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False: The United Nations said that “children must have sexual partners.” Social media posts are sharing an image baselessly attributing the quote to the U.N. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

Online Claims Misrep...: Online Claims Misrepresent Washington Bill Aimed at Runaway Transgender Youth Q: Does a proposed law in Washington state say that the government can take children away from parents who don’t agree to gender transition surgery? A: No. Under the bill, licensed youth shelters no longer have to report the location of a runaway child to the child’s parents if t (Source: FactCheck.org)

Pants-Fire: Photo shows President Joe Biden’s “body double” signing documents with his left hand. President Joe Biden is right-handed, and an image purportedly showing his "body double" signing an executive order with his left hand was altered. The original image shows him signing with his right hand. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Emergency stimulus loans “are finally available to U.S. citizens up to $5,000 even with poor credit.” There are no new stimulus payments as described in this Facebook post, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. (Source: PolitiFact)

Pants-Fire: “Putin JUST SHUTDOWN All Oil To The US, Collapsing The US Economy!” This isn’t accurate. The U.S. banned all imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal in March 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Video shows Christians, Muslims are distributing distorted version of Bhagavad Gita to promote anti-Hindu propaganda. A video of a man angrily confront another man carrying what appears to be religious books is being shared with a false claim that it exposes a racket of distorted versions of the Bhagvad Gita published by Muslims and Christians.BOOM found that the claim is false as the books in t (Source: BOOM Live)

False: Image shows the found wreckage of the missing MH370 flight without any human skeletons. An image of an underwater airplane wreckage is viral with the claim that it is the wreckage of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has been been found without a human skeleton despite carrying 239 people on board.BOOM found this claim to be false; according to our  (Source: BOOM Live)

Inaccurate: Antarctic sea-ice extent is increasing to record levels. Antarctica is getting colder; its sea ice and ice cap are not melting CLAIM Antarctic sea-ice extent is increasing to record levels. Antarctica is getting colder; its sea ice and ice cap are not melting more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Don Easterbrook, Judith Curry, CFACT, Instagram, 16 Apr. 23 DETAILS Cherry-picking Antarctic sea-ic (Source: Climate Feedback)

False: NDTV graphic on results of various opinion polls, predicting a convincing win for Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections 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.ClaimNDTV graphic on results of various opinion polls, predicting a convin (Source: Newschecker)

False: Parents of deceased girl in Pakistan padlock her grave to prevent the corpse from being raped. Authors Mohammed Zakariya Zakariya has an experience of working for Magazines, Newspapers and News Portals. Before joining Newschecker, he was working with Network18's Urdu channel. Zakariya completed his post-graduation in Mass Communication & Journalism from Lucknow University. (Source: Newschecker)

False: Video of man mixing Harpic in panipuri Hyderabad: A video of a man mixing Harpic toilet cleaner in panipuri is widely circulated on social media."'A jihadi named Zubair was feeding people by mixing harpic in the water of Pani Patase. If you buy anything from jihadis, there will be a risk of losing your life," reads th (Source: Newsmeter)

Misleading: Video shows a horrific blast during the recent Sudan conflict Tensions have escalated in Sudan as a result of efforts to transition to a democratic government following a military coup in 2021, leading to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a government paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Force (RSF) in Khartoum.Ag (Source: News Mobile)

False: A dialogue from Jawan was leaked ahead of its release Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming movie Jawan is all set to release on June 2, 2023. Ahead of the release, a viral audio clip, claiming to be a leaked dialogue from the movie, is doing the rounds on social media.A Facebook user posted the viral post with a caption: Leaked dialogue from j (Source: News Mobile)

False: India's first Hyperloop opened at Belandur in Bengaluru A video showing people riding two-wheelers through a cylinder-shaped structure next to the road is widely shared on social media, claiming that it is "India's first hyperloop" in Bengaluru's Belandur. Hyperloop is a future method of transportation that will theoretically let peop (Source: News Mobile)

False: Image of a driver of the leaking Vande Bharat Express train which was inaugurated recently India's 16th Vande Bharat Express train, between Kasargod and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, was inaugurated by PM Modi on April 25, 2023. Just before its Inauguration, a small water leak through the AC vents was reported in one of the coaches, which was later fixed by the technic (Source: News Mobile)

False: Video of BJP MLA Vipul Dubey from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh beating his house-help for demanding more salary A video of some people brutally thrashing a man is doing the rounds on social media, claiming that the video is from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, where BJP MLA Vipul Dubey is beating his house-help for demanding more salary.The post reads: विपुल दुबे भाजपा विधायक जौनपुर विधानसभा उत् (Source: News Mobile)

False: Campaign video asking people to not vote for BJP in Karnataka elections A video showing a man at the checkout counter in a store being asked to pay extra for a shopping bag is doing the rounds on social media. Towards the end of the video, a message calling out people to vote against Modi is displayed. Many users have shared the video claiming that B (Source: News Mobile)

False: PM Modi drinking tea at a stall during Karnataka tour On April 30, PM Modi held a massive roadshow in Mysuru ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections scheduled to be held on May 10. He was on his seventh trip to Karnataka, where he also held three public meetings.Against this backdrop, a video showing PM Modi drinking tea from a st (Source: News Mobile)

Unsupported: COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in women; vaccinated people are causing health problems in unvaccinated people around them BEHAUPTUNG COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in women; vaccinated people are causing health problems in unvaccinated people around them mehr zum Bewertungsrahmen URTEIL QUELLE: Christiane Northrup, Social media users, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, 11 Apr. 2021 DETAILS Un (Source: Science Feedback)