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False: Guardian columnist did not write about having COVID 23 times A fabricated screenshot shows a fictional headline suggesting that Guardian columnist George Monbiot wrote about catching COVID 23 times and being thankful to be vaccinated, with some online taking the post as satirical but others treating the article as if it were real. The fabr (Source: Reuters)

Misleading: Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge waited for Sonia Gandhi’s permission to sit A video showing Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on a stage is widely shared on social media. In the video, Kharge is seen standing while Sonia and Rahul Gandhi come and take their seats. Many users have shared the video mocking the Congress chie (Source: News Mobile)

False: Image shows a crescent-shaped lake hotel in Rajasthan, India A picturesque image of a crescent-shaped lake is widely shared on social media, claiming that it's a hotel situated in Jaisalmer City of Rajasthan, India.The image is shared on Facebook with a caption: "यह तस्वीर अमेरिका या लंदन की नहीं है, यह खूबसूरत होटल भारतीय राज्य राजस्थान म (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Video shows protests in London after Imran Khan's arrest Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, was granted a significant relief on May 11 when the country's Supreme Court declared his arrest "unlawful" and ordered his immediate release. The court made this decision after he was brought before a bench on their orders. Khan was  (Source: News Mobile)

False: Saudi Arabia gifted Ronaldo a bike made up of 22-carat gold A video claiming football star Cristiano Ronaldo was recently gifted a motorcycle made entirely of 22-carat gold in Saudi Arabia is doing the rounds on social media. The video gives a detailed look at a sports bike with the Saudi Arabian flag behind it.A Facebook user posted the  (Source: News Mobile)