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459 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 FACTLY25 Sep 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“The video shows actor Shah Rukh Khan criticising Saudi Arabia and reprimanding the country over Baljinder Singh’s death sentence.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video has been digitally altered to depict Shah Rukh Khan criticising Saudi Arabia and speaking about Baljinder Singh’s death sentence. The original footage is from a 2015 event at the University of Edinburgh, where…

Checked by FactRakers23 Sep 2026Philippines Sport and entertainment

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“Actor Edu Manzano called Marcos 'the problem”

FactRakers rated this: False

FactRakers says: The quote card is fabricated, the actor says

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka25 Aug 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos has recited the Shahada and converted to Islam after marrying his Moroccan partner.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka12 Jun 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“FIFA has banned face paint at the 2026 World Cup.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka6 Jun 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“The Simpsons predicted the winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup decades in advance”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Satire

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka17 Apr 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“The ICC has banned the Sri Lanka cricket team from international cricket for one year.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY30 Mar 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“This viral video shows Yogi Adityanath arriving at a venue to watch the movie Dhurandhar The Revenge (Dhurandhar 2).”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is actually from the official visit of Yogi Adityanath to Maharashtra in January 2023, where he met the then Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The meeting was attended by Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis, and…

Checked by Youturn25 Mar 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“Rajinikanth, after returning from watching the movie #Thurandar2... 👇👇👇 “The movie is absolute ‘mass’... The style and the story are fantastic!” 🔥😎 — The fans' expectations have soared even higher!”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Youturn19 Mar 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“Gill edited a photo he posted on Instagram and removed Sanju Samson from it. What is the point of erasing the Player of the Tournament from a picture? If India won the T20 WC, Sanju Samson played one of the biggest roles in that victory.”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka26 Feb 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“Only a handful of countries compete in the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka20 Feb 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“A photo shows Sri Lanka cricket coach Sanath Jayasuriya praying to God during a cricket match.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Altered

Checked by Youturn12 Feb 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“BREAKING : Actor #Suriya Beat poor innocent boy who has recovered from brain fever few days ago After that he suffered from head pain & vomiting too … Real face of Suriya”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Youturn12 Feb 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“BREAKING : Actor #Suriya Beat poor innocent boy who has recovered from brain fever few days ago After that he suffered from head pain & vomiting too … Real face of Suriya”

Youturn rated this: false

Checked by Youturn9 Feb 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“A video of the USA cricket team eating pani puri is being shared as a recent incident in Mumbai ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026”

Youturn rated this: old video

Checked by Deutsche Welle9 Feb 2026United States Sport and entertainment

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“A viral image on X of Bad Bunny with more than 960.000 views shows the singer wearing a dress featuring the colors of the transgender pride flag while burning a U.S. flag with a lighter. The image was spread on other social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram as well.”

Deutsche Welle rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY9 Feb 2026India Sport and entertainment

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“USA cricket players were seen eating pani puri in Mumbai after a warm-up match against India on 2 February 2026, ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral video is not connected to any warm-up match in Mumbai in February 2026. The clip was posted in 2025 by Shreeganeshpanipuri’s Instagram page and is from Gujarat, not Mumbai.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka3 Feb 2026Sri Lanka Sport and entertainment

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“Actor Rajitha Hiran (Ping Pong) has been appointed as the SLPP organiser for the Kesbewa constituency.”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY19 Dec 2025India Sport and entertainment

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“The video shows actor Sanjay Dutt criticising Nitish Kumar over the niqab-pulling incident.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The audio in the viral clip is digitally added. In the original video uploaded on Sanjay Dutt’s Instagram account on 08 August 2019, he can be seen speaking about the Marathi film Baba, with no reference to Nitish Kumar…

Checked by FACTLY4 Dec 2025India Sport and entertainment

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“The viral photo shows PM Narendra Modi and Mukesh Ambani, along with Bollywood actors, attending the funeral of veteran actor Dharmendra.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The photo is AI-generated. No credible reports confirm that PM Modi or Mukesh Ambani attended Dharmendra’s funeral, though several actors did visit. Additionally, AI detection tools flagged the viral image as most likel…

Checked by FACTLY28 Nov 2025India Sport and entertainment

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“This video shows the final rites procession of veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra, who passed away on 24 November 2025”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video clips predate Dharmendra’s death and have been available on the internet since at least September 2025.