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"India's Keyboard Minions": Trump Aide After Tariff Claim Fact-Checked On X
Even as India and the United States decided to resume their trade talk, President Donald Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, continued his rant over New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil.
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India Fact Checks Reports On Centre's Review Of US Goods Exempted From Tariffs
Amid the ongoing tariff row with the United States, India has debunked fake news reports claiming that the Narendra Modi government was reviewing a list of US-made products exempted from import duties.
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Has Government Launched 'Blood On Call' Helpline? A Fact Check
PIB Fact Check has debunked a claim circulating on WhatsApp about a pan-India helpline number 104 titled "Blood on Call" for blood requirements. According to PIB, this claim is misleading, and the Government of India is not running any such scheme.
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Fact Check: After Indian Woman Caught Shoplifting In US, Old Video From Mexico Is Viral
A video of a woman in handcuffs on her wrists is being circulated online, with users claiming that she was caught red-handed in the United States while stealing clothes. In the video she is being labelled as an India tourist who shoplifted at Target.
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Fact Check: US Didn't Use Indian Airspace For Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked claims circulating on social media that the US military used Indian airspace to carry out its Operation Midnight Hammer, launched against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
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"Bangalore Has Only USB Ports": IPS Officer Trolls Fake Claim Of Navy Strike
A user on X named Faward Ur Rehman wrote, "Bangalore Port destroyed by Pakistan Navy".
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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across India are false.
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Trump Claims 360-Year-Old Man Is Getting Social Security, Gets Fact Checked
US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress in his second term on Tuesday night (local time), elaborating on his massive budget cuts, crackdown on illegal migration and economic vision for America's future.
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Fact Check: Imports To Banks, Donald Trump's Claims About Canada
According to Donald Trump, Canada's economic dependence on the United States is one of the reasons it should become the 51st US state.
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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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"India's Keyboard Minions": Trump Aide After Tariff Claim Fact-Checked On X
Even as India and the United States decided to resume their trade talk, President Donald Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, continued his rant over New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil.
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India Fact Checks Reports On Centre's Review Of US Goods Exempted From Tariffs
Amid the ongoing tariff row with the United States, India has debunked fake news reports claiming that the Narendra Modi government was reviewing a list of US-made products exempted from import duties.
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Has Government Launched 'Blood On Call' Helpline? A Fact Check
PIB Fact Check has debunked a claim circulating on WhatsApp about a pan-India helpline number 104 titled "Blood on Call" for blood requirements. According to PIB, this claim is misleading, and the Government of India is not running any such scheme.
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Fact Check: After Indian Woman Caught Shoplifting In US, Old Video From Mexico Is Viral
A video of a woman in handcuffs on her wrists is being circulated online, with users claiming that she was caught red-handed in the United States while stealing clothes. In the video she is being labelled as an India tourist who shoplifted at Target.
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Fact Check: US Didn't Use Indian Airspace For Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked claims circulating on social media that the US military used Indian airspace to carry out its Operation Midnight Hammer, launched against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
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"Bangalore Has Only USB Ports": IPS Officer Trolls Fake Claim Of Navy Strike
A user on X named Faward Ur Rehman wrote, "Bangalore Port destroyed by Pakistan Navy".
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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across India are false.
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Trump Claims 360-Year-Old Man Is Getting Social Security, Gets Fact Checked
US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress in his second term on Tuesday night (local time), elaborating on his massive budget cuts, crackdown on illegal migration and economic vision for America's future.
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Fact Check: Imports To Banks, Donald Trump's Claims About Canada
According to Donald Trump, Canada's economic dependence on the United States is one of the reasons it should become the 51st US state.
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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.
