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Society

7,200 Human Penises Confiscated From Nigerian Cargo Ship by Chinese Authorities?

The viral claim was widely circulated on social media with many expressing shock over the same.

4 days ago

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

FACT CHECK: Did Egypt's First Female Ship Captain Marwa Elselehdar Block Suez Canal?

Marwa Elselehdar is Egypt's first female ship captain, and has been blamed for the Suez Canal blockage.

13 days ago

By Trishna Das

Society

FACT CHECK: Did US Navy SEALs Rescue Trafficked Children and Dead Bodies from Ever Given Ship?

"Over a thousand trafficked children and dead bodies have been rescued out of shipping containers in the Suez Canal by US Navy Seals," read the claim posted on social media.

14 days ago

By R. Ghosh

Society

FACT CHECK: Is Biden Administration Planning to Create or Mandate COVID-19 Passports?

The Biden administration is working toward developing a Vaccine Passport but questions like if it will mandate that Americans must engage in commerce, has been doing the rounds.

18 days ago

By R. Ghosh

Society

Shakira Gave Young Bill Gates Computer Lessons and Told Him to 'Never Give Up': Fact Check

The hoax originated from a satirical tweet by a user.

Feb 26, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

Democrats Demand Cable TV Companies to Drop Fox News, Newsmax and OAN for Carrying 'Misinformation'

Two house democrats sent letters to a dozen companies raising concern around the way these channels handled the 2020 Presidential Election and supported Trump's false claims of victory that led to the Capitol riot.

Feb 23, 2021

By R. Ghosh

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Health

Anti-Vaxxer Finds Bizarre Way to Prevent COVID-19 After Seeing WhatsApp Message

A mother who tried to protect herself and her four children from the Coronavirus infection became a victim of false COVID-19 information.

Feb 19, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

Assassination Attempt Made on Sleeping Donald Trump, Bullet From Armed Drone Hits Bedroom Window: Here's the Truth

After leaving White House Trump and Melania Trump moved to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

Feb 9, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

Singer Bebe Rexha Dies From Drug Overdose, Family Confirms in Statement; Here is the Truth

Singer responds to her 'death reports' on Twitter

Feb 3, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

Arizona Senate Releases Evidence of Voter Fraud? Conspiracy Theory Surfaces as Biden Enters WH

Former US President Donald Trump had repeated claimed the Presidential elections being rigged.

Jan 22, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Trump vs Biden

Society

FACT CHECK: Is Harvard Considering Revoking Degrees from Trump Supporters and Prominent Republicans?

The online petition urges Harvard officials to revoke degrees from prominent Republicans, who supported the riots and claimed voter fraud was involved in the presidential election.

Jan 19, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Society

Covid Vaccine Has Satanic Microchips? Facebook Censors Mexican Cardinal for Saying So

Juan Sandoval Iñiguez had claimed that Covid-19 is part of a "new world order plot" and also blasts Bill Gates saying that he has given himself the attributes of a "prophet."

Jan 18, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Society

Trump's Social Media Ban Helps Reduce Spread of Online False Claims on US Election

A California-based company Zignal has claimed that within a week of Donald Trump's ban from social media platforms, the spread of misinformation reduced significantly.

Jan 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder