The Red Sea region is witnessing heightened tensions as the Houthis launched attacks on U.S. warships, escalating conflict. The U.S. also responded with airstrikes targeting Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Recently, a short clip allegedly US Navy using laser weapon technology to destroy Houthis drones has been shared among social media users. You can see one […]
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Tensions in Balochistan have persisted for years, with ongoing disputes between separatist groups and Pakistani authorities. The region faces issues related to political representation, economic development, and military presence, all of which contribute to a complex and volatile situation. Recently, an image of a destroyed plane has been circulated among Social Media Users claiming that […]
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Days after Pakistan launched airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on December 25, 2024, killing 46 people, Afghan forces retaliated by targeting several points inside Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 19 Pakistani soldiers. However, several old videos and images are being shared among social media users with context to a series of clashes between Pakistani […]
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Days after Pakistan launched airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on December 25, 2024, killing 46 people, Afghan forces retaliated by targeting several points inside Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 19 Pakistani soldiers. However, recently a 17 seconds long video of a plane crashing is being shared as a Pakistani Airforce chopper crashing being shot […]
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on December 25, 2024, killed 46 people. Reportedly Afghan forces retaliated by targeting several points inside Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 19 Pakistani soldiers. However several images and videos are being shared among social media users with context to the recent Pakistani airstrikes strikes in Afghanistan and the […]
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on December 25, 2024, killed 46 people. Reportedly Afghan forces retaliated by targeting several points inside Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 19 Pakistani soldiers. However several images and videos are being shared among social media users with context to the recent Pakistani airstrikes strikes in Afghanistan and the […]
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Famous English singer and Ex-member of One Direction Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel Balcony. Following the singer’s tragic death, a video is widely being shared on social media claiming to be the singer’s final moments as he fell to his death […]
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According to several media reports, on October 15, 2024, more than 260 Afghan refugees were killed by Iranian forces in the Kalagan region of Iran. Following the incident, several social media users shared old and unrelated images and videos in relation to the mass killing of Afghan refugees by Iranian forces. Recently, an image has […]
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An old statement of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman on women’s clothing has come to light on social media. According to the claim, Mohammed Bin Salman said that only Saudi Arabian women can decide what clothes the ladies of the nation can wear. This has prompted many social media users to put forward […]
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Since the return of Taliban to power, several international organizations and international media have raised concerns about isolation of Afghans, human rights violations and restrictions against women rights in the name of governance and restricting women behind four walls of houses. The concerns came after Taliban restricted girls from getting education and imposed strict dress […]
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This video is from a displacement camp in northern Syria. It has no link to Israel-Palestine war. Amid the ongoing Israel- Palestine war, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on January 15 that at least 24,100 people have been killed in the territory in more than three months of war. In this scenario, a video […]
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Armed attacks were carried out by the Afghanistan Freedom Front on the Taliban forces in the 9th and 4th districts of Kabul city on November 27. These attacks took place at Kabul Airport road and Salim Karwan area of Kabul city, killing 6 Taliban forces and injuring 3. Following these events, a number of social […]
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According to reports, on Friday, September 29, 2023, a series of suicide attacks in Pakistan resulted in at least 59 people killed and dozens injured in Pakistan. The first explosion occurred near Medina Mosque in the Mastung region of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Reports indicate that as a result of this explosion, at least 56 people […]
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This video is from a campaign by the rail transit agency in Indonesia to promote the use of public transport. A video that shows what appears to be frightened passengers aboard a train screaming and attempting to flee as supposed zombies try to get inside. The video has gone viral on social media, claiming that […]
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The video shows a roundworm named Horsehair worm that is not poisonous in nature. A video is currently going viral that shows the world’s tiniest poisonous snake found inside a green bell pepper or capsicum. The 2-minute long video shows a person digging out the thread-like white coloured insect from inside a capsicum. Caption of […]
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Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and mass civilian casualties have been reported on both sides since the war started. There have been mixed reactions from the international community with some countries supporting either side or some totally disapproving the whole idea of war. USA and NATO have been openly supporting Ukraine in the […]
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A protest turned into communal debate after the death of a teenager in France in a police gunshot. Social media is flooded with many posts and videos in relation to this incident. Fact Crescendo debunked a few such videos which you can read here and here. Another video is circulating on social media in which […]
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The video was taken when a motorist lost control of his car during a car race in Bordeaux, France. It predates the ongoing unrest and riots in France. Things appear to be calming down in France, but social media is still flooded with videos claiming to depict the rioting. Amidst this, we have noticed a […]
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Violence on a large scale erupted in France over the death of a teenage boy in a police shootout. Protestors came to the streets and burned vehicles and public properties. Police detained many protestors. Additional forces were sent to neutralize the situation. In the backdrop of this, a video of a mass protest is circulating […]
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Since May 23, 2023, a number of social media users have published a picture claiming that the Taliban have arrested one of Iran’s military commanders. In the picture, an Iranian military commander is seen among the Taliban. A user stated: “This afternoon, our masculine border guards met with their Iranian counterparts across our joint border. […]
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On Thursday, June 8, 2023, an explosion occurred at the funeral ceremony of Mawlavi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of the Taliban, at the Nabawi Mosque in Faizabad, Badakhshan. As a result, 13 people lost their lives, while 30 others sustained injuries. The explosion took place before noon. Based on published reports, Safiullah Samim, […]
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The video is old and has nothing to do with Imran Khan’s arrest Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday in a corruption case. Following this protests and clashes erupted between Khan supporters and police. Amidst this, we came across a video that shows a massive crowd […]
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An image of a destroyed mosque has resurfaced again on social media. In the image, it can be seen that a mosque is lying in ruins. It is claimed that the mosque was destroyed in Angola after the government decided to ban Islam in the country. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. […]
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Following the conflict in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli soldiers have arrested more than 350 Palestinians. Based on the reports, this conflict took place on the morning of Wednesday, April 5, 2023, corresponding to the 14th of Ramadan, 1444 AH. A number of social media users have described an image as the image of this event at […]
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A post is going viral on social media claiming Turkish midfielder Karim Demirbay first made a sexist comment on a woman referee and then while refereeing a junior girl’s league football match as a punishment, he abused his power and unfairly issued eight red cards. The post claims that he did not lament on his […]
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Following a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan, four people were killed and dozens more injured. This earthquake occurred on March 21, 2023, at 9:30 Tuesday night, Kabul time. Based on published reports, the epicenter of this earthquake was in Jorm district of Badakhshan province, and its tremors were also felt in Pakistan, Tajikistan and India. […]
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Clashes erupted between Pakistani police and supporters of Former Pakistani Prime minister Imran Khan in the aftermath of police trying to arrest the politician. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and police clashed on March 15, in Lahore’s Zaman Park area. An image is being recently shared on social media with context to clashes at Zaman park. […]
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Hazara are one of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan and have been subjects of persecution in Afghanistan since decades. Till date Hazara community of Afghanistan faces discrimination and are subjected to severe human rights violations. Recently some images are being shared on social media along with the #StopHazaragenocide with context to the atrocities committed against […]
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This video dates back to February 2021 and was from Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, Saudi Arabia witnessed the first snow fall in a hundred years in 2013. A viral video of camels resting during what appears to be heavy snowfall and blizzards is making the rounds on the internet. The 31-second video […]
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After a series of massive earthquakes hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria, thousands have been reported dead. As per the latest reports, more than 11000 people have lost their lives in this catastrophe. Search and rescue operations are being carried out on a large scale as prayers pour in from around the globe. Images and videos of […]
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After Sri Lanka, Pakistan is sinking into a deep economic crisis. Pakistani currency has been to a record low and inflation is shooting up. However, misinformation is also being shared on social media in relation to the Economic Crisis in the neighbouring country of Pakistan. Recently an image of a crowd is being shared with […]
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According to reports from the time the viral video was shot at a pet cafe in Osaka, Japan, and depicts cats reacting to an earthquake that struck the region on 18 June, 2018. It has nothing to do with Turkey’s recent earthquake. It is commonly believed that animals can detect natural disasters before they occur. […]
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The charismatic Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is often regarded as one of the GOATs of the game of Football. He has earned huge popularity across the world due to his impeccable and elegant soccer skills. The 37 year old shocked the world in an interview with Piers Morgan, where he alleged that he was not […]
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A video of a police officer using excessive force against a woman of colour is going viral on social media platforms. The narrative being spread around this video is that Canadian police is trying to remove the Hijab of a woman forcefully. However, when we investigated the incident, we found that the incident is being […]
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North Waziristan is a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan bordering neighboring Afghanistan. There are constant tensions going on between Taliban and Pakistan’s Armed Forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along the border. Recently there have been a series of Clashes between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban along the border areas. However, a lot of misinformation is also […]
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Self-proclaimed government of Taliban is being accused of violating human rights and committing atrocities against Afghan civilians. Women are being forced to stay behind closed doors and not allowed to even avail basic human needs like education. An image of a woman with injuries on her body is being shared widely on social media with […]
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Since Taliban proclaimed governance over Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, the country is going through severe political and economic turbulence. In addition, there has been public outrage against the Taliban over their politics against women and atrocities on minorities of Afghanistan. #StopHazaragenocide has also been trending on social media platforms in solidarity with Hazara people […]
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Viral mage is from Saudi Arabia taken in 2015, where alcohol is banned. Authorities caught a man at the country’s border with United Arab Emirates with 48,000 cans of Heineken disguised as Pepsi cans. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently underway in the Islamic nation of Qatar. Since Qatar was surprisingly awarded the World […]
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The Guardian and a number of other media have reported on October 12, 2022 that the Taliban killed an Afghan queer student. The victim is identified as Hamed Sabouri, a medical student. The media reported that Hamed Sabouri was arrested at a Taliban checkpoint in August this year. According to published reports, this queer student […]
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Media reported six Afghan citizens along with two Russian officials were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a suicide bomb blast near Russian Embassy in Kabul. This attack was carried out on the September 5, 2022. Based on published reports, ISIS has claimed responsibility for this suicide attack. Following this news, a […]
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Devastating floods have hit several parts of South Asian countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Heavy casualties and devastation have been reported in the last few days in both countries. However, a lot of misinformation is also being shared on social media in context to the recent floods in Afghanistan. Old images and videos are being […]
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A video is being widely shared on social media showing a group of people being kidnapped and tortured. The social media post claims that the people shown in the videos are Afghan and are being tortured by Kurdish smugglers on Iran-Turkey border. You can see the Twitter post below; Archived link The Twitter post shown […]
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A heart wrenching video of a flood rescue operation has been widely shared on social media claiming that the video is from a recent flood rescue operation to help the flood affected people in Baluchistan Pakistan. You can see the Twitter post below: Twitter post | Archived link Sharing the above video, the tweet claims […]
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Recently, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban regime Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his delegation met Martin Griffiths, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the foreign Ministry in Kabul. An image tagged with this news is getting widely shared on Twitter. The image gives an impression the Taliban delegation was greeted by […]
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