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False: The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are “gene-altering” and cause “your body to continue cloning the virus inside of you forever.” Long-circulatingmisconceptionsabout the COVID-19 vaccines are being rehashed in an Instagram video purporting to offer alarming information about the shots. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)
Altered Video: A video shows Vice President Kamala Harris saying in a speech: “Today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday. Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. So live today, so the future today will be as the past today as it is tomorrow.” In the days after Harrisheadlinedthe rally in Washington, D.C., a real clip of her speech was mocked by Republicans, with one critic dubbing it a “word salad.” (Source: Associated Press - AP News)
Miscaptioned: Purported clip of NYC ‘parade’ for Tucker Carlson’s Fox News exit is almost two years-old A video of people cheering and clapping in a New York City street has been online since at least 2021. It is not related to Tucker Carlson exiting Fox News, as claimed on social media. “NYC is going nuts over Tucker Carlson news,” reads a superimposed text in the circulating clip (Source: Reuters)
Satire: Florida’s DeSantis did not order National Guard to block Disney entrances Florida Governor Ron DeSantis did not order the U.S. National Guard to block all entrances to Disney World, contrary to claims circulating online that stem from a satirical website. Examples can be seen (here) and (here). The posts include a link to an article by Mouse Trap News (Source: Reuters)
Miscaptioned: Purported clip of NYC ‘parade’ for Tucker Carlson’s Fox News exit is almost two years-old A video of people cheering and clapping in a New York City street has been online since at least 2021. It is not related to Tucker Carlson exiting Fox News, as claimed on social media. “NYC is going nuts over Tucker Carlson news,” reads a superimposed text in the circulating clip (Source: Reuters)
False: In April 2023, a viral video authentically showed a Boston Dynamics humanoid robot doing a backflip and demonstrating fighting skills. About this rating On April 29, 2023, a TikTok account shared a video clip supposedly showing a robot doing a backflip and demonstrating martial arts fighting moves. The clip quickly went viral on other platforms, including Twitter, where a user wrote:"I DO NOT LIKE WHERE THIS IS (Source: Snopes)
True: Late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien once tried to see how long he could spin his wedding ring on air during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike. About this rating On May 1, 2023, social media posts claimed that late-night television host Conan O'Brien once tried to see how long he could spin his wedding ring on air during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. The claims coincided with the WGA announcingit wou (Source: Snopes)
False: VIP and Skybags have released an advertisement promoting 'love jihad' in Kerala. A video clip is doing the rounds on social media depicting a young woman engaged in playful courtship with a bearded man who is wearing a skull cap and praying. In the clip, the man can be seen removing the woman's bindi and offering the saree-clad woman a kurta and a headscarf. (Source: Alt News)
False: Ad says Modi Hatao Desh Bachao With the Karnataka assembly elections days away, a video featuring a man refusing to buy a carry bag after shopping at a supermarket has gone viral on social media. It subsequently shows him carrying all the items in his hands to the spot where his car is parked and ends with a m (Source: Alt News)
False: Video shows United States Vice President A doctored video showing United States Vice President Kamala Harris is being shared on social media where she is heard making a faux pas and being incoherent while elaborating on "yesterday is today" during her speech at a rally for abortion rights at Howard University in Washing (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Video shows Government school being converted into Madrasa in Delhi Fast CheckVideo From Ghaziabad Revived As Delhi Govt School Converted Into A MadrasaBOOM found that the video was originally shot at a government school in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and not in Delhi. (Source: BOOM Live)