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Fact Check: Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad seen in Moscow? No, the images are old
Fact Check: Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad seen in Moscow? No, the images are old

Social media users are sharing three images, claiming these show the first appearance of Bashar al-Assad in Syria after the toppling of his government...

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Dec 2024 2:01 PM GMT


Fact Check: Old video of a Russian missile malfunctioning falsely linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Fact Check: Old video of a Russian missile malfunctioning falsely linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon

The video shows a malfunctioning Russian missile that backfired in 2022.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Oct 2024 9:41 AM GMT


Fact Check: Old video of Ukraine destroying Russiaā€™s tank passed off as Hezbollahs attack on Israel
Fact Check: Old video of Ukraine destroying Russiaā€™s tank passed off as Hezbollah's attack on Israel

The video depicts a Russian T-90 tank destroyed by Ukraine's anti-tank-guided missile in October 2023.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Oct 2024 6:28 AM GMT


Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS
Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS

NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the Indian government has not announced its stand on Palestineā€™s bid for inclusion in BRICS.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Aug 2024 12:06 PM GMT


Brother seeks return of Afsanā€™s body from Russia; CBI cracks down on dubious job agents
Brother seeks return of Afsanā€™s body from Russia; CBI cracks down on dubious job agents

A man from Hyderabad, Mohammed Afsan, duped by agents on the promise of jobs, taken to Russia died

By Sri Lakshmi Muttevi  Published on 8 March 2024 1:23 PM GMT


Fact Check: Viral video does not feature three generations of Russian gymnasts from same family
Fact Check: Viral video does not feature three generations of Russian gymnasts from same family

The claim of the three gymnasts being the grandmother, mother, and daughter is false.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Oct 2023 10:26 AM GMT


Fact Check: Beirut blast video shared as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian port
Fact Check: Beirut blast video shared as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian port

The video shows explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, not Russian missile attacks on Ukraine.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 July 2023 11:35 AM GMT


Fact Check: Video of bombing in Paris is generated using CGI
Fact Check: Video of bombing in Paris is generated using CGI

The video was from 2022 and was generated using Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) tools.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 July 2023 10:58 AM GMT


Fact Check: Putinā€™s call for death penalty over burning Quran in Russia is fake news
Fact Check: Putinā€™s call for death penalty over burning Quran in Russia is fake news

There has been a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia since 1996, as per Amnesty International and The Spectator.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jun 2023 1:33 PM GMT


This video does not show NATO joining Ukraine in war against Russia
This video does not show NATO joining Ukraine in war against Russia

The video is from 2021 and shows US soldiers withdrawing from Afghanistan.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 May 2023 1:34 PM GMT


NewsMeter verified that the video is from Russia, not Spain.
This video of a man assaulting a doctor is from Russia, not Spain

A video showing a man assaulting a doctor has gone viral on social media with the claim that the video is from Spain.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 March 2023 11:54 AM GMT


Fact Check: Mr. Zelenskyy is not asking US citizens to fight for Ukraine. The viral video is clipped and does not show the full context.
Zelenskyy did not say US should send its ā€˜sons and daughtersā€™ to fight for Ukraine

It shows him saying that Americans will have to send their ā€œsons and daughtersā€ to fight for Ukraine against Russia.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 March 2023 11:16 AM GMT


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