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Missing Context: Congressional Republicans voted to cut federal funding to Meals on Wheels, the non-government organization that delivers meals to the elderly in their homes. As Congress remains mired in a political showdown over raising thenation’s debt limit, social media users are accusing Republicans of seeking to slash a vital lifeline for millions of seniors across the country: the Meals on Wheels program. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)
True: King Charles' scepter, which he held at his coronation on May 6, 2023, contains a piece of a controversial diamond known as the Great Star of Africa. About this rating Controversy surrounds the diamond, which critics of the royal family say was "stolen" from South Africa during the colonial era; the British reject that accusation. The coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023, reignitedcriticism of the British royal family (Source: Snopes)
False: Video shows Islamic flags being raised following the Congress victory in Karnataka. A screenshot of a video showing an Islamic flag being waved after the Indian National Congress won the Karnataka elections with a clear majority is viral with false claims that it shows jubilant supporters waving the Pakistani national flag to celebrate the win. Furthermore, seve (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Congress for winning the Karnataka elections and said the two 'will work for the strengthening of Islam in India'. A morphed tweet attributed to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claims that he congratulated the Indian National Congress after they won the recent Karnataka elections. BOOM found that the tweet is fake and Sharif made no such comment.On Saturday, May 13, INC won 135 seats (Source: BOOM Live)
False: NATO has issued an order for the mobilization of Bulgarian troops. It is not true that NATO issued an order requiring the mobilization of 30,000 Bulgarian troops;The information about this "order" is fabricated.False information is spreading on social networks that NATO has issued an order for the mobilization of 30,000 Bulgarian military person (Source: Factcheck.bg)
False: Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra studied together at the London School of Economics. Authors Vasudha Beri Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joi (Source: Newschecker)
False: Video shows police personnel apprehending a burqa-clad person for pelting stones at them and plotting against Muslims. A video that shows police personnel apprehending a burqa-clad person who is later revealed to be a man is going viral on social media platforms as an incident from Karnataka.What are users claiming?: Those sharing the video claimed that these people were held for pelting stones a (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
False: Picture shows recent attack on Jain monks by people from the Muslim community in Karnataka after Congress won the state assembly elections. (Trigger Warning: Disturbing visuals)A picture of three seriously wounded people are being circulated on the internet to claim that people from the Muslim community attacked Jain monks in Karnataka.What is the claim?: Users shared the image claiming that they are from a recent in (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
Missing Context: Rolling a tennis ball under the leg relieves pain Is using a tennis ball under the leg a scientifically proven method to relieve leg and back pain?Will a tennis ball relieve leg and back pain relieve all types of leg and back pain?Not really. In some cases, rolling a tennis ball under your leg may provide relief for leg and back (Source: Thip Media)
Misleading: 10,000 Chinese soldiers were killed and 150 fighter jets were destroyed in Taiwan A four-month-old YouTube video recently uploaded on Facebook (FB) claims that 10,000 Chinese soldiers were killed and 150 fighter jets were destroyed in Taiwan. This is not true.The publishers made a clickbait headline and introduction to mislead netizens.The deceitful videos pos (Source: Vera Files)
False: Lakhs of people take part in wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar Vishvas News fact-checked the viral post being shared in the name of wrestlers' protest and found it to be false. The viral video is of a road show held in Surat city of Gujarat in the year 2022, which is now being shared with the false claim that it was of the ongoing agitation (Source: Vishvasnews)