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Unsourced Info: beekeepers have the longest life expectancy among all other professions Unsourced InfoDo beekeepers have the longest life expectancy among all other professions and is this the result of disease-reversing healing frequencies emitted by the bees? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence to support this claim -- no data comparing the average (Source: Lead Stories)
Not In Usa: This is where you're egg shortage went Not In USADoes a video show thousands of eggs being destroyed in the United States during the egg shortage in 2023? No, that's not true: The video is from a company in Argentina that was forced by its government to destroy the eggs due to avian flu concerns. It was not in the Uni (Source: Lead Stories)
No Testing: study proved that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline due to build-up of carbon dioxide No TestingDid a study prove that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline "due to build-up of carbon dioxide" (CO 2 )? No, that's not true: A "study" shared widely to social media was actually a review article of existing sci (Source: Lead Stories)
Garlic ≠ Death: Knives or bullets coated with garlic juice are deadlier than they would be without it. Garlic ≠ DeathAre knives or bullets coated with garlic juice deadlier than they would be without it? No, that's not true: While garlic does have anti-clotting properties, they're not strong enough to cause people to bleed out from a wound that wouldn't normally have killed them t (Source: Lead Stories)
Not In Danger: This girl cannot find her parents Not In DangerDo social media posts about people "desperately trying to find the parents" of a lost "sweet girl" show a real-life call for help? No, that's not true: Entries with identical wording appeared in many places in the United States; as they gained traction, the content o (Source: Lead Stories)
False: Actor-turned Chandigarh BJP MP Kirron Kher said rape is part of Indian culture 15 Oct 2020 6:25 AM GMTHyderabad: A statement purportedly made by actor turned politician Kirron Kher is causing an uproar on social media.A picture of BJP's Chandigarh MP is viral with the claim that she said, "Rape is part of Indian culture and tradition. We cannot stop it!"A F (Source: Newsmeter)
False: Jaaved Jaaferi tweet about Muslim fruits and vegetable vendors 18 April 2020 1:15 PM GMTHyderabad: Local vegetable vendors have been the lifeline for common people during the lockdown, ensuring there is no crowding at the local bazaars. But fake news spreading confusion has left the people confused.Recently a photo claiming to be a tweet of (Source: Newsmeter)
False: many people actually cancel their Chhapaak ticket 10 Jan 2020 7:34 AM GMTHyderabad: Actor Deepika Padukone's visit to JNU on January 7 to show solidarity to students protesting mob violence at the varsity became a rallying point on Twitter, with a section of users calling for the boycott of her movie Chhapaak.The film is due for (Source: Newsmeter)
False: Haryana Lokhit Party leader and Sirsa MLA Gopal Kanda hurling abuses at protesting farmers In the backdrop of the ongoing farmers' protest, a video has surfaced on social media platforms purportedly showing Haryana Lokhit Party leader and Sirsa MLA Gopal Kanda hurling abuses at protesting farmers.A Facebook user shared the video with a caption that translates to, "List (Source: News Mobile)
False: Blackrock owns shares in both Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News and sued itself. The asset management behemoth owns shares in an energy company with a similar name.False claims are circulating online that BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, owns significant shares in Fox News parent company Fox Corporation and in Dominion Voting Systems. BlackR (Source: The Dispatch)