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False: Someone who found a dog injured in a hit and run in Bexleyheath is looking for its owner. A post in a local Facebook group for Bexleyheath in London, shows pictures of an injured dog accompanied by an appeal for its owner, claiming the animal was hit by a car. The post says: "Hello. If anyone is looking for this sweet boy, found him lying on the side road in #bexleyhe (Source: Full Fact)
A video shows that B...: A video shows that Boston Dynamics is teaching its robots how to fight. Social media posts with millions of views have claimed a viral video shows a robot, supposedly from the US robotics company Boston Dynamics , that has been taught how to fight. In the video the robot, which looks similar to the company's humanoid robot Atlas , does a backflip and (Source: Full Fact)
Miscaptioned: Video shows people climbing Spain-Morocco fence, not US-Mexico border A clip depicting people climbing a high border fence separating the Spanish city of Melilla in North Africa from Morocco traces to March 2022. The footage has been miscaptioned in social media posts claiming it was recorded at the U.S.-Mexico border as a COVID-19 border restricti (Source: Reuters)
False: German judges in court cases did not rule on whether measles virus exists Judges presiding over a German court case between 2013 and 2016 involving the measles virus settled a civil dispute about a promised payment and did not rule on the existence of the virus itself, contrary to social media posts falsely claiming the courts decided the virus does no (Source: Reuters)
Satire: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the National Guard to block entrances to Disney World Ron DeSantis ordered the National Guard to block entrances to Disney WorldAn April 23 article in Mouse Trap News has a headline reading “National Guard Blocks All Entrances to Disney World.”“Anyone who wants to visit Disney World now needs to go through the National Guard first.” the article reads. Ron DeSantis and the National Guard have both said the story is false. Nahaku McFadden, a National Guard spokesperson, said likewise. "There are no requests for the National Guard to support any missions to Disney World from Gov. He has also mused about opening a prison or competing theme park next to Disney World. (Source: USA Today)
Misleading: Video shows Vinesh Phogat giving credits for her winning a medal to the WFI president and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. A clipped interview of national-level wrestler Sakshee Malikkh has recently been shared on social media misidentifying her as wrestler Vinesh Phogat crediting Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Saran Singh for winning a gold medal.The video is being shared (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Image shows Adolf Hitler standing next to children in concentration camp across a barb-wired fence. Several social media users shared a doctored image of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler standing next to a group of children with barbed wire in between, alongside a recent image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posts interacting with children across a barb-wired fence. The posts we (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Image shows NDTV's Poll of Polls predicting clear victory for Congress in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. A viral graphic, purportedly showing a 'Poll of Polls' by news outlet NDTV that predicts a landslide victory for the Congress against the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, is fake.BOOM found that most of the opinion poll figures mentioned in the graphic are incorrect, and that ND (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Video of Kukis firing rounds at Meiteis, the ethnic groups at the centre of the Manipur clashes 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.ClaimVideo of Kukis firing rounds at Meiteis, the ethnic groups at the cen (Source: Newschecker)
False: Delhi government schools are being converted into Madrassa A video in which a group of police personnel can be seen entering a classroom full of people has gone viral on social media. It is being claimed through this video that Delhi Government schools are being converted into Madrassas.The caption read: यह है केजरीवाल का दिल्ली स्कूल मॉ (Source: News Mobile)
Misleading: Joe Biden endorsed Donald Trump for re-electing him as US President A video is widely shared on social media, claiming that US President Joe Biden endorsed former President Donald Trump in one of his speeches saying that he cannot win the re-elections, only Trump can.A Facebook user posted the viral post with a caption: Biden: "We cannot win this (Source: News Mobile)
False: Image of recent protest against French President Emmanuel Macron A picture of a mass gathering is being shared on Facebook with a claim that it shows a recent protest against French President Emmanuel Macron.The post read: DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. FINDING THE STORY ON AMERICAS MEDIA. THOSE LIBTARD OUTLETS DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW. THE FRENCH HAV (Source: News Mobile)