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Exaggeration: NYC is trying to BAN MEAT ExaggerationIs New York City, one of the world's culinary capitals, "trying to ban meat"? No, that's not true: The rumor followed a Mayor's Office announcement about the reduction of food-related carbon emissions, not a complete prohibition of meat. Moreover, the emissions-reduct (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Mangoes and cold drink is a deadly cocktail A WhatsApp message alerting people not to guzzle cold drinks after eating mangoes is making rounds on social media.The same post can be seen on Facebook as a news clipping .The viral message states: "Eat mangoes and don't drink cold drinks on them! Some tourists went to Chandigar (Source: Newsmeter)

Misleading: French Prez Emmanuel Macron hit by an egg over Pension reforms. Amid the ongoing protest in France against the new law to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, a video of French President Emmanuel Macron being hit by an egg is being shared on social media.The Facebook post read: French President Macron was hit with an egg in the forehead du (Source: News Mobile)

False: Joe Biden ignored Rishi Sunak on his arrival to Belfast A Video claiming US President Joe Biden ignored British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on his arrival to Belfast, Ireland, is doing the rounds on social media. People have shared the video criticising Biden for considering Sunak as an Indian boy and saluting the military man next to  (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Image of traffic jam in China's G4 expressways, which has 50 lanes A picture of a huge traffic jam is being shared online with a claim that it shows traffic in China's G4 expressways, which has 50 lanes.The post read: China 50 lane traffic, G4 expresswaysHere's the link to the above post.FACT CHECKNewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the p (Source: News Mobile)

False: Baljeet Kaur, a renowned mountaineer from Himachal Pradesh, has died It is widely claimed on social media that Baljeet Kaur, a renowned mountaineer from Himachal Pradesh, passed away while descending from the Annapurna mountain.The post is shared on Facebook with the caption, "हिमाचल के लिए दुखद खबर,, सोलन की मशहूर पर्वतारोही बलजीत कौर की अन्नपूर् (Source: News Mobile)