Claim An X (formerly known as Twitter) users took to the platform on April 3rd 2024 to comment on the latest earthquake that hit Taiwan on the same day. Images of the waters of a river swaying were captured to showcase the potential impact of the quake. View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC […]
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Claim Recent news of Terminator actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger getting a pacemaker and his three open heart surgeries have gotten anti-vaxxers patting themselves on the back. X (formerly known as Twitter) users attached the news headline with a video of an interview with CNN back in August 2021 during the COVID pandemic in which he urges […]
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Multiple media outlets have published articles with the headline “India court effectively bans madrasas in big state before election”. Media outlets like Arab News, Reuters, The Independent and CNN have published the news with the headline. Fact Check We investigated the viral headline in association with the recent High Court order. The Allahabad High Court […]
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An image has been going viral on X (formerly Twitter) and other social networking platforms which suggests that Google would be placing its Scheduling apps on “view only” mode i.e. users will no longer be able to create new or edit existing appointments on any platform, including the web, iOS, and Android platforms starting from […]
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As the country prepares for the general elections in 2024, Indians are looking forward to casting their ballots for the 18th Lok Sabha as well as state assembly elections in several states. There would be seven stages to the election process, starting on April 19, 2024, and ending on June 4, 2024, with vote tallying. […]
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In the vast expanse of cyberspace, speech flows with minimal restrictions, offering a seemingly utopian playground for the expression of ideas. However, this freedom often leads to the accrual of hate speech, particularly targeting identifiable groups. Our report delves into the realm of hate speech directed at Indian communities, aiming to dissect the lexicon used and its […]
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An X (formerly known as Twitter) user, @OlgaBazova posted the platform by sharing a video of soldiers marching and claimed that those were the Estonian army moving towards the Ukrainian border. The post was reposted 314 times (at the time of writing the article) View here View here Other users too began sharing the video […]
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A video is being shared on social media. by users who are claiming that there has been an assault on the Bigg Boss 17 winner, Munawar Faruqui, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. An X user named @SocialTok Media posted the video with the caption in English, “Assault on #BiggBoss17 winner #MunawarFaruqui in Jabalpur!” X Post Archive Link […]
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A graphical image depicting the Opinion Poll on AP elections 2024 and the logo of ABP live is going viral on social media platforms such as X(Twitter), WhatsApp and Instagram. Social media users are fervently sharing this image and claiming that ABP-CVoter has projected a range of seats ahead of the Andhra Pradesh Elections 2024. […]
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Several users have taken to X (previously known as Twitter) to share “news” that Brazil has ended all diplomatic relations with Israel. View here @DrLoupis shared this message on her account which was reposted 7.1k times (at the time of writing the article) View here Other verified accounts too shared the message. Fact Check: The […]
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