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False: Video shows crowd in support of the recent protest by the wrestlers. An old, unrelated video of a crowd at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally has recently been shared with the false claim that it shows a public rally in support of the wrestlers who are protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Source: BOOM Live)

False: actor Tim Allen said "President Trump's wall costs less than the ObamaCare website. Let that sink in, America" Did actor Tim Allen say "President Trump's wall costs less than the ObamaCare website. Let that sink in, America"? No, that's not true: Tim Allen's publicist confirmed to Lead Stories that the "Home Improvement" star never said those words. The highest estimate for the online enr (Source: Lead Stories)

Missing Context: Hindu woman, aides, beat up Muslim man who was harassing her, in an impact of The Kerala Story Authors Arjun Deodia An Electronics & Communication engineer by training, Arjun switched to journalism to follow his passion. After completing a diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the India Today Media Institute, he has been debunking mis/disinformation for over three years. His  (Source: Newschecker)

Misleading: Viral video of Bengal demystified, decomposed bodies of Covid-19 patients A video showing dead bodies being dragged and loaded into a van by the civic body for cremation in West Bengal is going viral on social media.It is being claimed that the bodies were of COVID-19 patients. The viral video invoked the public outrage on the alleged inconsiderate han (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Video shows show of strength at wrestlers' protest site On May 9, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (a non-political alliance of farmer unions), BKU (Ekta Sidhupur), and Krantikari Kisan Union from Punjab arrived at the Jantar Mantar protest site in Delhi to show support for the champion wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Image shows a group of illegal immigrants trying to enter the USA The US administration under President Joe Biden has announced to lift Title 42 — The controversial immigration policy, that discontinued the migrants caught at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum in the country. The policy had been banned under the Trump Administration in 20 (Source: News Mobile)