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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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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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Does This Viral Image Show Indians Who Were Deported From US? A Fact-Check
An image showing several people walking in a line with their faces covered and hands tied is being shared as the United States of America (USA) deporting Indians.
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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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"Really Shameful": Biden Slams Meta Decision To End US Fact-Checking
US President Joe Biden on Friday condemned tech giant Meta's "shameful" decision to end its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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White House Says "Not Going To Comment" On Meta Ending US Fact-Checking
The White House on Friday refused to comment on tech giant Meta's shock announcement earlier this week that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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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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"Bad For Democracy": Brazil Slams Meta For Ending Fact-Checking Program
A decision by social media giant Meta to end fact-checking in the United States is "bad for democracy," the newly appointed Brazilian communication minister Sidonio Palmeira said Wednesday.
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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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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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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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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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"Centre Best Suited To Answer On Its Policies": Minister Defends Fact-Check Unit
India's IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that it is essential for the government to set up its own fact-checking unit because it is the best suited to combat misinformation about welfare policies and other schemes.
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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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"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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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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Does This Viral Image Show Indians Who Were Deported From US? A Fact-Check
An image showing several people walking in a line with their faces covered and hands tied is being shared as the United States of America (USA) deporting Indians.
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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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"Really Shameful": Biden Slams Meta Decision To End US Fact-Checking
US President Joe Biden on Friday condemned tech giant Meta's "shameful" decision to end its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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White House Says "Not Going To Comment" On Meta Ending US Fact-Checking
The White House on Friday refused to comment on tech giant Meta's shock announcement earlier this week that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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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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"Bad For Democracy": Brazil Slams Meta For Ending Fact-Checking Program
A decision by social media giant Meta to end fact-checking in the United States is "bad for democracy," the newly appointed Brazilian communication minister Sidonio Palmeira said Wednesday.
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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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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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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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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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"Centre Best Suited To Answer On Its Policies": Minister Defends Fact-Check Unit
India's IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that it is essential for the government to set up its own fact-checking unit because it is the best suited to combat misinformation about welfare policies and other schemes.
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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.
