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Ex-Pakistan Foreign Minister Fact-Checked On Terrorist's Funeral Photo
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar faced an awkward and embarrassing moment on live television when she was fact-checked by a journalist for trying to portray a globally sanctioned terrorist as a "common man".
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Food Menu Price Change In Tirupati Hotels? A Fact-Check By Temple Trust
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, has issued a strong warning against a fabricated message circulating on social media.
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X to Reportedly Use AI Agents to Write Community Notes In a Bid to Scale the Programme
X (formerly known as Twitter) is reportedly planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to write Community Notes on the platform. As per the report, the company has asked developers to submit custom AI agents capable of verifying the authenticity of posts and providing neutral explanations about them. This will mark a big shift in the social media...
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Elon Musk's X To Deploy AI To Write Community Notes, Speed Up Fact-Checking
Elon Musk's X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network's fact-checking product and expand it to reach more people.
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British F-35B Fighter Jet, Which Is Grounded In Kerala, On Sale On OLX? A Fact-Check
Multiple posts on social media claimed the British F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet was up for sale on OLX.
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Saudi 'Sleeping Prince' Still In Coma After 20 Years, Viral Wake-Up Claim Is False
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, known as the "Sleeping Prince," remains in a coma after nearly 20 years following a car accident. A viral video claiming he woke up is false, featuring another person, Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, instead.
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Pak Minister Cites Fake News To Praise Air Force, Gets Fact-Checked By Local Media
Speaking in Parliament, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar cited an article in the UK-based newspaper that read: "Pakistan Air Force: The undisputed king of the skies".
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Pakistan Air Force Is 'Undisputed King'? India Fact-Checks Propaganda
Propaganda - ostensibly from a reputed British publication, The Daily Telegraph - declaring the Pakistan Air Force 'the undisputed king of the skies' has been junked by the government.
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Propaganda, Outright Lies: How Pak Is Ramping Up Misinformation Warfare
Keeping up its misinformation warfare alongside three waves of drone and missile attacks on military and civilian targets in India, the Pakistani establishment and people backed by it have continued to spread lies.
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Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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Fake News Alert: Sukhoi Shot Down In POK? Centre Fact-Checks Pak Propaganda
Pakistan-based social media handles are spreading fake news that an Indian fighter jet was shot down and its pilot was captured in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), the government has warned.
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Pak's Disinformation Campaign Continues, How Their Media Is Twisting Truth
The Indian government's official fact-checking agency has been debunking the Pakistani media claims on social media.
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ATMs To Be Closed For 2-3 Days? Government Fact-Checks Viral Claim
A false message on WhatsApp claiming ATMs will be closed for 2-3 days has been going viral. The government has fact-checked the claim and found it to be fake.
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Watch: Pak's Khawaja Asif Fact-Checked By CNN Anchor Over Op Sindoor Claims
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif once again embarrassed himself and his nation on live television after he was caught spreading misinformation regarding India following successful strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.
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Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
A fake video of the claim was also circulated on social media, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check division noting that the footage is from a wildfire in 2024.
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Ex-Pakistan Foreign Minister Fact-Checked On Terrorist's Funeral Photo
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar faced an awkward and embarrassing moment on live television when she was fact-checked by a journalist for trying to portray a globally sanctioned terrorist as a "common man".
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Food Menu Price Change In Tirupati Hotels? A Fact-Check By Temple Trust
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, has issued a strong warning against a fabricated message circulating on social media.
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X to Reportedly Use AI Agents to Write Community Notes In a Bid to Scale the Programme
X (formerly known as Twitter) is reportedly planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to write Community Notes on the platform. As per the report, the company has asked developers to submit custom AI agents capable of verifying the authenticity of posts and providing neutral explanations about them. This will mark a big shift in the social media...
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Elon Musk's X To Deploy AI To Write Community Notes, Speed Up Fact-Checking
Elon Musk's X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network's fact-checking product and expand it to reach more people.
-
British F-35B Fighter Jet, Which Is Grounded In Kerala, On Sale On OLX? A Fact-Check
Multiple posts on social media claimed the British F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet was up for sale on OLX.
-
Saudi 'Sleeping Prince' Still In Coma After 20 Years, Viral Wake-Up Claim Is False
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, known as the "Sleeping Prince," remains in a coma after nearly 20 years following a car accident. A viral video claiming he woke up is false, featuring another person, Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, instead.
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Pak Minister Cites Fake News To Praise Air Force, Gets Fact-Checked By Local Media
Speaking in Parliament, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar cited an article in the UK-based newspaper that read: "Pakistan Air Force: The undisputed king of the skies".
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Pakistan Air Force Is 'Undisputed King'? India Fact-Checks Propaganda
Propaganda - ostensibly from a reputed British publication, The Daily Telegraph - declaring the Pakistan Air Force 'the undisputed king of the skies' has been junked by the government.
-
Propaganda, Outright Lies: How Pak Is Ramping Up Misinformation Warfare
Keeping up its misinformation warfare alongside three waves of drone and missile attacks on military and civilian targets in India, the Pakistani establishment and people backed by it have continued to spread lies.
-
Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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Fake News Alert: Sukhoi Shot Down In POK? Centre Fact-Checks Pak Propaganda
Pakistan-based social media handles are spreading fake news that an Indian fighter jet was shot down and its pilot was captured in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), the government has warned.
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Pak's Disinformation Campaign Continues, How Their Media Is Twisting Truth
The Indian government's official fact-checking agency has been debunking the Pakistani media claims on social media.
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ATMs To Be Closed For 2-3 Days? Government Fact-Checks Viral Claim
A false message on WhatsApp claiming ATMs will be closed for 2-3 days has been going viral. The government has fact-checked the claim and found it to be fake.
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Watch: Pak's Khawaja Asif Fact-Checked By CNN Anchor Over Op Sindoor Claims
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif once again embarrassed himself and his nation on live television after he was caught spreading misinformation regarding India following successful strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.
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Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
A fake video of the claim was also circulated on social media, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check division noting that the footage is from a wildfire in 2024.
