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Not Military: Armed Military Escorting Donald Trump Means He Is Still President of The United States Not MilitaryDoes a video show "armed military escorting" former President Donald Trump during a June 10, 2023, visit to a Waffle House in Columbus, Georgia, and does this escort prove that Trump is still the president of the United States? No, that's not true: By law, the U.S. Se (Source: Lead Stories)
Not Campaigner: Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh is run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation." Not CampaignerIs a Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to suggest t (Source: Lead Stories)
Wrong Vector: Bill Gates Develops Malaria Drugs, Then Releases Genetically Modified Mosquitoes into the US Wrong VectorDid Bill Gates hatch a convoluted plan to create a demand for anti-malaria drugs he funded by also funding malaria-fighting programs while developing a means to introduce malaria to the United States through genetically modified mosquitoes? No, that's not true: Geneti (Source: Lead Stories)
False: Patients running on the street as Chengdu hospital collapsed in June 2023. Footage from a movie set in China has surfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows patients escaping from a psychiatric hospital in the southwestern city of Chengdu. The video, which attracted more than 1.5 million views on Twitter, shows people running and screaming in the street. The production team behind the movie said it in fact shows the filming of an upcoming comedy, while a similar video circulating online shows a member of the production crew shouting "action!" at the start of the clip. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
False: The video shows an extremist mob attacking a disabled man in Punjab. (More archives to similar claims can be found here and here.)Where is the video actually from?: The video dates back to 2022 and is from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
True: A real vintage advertisement for Camels featured a doctor and the slogan “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.“ About this rating In June 2023, an alleged vintage Camel advert went viral, showing doctors smoking cigarettes to prove it was a healthy choice. The image included slogans such as "The doctors' choice is America's choice" and "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette." (Source: Snopes)
False: Video shows BJP supporters attacking tribals in Manipur. A video from the recent protests in Syria's Golan Heights which is currently occupied by Israel is being shared online with the false claim that it shows pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) militants attacking tribals in Manipur.The clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities in (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Rioters push multiple cars off a multi-storey building in France. Authors Kushel HM Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.ClaimRioters push multiple cars off a multi-storey building in France.Fact (Source: Newschecker)
False: The video shows Muslims boycotting Hindu businesses in Bengaluru. A video showing several men wearing skull caps listen to a man appealing to 'boycott Hindu owned businesses' including petrol pumps, medical shops and autos or taxis is being shared massively online.The claim: It states that the video shows a group of Muslim announcing 'an econom (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)