has dismissed the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte.”

Vera Files says: The ICC has yet to begin the trial of Duterte in connection with his bloody drug war. It has set for Sept. 23 the confirmation of charges hearing against the former president.

“Rodrigo Duterte had “possibly flown to Singapore” after the International Criminal Court supposedly granted him interim release.”

Vera Files says: ICC spokesperson Fadi El-Abdallah confirmed that “there is no change in the status of [former president Rodrigo Duterte],” noting “he is still in the ICC detention center.”

“The double-engine road car is the game of corruption. The bridge under construction for 1200 crores on the Kosi river between Supaul and Madhubani in Bihar collapsed. Many workers are reported to have been buried, injured and killed.”

“A Nigerian man was arrested in the UK for impregnating his wife, her mother, and her two sisters.”

“Mohammad Tauqeer used to tease girls walking on the road every day. Babaji's police beat him so much every day that he had to suffer pain. That their next seven generations will not even dare to misbehave..”