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Viral Pic Shows Handcuffed Migrants Being Deported To Guatemala, Not India
An image showing several people handcuffed and chained while being seated inside a fighter jet is going viral online to claim that these are Indians who are being deported from the United States.
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Fact Check: Does Trump's Citizenship Order Specifically Target Indians?
Shortly after his swearing-in as the United States President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the provision of 'citizenship by birth'.
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Did Taylor Swift Say LA Fires Are Payback For Gaza Bombings? A Fact Check
Social media is rife with a video showing American pop star Taylor Swift calling the ongoing wildfires in Greater Los Angeles in United States' California a "divine retribution" against the US for supporting Israel's bombings in Gaza.
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"Billionaire Jealousy"? Zuckerberg's Shock Trump Pivot, In Line With Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the end of fact-checking in the US. "We're restoring free expression on our platforms," he asserted.
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'Motivated By My Threats': Trump On Meta's Decision To End Fact-Checks In US
US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta's abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States.
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"Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers": Meta Announces Ending Program In US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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Does Viral Audio Feature BR Ambedkar's Voice? A Fact Check
An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.
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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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Fact Check: Video Of Kali Idol Dismantling Ritual In Bengal Shared As Vandalism In Bangladesh
RT India, the Indian unit of Russian state controlled news media, shared a video a group of men forming a human pyramid to dismantle an idol of goddess Kali as part of tradition in West Bengal, with a false claim that a Hindu temple was attacked.
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Fact Check: Infosys' Rs 283 Crore Fine For Alleged US Visa Fraud Is Old News
A claim widely circulating on social media states that Infosys was recently fined Rs. 283 crore ($34 million) in the United States.
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'This Is Indonesian Road': Tamil Nadu Fact-Checks Pothole Video
A video clip, featuring pothole-ridden roads of Indonesia were posted in social media to make a false claim that such roads were in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday and refuted it and appealed to the people to not
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Centre's Bid To Establish Fact-Checking Unit Struck Down By Bombay High Court
The central government's attempt to set up a fact-checking unit has been struck down by the Bombay High Court after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the Centre's move.
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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
The Centre on March 20 had notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy.
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Donald Trump And Kamala Harris Trade Charges During Debate. Here Are The Fact Checks
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump participated in the US Presidential Debate today, exactly eight weeks before the United States goes to polls. In a fierce debate that saw both candidates indulge in a verbal duel, there were claims and counter-claims.
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Only Centre Can Validate Facts Related To It: Minister On Fact Check Unit
The Centre is best suited to determine whether a particular fact related to it is correct or wrong, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday while making the government's stand clear on the PIB's Fact Check Unit.
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Viral Pic Shows Handcuffed Migrants Being Deported To Guatemala, Not India
An image showing several people handcuffed and chained while being seated inside a fighter jet is going viral online to claim that these are Indians who are being deported from the United States.
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Fact Check: Does Trump's Citizenship Order Specifically Target Indians?
Shortly after his swearing-in as the United States President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the provision of 'citizenship by birth'.
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Did Taylor Swift Say LA Fires Are Payback For Gaza Bombings? A Fact Check
Social media is rife with a video showing American pop star Taylor Swift calling the ongoing wildfires in Greater Los Angeles in United States' California a "divine retribution" against the US for supporting Israel's bombings in Gaza.
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"Billionaire Jealousy"? Zuckerberg's Shock Trump Pivot, In Line With Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the end of fact-checking in the US. "We're restoring free expression on our platforms," he asserted.
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'Motivated By My Threats': Trump On Meta's Decision To End Fact-Checks In US
US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta's abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States.
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"Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers": Meta Announces Ending Program In US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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Does Viral Audio Feature BR Ambedkar's Voice? A Fact Check
An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.
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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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Fact Check: Video Of Kali Idol Dismantling Ritual In Bengal Shared As Vandalism In Bangladesh
RT India, the Indian unit of Russian state controlled news media, shared a video a group of men forming a human pyramid to dismantle an idol of goddess Kali as part of tradition in West Bengal, with a false claim that a Hindu temple was attacked.
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Fact Check: Infosys' Rs 283 Crore Fine For Alleged US Visa Fraud Is Old News
A claim widely circulating on social media states that Infosys was recently fined Rs. 283 crore ($34 million) in the United States.
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'This Is Indonesian Road': Tamil Nadu Fact-Checks Pothole Video
A video clip, featuring pothole-ridden roads of Indonesia were posted in social media to make a false claim that such roads were in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday and refuted it and appealed to the people to not
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Centre's Bid To Establish Fact-Checking Unit Struck Down By Bombay High Court
The central government's attempt to set up a fact-checking unit has been struck down by the Bombay High Court after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the Centre's move.
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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
The Centre on March 20 had notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy.
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Donald Trump And Kamala Harris Trade Charges During Debate. Here Are The Fact Checks
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump participated in the US Presidential Debate today, exactly eight weeks before the United States goes to polls. In a fierce debate that saw both candidates indulge in a verbal duel, there were claims and counter-claims.
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Only Centre Can Validate Facts Related To It: Minister On Fact Check Unit
The Centre is best suited to determine whether a particular fact related to it is correct or wrong, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday while making the government's stand clear on the PIB's Fact Check Unit.
