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False: Video shows a large crowd of migrants climbing a fence at the United States’ southern border with Mexico. A video of people climbing a tall chain-link fence has spread widely across social media platforms in recent days, with many users suggesting that it shows migrants attempting to enter the U.S. at the southern border. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

True: The mother of Jordan Neely, who was pronounced dead after being held in a chokehold by a fellow rider during an incident on a New York City subway in May 2023, was murdered in 2007. About this rating On May 2, 2023, a former U.S. Marine put a "disturbed man," later identified as 30-year old Jordan Neely, into a chokehold on a New York City subway. The altercation ended in Neely's death, as reported by the New York Daily News: Jordan Neely, 30, who used to bu (Source: Snopes)

False: Policeman beaten by Muslim man A video has gone viral in which an aged traffic policeman can be seen breaking down in tears while saying that someone misbehaved with him. He uses the words 'mantri ji'. He says that goons affiliated with a local minister misbehaved with him while he was trying to do his duty.Th (Source: Alt News)

False: Retired IAS Sachin Paul’s message to stop BJP from declaring India a Hindu nation A message in the name of Sachin Paul who is said to be an IAS (retd.) requesting to vote for Congress, to stop BJP's plan to declare India a Hindu nation, is being widely shared across social media platforms. The message further elaborates on the Constitutional obligations to be  (Source: Factly)

False: A video of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor performing at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III A video of Sonam Kapoor performing on stage is viral on social media with a claim that it shows her performance at King Charles' coronation ceremony. Let's verify this claim through this article.Claim: A video of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor performing at the coronation ceremon (Source: Factly)

Misleading: By subjecting water to immense pressure and directing it through a minuscule nozzle, it can effectively cut through the hardest materials, including rocks, metals, bulletproof glass, and even diamonds A video demonstrating waterjet cutting technology has been widely shared on social media, claiming that with significant pressure applied to water and forced through a tiny nozzle, it can slice through even the hardest materials, such as rocks, bulletproof glass, iron, and diamon (Source: Factly)

False: A screenshot with a list of opinion poll predictions is published by ‘NDTV’, and all these predict Congress winning majority seats in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections A screenshot with a list of opinion poll predictions purportedly published by 'NDTV' is being shared widely claiming that major surveys have unanimously predicted a humongous victory to Congress in the upcoming Karnataka Elections 2023. The post claims that even internal surveys  (Source: Factly)

False: Michel Delmas | Incroyable mais vrai. Ou va al France. Inadmissible.... Did a praying muslim block a tram in Montpellier, France? A Facebook user named "Michel Delmas" posted a video on March 22, 2018 (embedded below) with a caption saying it happened in Montpellier:Link to the original post + link to archived version of the post + archived version o (Source: Lead Stories)

False: NDTV's poll of poll tracker has predicted BJP's biggest defeat in Karnataka. A screenshot purportedly showing a chart of the outcomes of multiple polls on the upcoming 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections by different organisations has gone viral on social media.The claim: The chart is being shared to claim that most opinion polls conducted for the Assembly  (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)