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What to know about Video. Giant Lionel Messi statue dismantled in Kolkata

Giant Lionel Messi statue dismantled in Kolkata A 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata has been removed less than a year after its unveiling due to safety fears over its stability in strong … Euronews flipped this story into World News•25d Related…

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Giant Lionel Messi statue dismantled in Kolkata A 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata has been removed less than a year after its unveiling due to safety fears over its stability in strong … Euronews flipped this story into World News•25d Related…

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Minutes after the under-construction warehouse at Kolkata’s Taratala collapsed on June 24, Manikchand Kumar (22) found himself buried under the …. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Minutes after the under-construction warehouse at Kolkata’s Taratala collapsed on June 24, Manikchand Kumar (22) found himself buried under the ….

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Minutes after the under-construction warehouse at Kolkata’s Taratala collapsed on June 24, Manikchand Kumar (22) found himself buried under the …”
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Multiple sources, including CGTN and other web reports, confirm that an under-construction warehouse in Taratala, Kolkata, collapsed on June 24.
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · ... an under-construction warehouse collapsed in Kolkata's Taratala ... Kathrin Gebel's June Bundestag speech on expanding psychosocial ...
https://www.facebook.com/mo.of.everything/videos/tw-distress…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Two people were killed and 13 were rescued after a 5- storey under-construction building collapsed in Kolkata's congested Garden Reach area late ...
https://www.facebook.com/middayindia/posts/a-three-storey-un…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Kolkata Police: Under-construction warehouse collapse in Kolkata's Taratala on 24th June left 14 dead and 19 injured ...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-06-26/news-1OhMOm6dFss/p.htm…
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Claim 2: “A 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata has been removed less than a year after its unveiling due to safety fears over its stability in strong …”
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Three independent web sources (Euronews, Gulf News, and another news report) confirm that a 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata was removed in June 2026 due to safety and stability concerns.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025 was a promotional and fan engagement tour by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi across India during December 2025. As a celebration of Messi's status among the g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi's_2025_tour_of_In…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by some as the greatest football player ever, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by…
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Claim 3: “The motor scooter, originally designed for women, helped …”
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A BBC report explains that the Vespa's step-through frame was designed so that women could ride it in skirts, supporting the claim that it was designed with women's needs in mind.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vespa is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 21, 2013 ... It was also cheap and reliable, while its step-through frame meant that women could ride it in skirts, and its concealed engine – tucked under ...
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20131122-the-vespa-motor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover on Vespa.com all the models, promotions and news from the Vespa world, an Italian style icon in the world of mobility since 1946.
https://www.vespa.com/us_EN/
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Claim 4: “Thousands of Vespas swarm Rome’s historic center to mark iconic scooter’s 80th anniversary”
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Multiple independent sources (web search results and Facebook) report that tens of thousands of Vespa riders gathered in Rome from June 25 to 28, 2026, to celebrate the brand's 80th anniversary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vespa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvɛspa]; Italian for 'wasp') is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_hornet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Italian brands, which encompasses brand-name products and services produced by companies in Italy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_brands
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Claim 5: “Attending Himanta Biswa Sarma’s swearing-in as Assam chief minister on May 12, Suvendu Adhikari had declared in Guwahati that there was a “lot to …”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Himanta Biswa Sarma's swearing-in ceremony as Assam Chief Minister took place on May 12, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and the current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himanta_Biswa_Sarma
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 ... After getting a historic mandate in Assam assembly elections, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with the new Cabinet, will take oath as ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0qDawy2xo
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 ... Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all the Hon'ble Ministers who took oath today at the Assam Cabinet swearing-in ceremony held at ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYOuku4iMME/
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Claim 6: “From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat - brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.”
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Both a news report from AOL and an academic source from Academia.edu confirm that in Mughal India, news reports known as 'akhbarat' were compiled by scribes and agents starting in the late 16th century.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty, ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution on 21 September 1857. They were monarchs of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_the_Mughal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Ka…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In May 1738, Nader Shah, the ruler of Iran (1736–1747) and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, invaded Northern India, eventually sacking Delhi in March 1739. His army easily defeated the Mughals at …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nader_Shah's_invasion_of_India
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Claim 7: “England ensured they head into the World Cup knockout stages as Group L winners as Jude Bellingham inspired victory against Panama.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group L consisted of England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama, and that England advanced as one of the top two teams.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 18 to 28 June 2018. The group consisted of Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, and England. The top two teams, Belgium and England, advanced to the round of 16…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_G
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 17 to 27, 2026. The group consisted of England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama. England and Croatia advanced to the round of 32 as the top two teams…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_L
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The England national football team did not enter the first three FIFA World Cup tournaments as they were not members of FIFA, but have entered all 19 subsequent ones, beginning with that of 1950. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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