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False: Atiq Ahmed voted in the favour of the UPA government in 2008. Social media and mainstream media are rife with the claim that slain gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was a Samajwadi Party MP from 2004 to 2008, supported the UPA when it went for a trust vote over India's nuclear deal with the US in 2008. The viral claim further states that Ahmed's vot (Source: Alt News)

False: Travel company Ixigo has introduced AI buds called bhAI. An April Fool's prank video by travel company Ixigo on a fictional AI-powered earbud assistant called 'bhAI' is viral on the internet as a real product by the company that provides real-time assistance to travelers.BOOM found that several social media users fell for the prank com (Source: BOOM Live)

False: India with 5288 tops the list of countries with most universities A social media post that claims that India tops the list of countries with the most universities is being widely circulated. The post puts India on top of the list with 5288 universities, followed by USA & Indonesia. Through this article let's fact-check the claim made in the pos (Source: Factly)

Chunks Normal: Morgellons Test Using Cranberry Juice Does Extract Chemtrail And Air Pollution Nanoparticles From Saliva Chunks NormalDoes a test that supposedly extracts "chemtrail" and air-pollution nanoparticles from a person's saliva accurately show a diagnosis of Morgellons disease? No, that's not true: Food chemistry experts told Lead Stories that precipitates created after swishing cranberry (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Tlaib Apologizes For “Impeach The Motherfucker” Comment; Meant To Say “Imprison The Motherfucker” Did Rashida Tlaib apologize for her "impeach the motherfucker" comment against President Donald Trump and did she mean to say "imprison the motherfucker" instead? No, that's not true: the viral story making that claim came from a satirical blog. It is not real.The story originate (Source: Lead Stories)

Amended Eua: food and drug administration banned bans covid19 covid vaccines Amended EUADid the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban COVID-19 vaccines in April 2023? No, that's not true: On April 18, 2023, the agency amended its previous emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to remove authorization for monovalent vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-B (Source: Lead Stories)

1% Fail: Robot shuts down commits sucde after algorithm decides it didnt like doing the same manual labor over and over again 1% FailDid a robot that experienced "wage slavery" for 15 minutes commit suicide after determining that was the logical choice rather than to continue working? No, that's not true: The video was posted by Agility Robotics, celebrating the 99-percent success rate of its live demos (Source: Lead Stories)

Missing Context: Video to promote love jihad in the name of wishing Eid Mubarak Authors Sabloo Thomas Sabloo Thomas has worked as a special correspondent with the Deccan Chronicle from 2011 to December 2019. Post-Deccan Chronicle, he freelanced for various websites and worked in the capacity of a translator as well (English to Malayalam and Malayalam to Engl (Source: Newschecker)

False: Hindu woman creates ruckus in mosque in Virginia, USA, during Eid prayers 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.ClaimHindu woman creates ruckus in mosque in Virginia, USA, during Eid pra (Source: Newschecker)

False: two Chinese robots dancing at Disneyland in China A video of a dance performance is doing rounds on social media with the claim that it shows two Chinese robots dancing at Disneyland in China and the show costs $75.The facebook post read: Would you believe that these two are Chinese robots looking like real life humans dancing w (Source: News Mobile)

Unsupported: COVID-19 vaccines cause fibrous clots in the lungs and blood vessels RECLAMACION COVID-19 vaccines cause fibrous clots in the lungs and blood vessels más sobre el marco de calificación VEREDICTO ORIGEN: Jane Ruby, Dr. Jane Ruby Show, Infowars, 27 Apr. 2022 DETALLES Inadequate support: Ruby's claim that "fibrous clots" in the lungs were due to COVI (Source: Science Feedback)

Flawed_Reasoning: If we want to protect ourselves from the coronavirus, we must back away from all the climate change efforts we've been making CLAIM If we want to protect ourselves from the coronavirus, we must back away from all the climate change efforts we've been making more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Andrea Widberg, LifeSite News, 17 Mar. 2020 DETAILS Flawed reasoning: The article containing this cl (Source: Science Feedback)

False: ABP News opinion poll shows Ashok Gehlot is the preferred candidate for CM in upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. A news clip from Hindi news channel ABP News has gone viral to claim that, as per a recent opinion poll, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has come up as people's first choice for the Chief Minister's seat in the upcoming state assembly elections.Who is making the claim: Several socia (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

False: Warm welcome to team of C60 commandos who wiped out most of the top leadership of Left-Wing Naxals in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. C60 कमांडो चा जल्लोष करतानाच व्हिडिओ आताचा नाही, जुना आहे.नवी दिल्ली (विश्वास न्यूज): विविध सोशल मीडिया प्लॅटफॉर्मवर एक व्हिडिओ मोठ्या प्रमाणावर शेअर केला जात आहे ज्यामध्ये C60 कमांडो जल्लोष करताना दिसतात. कुख्यात नक्षलवादी, मिलिंद तेलतुंबडे आणि इतर २६ नक्षलवाद्यांच्या चकमकीनंतर  (Source: Vishvasnews)