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Congress's Vote Theft Claim "Factually Incorrect": Poll Body
The Election Commission on Monday described as "factually incorrect" the claims of "vote theft" made by the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest march here.
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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: Political Worker Misidentified As Odisha KIIT Case Accused's Father
A photo of a political worker and head of a Hindutva outfit in Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Srivastava is viral, misidentifying him as the father of Advik Srivastava (21), the accused arrested over the death of a female student in Odisha.
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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse
Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musks X (formerly Twitter).
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"Speculative, Inaccurate": Canada Factchecks Own Media, Backtracks After India's Stinker
The Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government on Friday denied a report linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to criminal activities in Canada.
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Elon Musk Pulls Plug On Paying For X Factchecks
Musk has instead promoted Community Notes, in which X users police the platform, as a tool to combat misinformation.
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Class 10th,12th Results 2023: Notice Saying Board Result On May 11 Is Fake, Says CBSE
CBSE also took to Twitter to clarify about the fake notice. "#FactCheck #Fake," the caption read.
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Trinamool's Derek O'Brien "Fact-Checks" PM Modi After "Poriborton" Speech
Derek O'Brien "fact-checked" Prime Minister Modi's speech in Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday afternoon, rebutting nine statements accusing Mamata Banerjee ofpreventing development of the state by stalling the centre's welfare schemes
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Fact-Check: Viral Video Of Crowded Mumbai Station Is From Pre-Covid Times
A video of a train station in Mumbai, with false claims that it was from this month right after local trains reopened to the general public, has been widely circulated social media in the recent weeks. The 21-second clip shows huge crowds on the platform as well as the on the tracks, trying to get in and out of trains at the Borivali station in the...
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In "Factcheck", Trinamool Says Mass Switch To BJP Happened "At Gunpoint"
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress gave the BJP a "fact-check" this morning after a large number of its leaders jumped ships to the BJP on Tuesday. The party also alleged that people were "forced" to join the BJP "at gunpoint".
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Congress's Vote Theft Claim "Factually Incorrect": Poll Body
The Election Commission on Monday described as "factually incorrect" the claims of "vote theft" made by the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest march here.
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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: Political Worker Misidentified As Odisha KIIT Case Accused's Father
A photo of a political worker and head of a Hindutva outfit in Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Srivastava is viral, misidentifying him as the father of Advik Srivastava (21), the accused arrested over the death of a female student in Odisha.
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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse
Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musks X (formerly Twitter).
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"Speculative, Inaccurate": Canada Factchecks Own Media, Backtracks After India's Stinker
The Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government on Friday denied a report linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to criminal activities in Canada.
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Elon Musk Pulls Plug On Paying For X Factchecks
Musk has instead promoted Community Notes, in which X users police the platform, as a tool to combat misinformation.
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Class 10th,12th Results 2023: Notice Saying Board Result On May 11 Is Fake, Says CBSE
CBSE also took to Twitter to clarify about the fake notice. "#FactCheck #Fake," the caption read.
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Trinamool's Derek O'Brien "Fact-Checks" PM Modi After "Poriborton" Speech
Derek O'Brien "fact-checked" Prime Minister Modi's speech in Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday afternoon, rebutting nine statements accusing Mamata Banerjee ofpreventing development of the state by stalling the centre's welfare schemes
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Fact-Check: Viral Video Of Crowded Mumbai Station Is From Pre-Covid Times
A video of a train station in Mumbai, with false claims that it was from this month right after local trains reopened to the general public, has been widely circulated social media in the recent weeks. The 21-second clip shows huge crowds on the platform as well as the on the tracks, trying to get in and out of trains at the Borivali station in the...
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In "Factcheck", Trinamool Says Mass Switch To BJP Happened "At Gunpoint"
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress gave the BJP a "fact-check" this morning after a large number of its leaders jumped ships to the BJP on Tuesday. The party also alleged that people were "forced" to join the BJP "at gunpoint".
