110 crime & justice stories in the last 48 hours and 15 related published fact-checks.
Grouping of the labels used by the fact-checkers (see methodology).
Full FactFull Fact rating: “False. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice confirmed…”Claim reviewed: Vickrum Digwa, who killed Henry Nowak, has been attacked in prison.
Published 23 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC
DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkClaim: A Facebook user, Ibrahim Sani, shared an image depicting the arrest of one of the attackers of Dekara village in Borgu, Niger State. Verdict: Misleading! The individual in the image was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State, not Borgu,…
Published 22 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC
Fact Crescendo (EN)Fact Crescendo (EN) rating: “Misleading”Claim reviewed: The videos show the recent execution of the Bangladeshi couple in Saudi Arabia.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 13:14 UTC
DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkClaim: A local news platform in Liberia, The Closing Argument, claimed that Criminal Court C has suspended Attorney Gbawou Kowou’s law licence for one year. Verdict: Misleading! Court documents sighted by DUBAWA show the one-year…
Published 21 Oct 2026, 16:54 UTC
Full FactRating: see the fact-checkOur investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t.
Published 21 Oct 2026, 15:41 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-checkOn October 17, Saturday, even as 19 people were killed and several injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, a different scene of chaos unfolded a few kilometres away at Jadavpur. A bulldozer was…
Published 21 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC
DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkClaim: Bakary Y. Badjie, The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, claimed that Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has not supported sporting activities in the municipality. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s investigation…
Published 21 Oct 2026, 00:12 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-checkTwenty-one-year-old Saouhum Sharma, a 4th-year History honours student at Hans Raj College, joined the October 12 rally led by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to the Supreme Court. By the end of the day, a knife had been slashed…
Published 19 Oct 2026, 04:40 UTC
Alt NewsAlt News rating: “False”Claim reviewed: Abhijeet Dipke signed a bond agreeing not to participate in any protests for one year — attributed by the checker to Radhika Khera
Published 15 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-checkAfter journalists covering the protests in New Delhi were detained and forcibly prevented from doing their work, social media posts documenting the police crackdown are now disappearing from platforms. Several videos accusing the police of…
Published 15 Oct 2026, 03:37 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-check“Bacchon, police ki maar ka bura nahi maante. Yeh aapko samjhane ke liye kari gayi hai” (Translation: Children, don’t take offence at being beaten by the police. This was done to teach you a lesson.) This is what a Delhi Police official…
Published 14 Oct 2026, 07:48 UTC
Science FeedbackRating: see the fact-checkA joint investigation by Science Feedback and Fundación Maldita.es reported more than 300 climate misinformation videos in French and Spanish. YouTube never answered, and TikTok restricted only a small minority of them and overturned none…
Published 13 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-checkDelhi Police detained journalists for a second consecutive day on Sunday, October 11, while they covered the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Left-wing student outfits demanding the resignation of chief election…
Published 12 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
FactCheck.org SciCheckRating: see the fact-checkEnergy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly denied that politics were involved in the termination of more than 280 grants last October. A court filing made public in July, however, shows that Energy Department lawyers admitted that the…
Published 14 Aug 2026, 14:36 UTC
EUvsDisinfoRating: see the fact-checkAn EEAS investigation uncovered a global digital pipeline used to recruit foreign nationals into Russia’s war, often through deceptive job offers and hidden military recruitment. The post From social media to the front line: Russia’s…
Published 14 Aug 2026, 08:30 UTC