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False: Images show Jain monks attacked by Muslims after Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. Three old and unrelated images - two showing a man and a woman bleeding from their head, and one showing an injured old man - are being shared on Twitter with the false claim that they show Jain monks injured after being beaten by Muslims in Karnataka after the recent Assembly El (Source: BOOM Live)

Shoes Safe: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that her shoes were stolen when insurrectionists broke into the U.S. Capitol. Shoes SafeDid Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY tweet that her shoes were stolen when the U.S. Capitol was invaded by rioters on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on her verified account that the Facebook post, was fake.The spoofer who created the imag (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dancing under the influence of alcohol. 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)