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Fact Check: Fake Movie Poster of Omicron Variant Got Viral

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021

As the new variant of corona virus ‘Omicron’ is emerging, social media platforms are filled with posts regarding this new variant. #OmicronVariant is also running with thousands of tweets on Twitter. Under this hashtag, an image has got viral of a movie poster with the title “The Omicron Variant”. Many people have shared this poster […]

Fact Check: “Omicron” originated from South Africa in November or July,2021

December 1, 2021November 30, 2021

A twitter account by the name Stacey Rudin, having 20K Followers claims that the WHO statement that the “Omicron” was first reported by South Africa on 11/24/21 is not right. WEF has reported this same variant-B.1.1.529, out of South Africa- way back in July. It can be seen this tweet has received around 4K retweets, […]

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Fact Check: Fake Movie Poster of Omicron Variant Got Viral

Fact Check: “Omicron” originated from South Africa in November or July,2021

Fact Check: Misleading claim made by linking an old video of a 9th-grade female student to a CJP protest

Fact Check: Old Video of Muslims Being Beaten Up in UP Goes Viral with a Misleading Claim, Falsely Passed Off as Rajasthan

Fact Check: Viral Video of Bakrid Prayers Being Offered Inside a London Metro Train Is AI-Generated

Disinformation Network in the Northeast: Propaganda by Fake Media Outlets and Fake Columnists

Fact Check: An old video of the accused making a reel after a murder in Delhi goes viral, linked to the Surya murder case