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Fake: No, Time magazine didn't include Kenyan president William Ruto as one of 'The 50 Most Influential People in the World' – cover is fake IN SHORT: Every year US news magazine Time publishes a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. They didn't change their list to 50 in 2023, and they didn't include Kenyan president William Ruto. On 14 April 2023 an image of what appears to be the cover of the US new (Source: Africa Check)

Misleading Two Of The Four Factories In The Video Are Still Operating, While The Other Two Were Reportedly Shut Down For Losses Incurred Before The Pandemic: A video posted on Twitter on Feb. 25 claims a wave of unemployment is set to hit China due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 and shows four factories that were allegedly closed recently. Two of the four factories are still operating, while the other two were reportedly shut down for losses incurred before the pandemic.A video posted on Twitter on Feb. 25 claims a wave of unemployment is set to hit China as factories are closing one after another.It featured aband (Source: Annie lab)

False: Video shows Hindu woman entered the mosque to create ruckus and shouted Islamophobic slurs in Virginia, USA A viral video showing a woman disrupting prayers at a mosque in Virginia, United States on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr is being circulated online with a false claim that the woman is a Hindu.BOOM found that the claim is false and that the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in (Source: BOOM Live)