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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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Elon Musk's X "Ineffective" Against US Election Misinformation: Report
The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is "failing to counter false" claims about the US election.
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Diesel Loot After Train Wagon Derailed In Madhya Pradesh? A Fact-Check
Three wagons of a goods train carrying petroleum products derailed near a railway yard on the Delhi-Mumbai route in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Thursday night.
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Fact-Check: Viral Video Claims '188-Year-Old' Man Rescued In Bengaluru
A video purportedly showing an "188-year-old man" rescued from a cave near Bengaluru has gone viral on social media.
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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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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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CBI Fact-Checks Letter By 'Officer' On Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has flagged a fake letter written by a fictitious senior officer alleging political interference in the probe into the rape and murder case of a junior doctor in a Kolkata medical college and hospital.
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Kerala Implemented "Fake News Detection" In Textbooks Before UK: Official
The Kerala General Education Department took a pioneering step by incorporating modules into the ICT textbooks for Classes 5 and 7 to empower school children to identify fake news on online platforms and conduct fact-checking, said an official.
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Paris Olympics: Did Antim Panghal Factor Really Force Vinesh Phogat To Compete In 50kg - A Fact-Check
The Paris Olympic Games saw Vinesh Phogat ditch her usual 53kg category and compete in the 50kg category, which proved to be quite problematic as far as weight management goes.
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JD Vance Couch Story: How A Joke Turned Into Trending Topic And Was Fact-Checked
Google Trends data revealed that during the last week of July, people Googling 'JD Vance couch' blew past queries for 'Trump shooting'.
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Were Protesters Seen In Bangladesh PM's Bed After She Fled? A Fact-Check
Protesters lounging on a bed and clicking selfies were among many visuals, being labelled as from inside the Bangladesh Prime Minister's official residence, which went viral online after Sheikh Hasina resigned and left her country.
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Opinion: Learnings From A Collaborative Effort To Protect Democracy From Misinformation
The success of the election fact-checking initiative in India provides a clear blueprint for future collaborations aimed at combating misinformation and upholding the integrity of democratic processes globally.
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Turkey's Viral Olympian Yusuf Dikec Took Up Shooting After Divorce? A Fact-check
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the 10m air pistol competition, became a viral sensation for his "gearless" look.
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Facebook Apologises For Mistakenly Censoring Iconic Photo Of Bleeding Donald Trump
Meta's director of public affairs, Dani Lever, clarified the mistake and apologized, stating that fact-checkers had confirmed the original image's accuracy.
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Centre Fact-Checks Mamata Banerjee's Mic-Off Claim, She Hits Back
NITI Aayog Meeting: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged "political discrimination" at a key NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi held to allow states to present their concerns to the Prime Minister.
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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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Elon Musk's X "Ineffective" Against US Election Misinformation: Report
The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is "failing to counter false" claims about the US election.
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Diesel Loot After Train Wagon Derailed In Madhya Pradesh? A Fact-Check
Three wagons of a goods train carrying petroleum products derailed near a railway yard on the Delhi-Mumbai route in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Thursday night.
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Fact-Check: Viral Video Claims '188-Year-Old' Man Rescued In Bengaluru
A video purportedly showing an "188-year-old man" rescued from a cave near Bengaluru has gone viral on social media.
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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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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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CBI Fact-Checks Letter By 'Officer' On Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has flagged a fake letter written by a fictitious senior officer alleging political interference in the probe into the rape and murder case of a junior doctor in a Kolkata medical college and hospital.
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Kerala Implemented "Fake News Detection" In Textbooks Before UK: Official
The Kerala General Education Department took a pioneering step by incorporating modules into the ICT textbooks for Classes 5 and 7 to empower school children to identify fake news on online platforms and conduct fact-checking, said an official.
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Paris Olympics: Did Antim Panghal Factor Really Force Vinesh Phogat To Compete In 50kg - A Fact-Check
The Paris Olympic Games saw Vinesh Phogat ditch her usual 53kg category and compete in the 50kg category, which proved to be quite problematic as far as weight management goes.
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JD Vance Couch Story: How A Joke Turned Into Trending Topic And Was Fact-Checked
Google Trends data revealed that during the last week of July, people Googling 'JD Vance couch' blew past queries for 'Trump shooting'.
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Were Protesters Seen In Bangladesh PM's Bed After She Fled? A Fact-Check
Protesters lounging on a bed and clicking selfies were among many visuals, being labelled as from inside the Bangladesh Prime Minister's official residence, which went viral online after Sheikh Hasina resigned and left her country.
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Opinion: Learnings From A Collaborative Effort To Protect Democracy From Misinformation
The success of the election fact-checking initiative in India provides a clear blueprint for future collaborations aimed at combating misinformation and upholding the integrity of democratic processes globally.
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Turkey's Viral Olympian Yusuf Dikec Took Up Shooting After Divorce? A Fact-check
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the 10m air pistol competition, became a viral sensation for his "gearless" look.
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Facebook Apologises For Mistakenly Censoring Iconic Photo Of Bleeding Donald Trump
Meta's director of public affairs, Dani Lever, clarified the mistake and apologized, stating that fact-checkers had confirmed the original image's accuracy.
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Centre Fact-Checks Mamata Banerjee's Mic-Off Claim, She Hits Back
NITI Aayog Meeting: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged "political discrimination" at a key NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi held to allow states to present their concerns to the Prime Minister.
