October 24,2021 marks the first game of the T20 World Cup 2021 tournament between Pakistan & Indian Cricket Team. For both countries the match was monumental as the history of India-Pakistan rivalry continues to persist even in sports. India lost the match, handing Pakistan its first win against the arch rival at any World Cup. […]
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Amidst the ongoing communal violence in Tripura, many videos and images have been circulating online to show just what is happening in the state. However, amongst these posts there is a lot of misinformation and fake news as well. On October 28, users began posting videos of a massive procession stating that this rally was […]
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The Commerce Department of US recently issued new rules and curbs on the sale and resale of hacking tools from the US to Russian and Chinese entities. These rules come after a lot of deliberation within the Department and taking expert opinion into account. The rule is aimed to encourage the cooperation between multi-continental companies […]
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On October 24,2021, India and Pakistan played their first match against each other at the T20 World Cup in Dubai. India suffered a huge setback and lost the match to Pakistan. Post the match, many users on Twitter began sharing a photo stating that ‘love jihad’ is taking place in Dubai. The image shows a […]
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India has hit the 100-crore or one billion COVID vaccine landmark, but it has come with its fair share of logistic issues and misconceptions. While the Supreme Court had in May pulled up Modi government for the vaccine procurement policy that was a complete disaster in making. Later, the Centre changed its policy and thus […]
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On October 24,2021, a video started to circulate online which looks like CCTV footage of a restaurant. In the footage, it can be seen that the police intercepts a meal between a man and a woman and asks the boy to empty his pockets. Upon emptying his pockets, the police arrest him for attempting to […]
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Every once in a few months a recurring claim about Sweden seems to make rounds on social media. This claim suggests that Sweden is soon going to become completely cashless. The government is going to abolish all physical cash and shift the model completely to online transactions. Fact-Check: While Sweden has been mostly cashless for […]
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On September 23, 2021, violence broke out in Assam’s Darrang district after the long announced evictions finally started to take place. The evictions were announced by the Assam government for those who had been illegally encroaching the areas of the state. However, while the evictions were taking place by Assam police, violent clashes took place […]
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In the recent couple of days, a video of an interview has been posted on social media. In the video a man can be seen questioning the images released by NASA of earth from space. The man can be seen questioning the nature of these images calling them photoshopped and repurposed. In the video, the […]
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Nowadays social media platform has become the main source of news for the society. During the 2021 survey, more than 70 percent of respondents from Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia and the Philippines said they used social media as a source of news. In contrast, less than 40 percent of adults in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, […]
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