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Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake
A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users.
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Fact Check: Viral ABP Opinion Poll Forecasting BJP Win In 2025 Delhi Election Is Fake
A video circulating on social media alleges that an opinion poll aired by the Hindi news channel ABP News predicts a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
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Fact Check: Did BJP Share Fake Audio Clip Of Supriya Sule? AI Detection Tools Say...
Bharatiya Janata Party shared four audio clips on their official X account to claim that it is a conversation recorded involving Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), Nana Patole (Congress) and IPS officer Amitabh Gupta.
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Kerala Government Implements 'Fake News Detection' In School Textbooks
The new ICT textbook includes chapters that equip students to identify fake news and malicious content.
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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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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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Viral Video Shows PM Modi's Supporter Hanging From A Chopper? But Is It
A video of a man hanging onto a helicopter has recently gone viral on social media. It is being claimed to show a supporter of PM Modi holding on to the landing skid of Modi's helicopter.
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ABP News' 2024 Poll Graphic Predicting Manoj Tiwari's Defeat Is Fake
An old ABP News-CVoter survey graphic from December 2023 showing BJP MP Manoj Tiwari leading by a strong margin was morphed and shared to falsely claim he might lose his seat in the ongoing elections.
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Cartoon Against Congress By American Artist Ben Garrison? A Fact Check
An image circulating online claims that American cartoonist Ben Garrison created a political cartoon targetting India's main Opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC).
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Fact Check: Message Claiming Women With Nail Polish Won't Be Allowed To Vote Is Fake
A viral WhatsApp forward telling women voters that they won't be allowed to vote if they have nail polish on their fingernails is fake. BOOM reached out to an Election Commission of India (ECI) official who rubbished the viral forward.
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Fact Check: Allu Arjun Video From US Event Shared With False Congress Spin
An old video featuring Allu Arjun at a New York event is being shared with a false claim that it shows the Telugu actor endorsing the Congress party during the current Lok Sabha elections.
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Fact Check: Old Video Of Polling Agent Influencing Voters Falsely Linked To 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
A video has been widely shared on social media platforms showing a woman, seemingly a polling agent, allegedly influencing two women while voting. The viral video has been linked to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Fact Check: Kangana Ranaut Falsely Claims She Got BJP Ticket Due To Women's Quota Bill
In a recent public address, actor Kangana Ranaut claimed that she received the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ticket to contest elections from the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh because of the Women's Reservation Bill.
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Government Shares 5-Point Advisory To Combat Fake News. Read To Know More
The government first asked users to check the source and always be wary of strange domain names or websites.
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Centre's Fact-Check Unit Put On Hold, Top Court Cites "Freedom Of Speech"
A day after the Centre notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau to "address the challenge of fake news", the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court's go-ahead to the government's move.
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Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake
A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users.
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Fact Check: Viral ABP Opinion Poll Forecasting BJP Win In 2025 Delhi Election Is Fake
A video circulating on social media alleges that an opinion poll aired by the Hindi news channel ABP News predicts a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
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Fact Check: Did BJP Share Fake Audio Clip Of Supriya Sule? AI Detection Tools Say...
Bharatiya Janata Party shared four audio clips on their official X account to claim that it is a conversation recorded involving Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), Nana Patole (Congress) and IPS officer Amitabh Gupta.
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Kerala Government Implements 'Fake News Detection' In School Textbooks
The new ICT textbook includes chapters that equip students to identify fake news and malicious content.
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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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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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Viral Video Shows PM Modi's Supporter Hanging From A Chopper? But Is It
A video of a man hanging onto a helicopter has recently gone viral on social media. It is being claimed to show a supporter of PM Modi holding on to the landing skid of Modi's helicopter.
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ABP News' 2024 Poll Graphic Predicting Manoj Tiwari's Defeat Is Fake
An old ABP News-CVoter survey graphic from December 2023 showing BJP MP Manoj Tiwari leading by a strong margin was morphed and shared to falsely claim he might lose his seat in the ongoing elections.
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Cartoon Against Congress By American Artist Ben Garrison? A Fact Check
An image circulating online claims that American cartoonist Ben Garrison created a political cartoon targetting India's main Opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC).
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Fact Check: Message Claiming Women With Nail Polish Won't Be Allowed To Vote Is Fake
A viral WhatsApp forward telling women voters that they won't be allowed to vote if they have nail polish on their fingernails is fake. BOOM reached out to an Election Commission of India (ECI) official who rubbished the viral forward.
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Fact Check: Allu Arjun Video From US Event Shared With False Congress Spin
An old video featuring Allu Arjun at a New York event is being shared with a false claim that it shows the Telugu actor endorsing the Congress party during the current Lok Sabha elections.
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Fact Check: Old Video Of Polling Agent Influencing Voters Falsely Linked To 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
A video has been widely shared on social media platforms showing a woman, seemingly a polling agent, allegedly influencing two women while voting. The viral video has been linked to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Fact Check: Kangana Ranaut Falsely Claims She Got BJP Ticket Due To Women's Quota Bill
In a recent public address, actor Kangana Ranaut claimed that she received the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ticket to contest elections from the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh because of the Women's Reservation Bill.
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Government Shares 5-Point Advisory To Combat Fake News. Read To Know More
The government first asked users to check the source and always be wary of strange domain names or websites.
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Centre's Fact-Check Unit Put On Hold, Top Court Cites "Freedom Of Speech"
A day after the Centre notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau to "address the challenge of fake news", the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court's go-ahead to the government's move.
