Our team

Fact Check: The Virgin Mary Statue Destruction Video is from 2013, Not Recent

2410
12-21

The Claim: Social media accounts shared on Friday, December 20, 2019, a video showing a person destroying the Virgin Mary statue, claiming that it was recent and that the person was a figh...

The Arrested Person in the Video is Neither the Director of Sednaya Prison nor Talal Makhlouf… So Who Is He?

Misleading

30189
12-16

The Claim On Sunday, December 15, social media accounts shared a video depicting the arrest of a person by an armed group. Some posts claimed the individual was the Director of Sednaya Pr...

Verify Media Platform (Verify) is an independent and unbiased platform specialized in fact-checking established in Syria in early 2016 to counter the spread of misinformation. We envision a democratic society that ensures citizens' right to access the truth without distortion or misleading. Verify is registered in Turkey as an NGO under the number 27-027-110 and the name “Doğru Medya Derneği” in late 2021. In addition, Verify is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checker Network (IFCN) and a trusted partner of Facebook in the MENA region since 2019.

Type the word to search for

video story

Fact Check: The Virgin Mary Statue Destruction Video is from 2013, Not Recent

The Arrested Person in the Video is Neither the Director of Sednaya Prison nor Talal Makhlouf… So Who Is He?

Why verify?!

Accredited By:

Verification Guide

share