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False: Visuals of a Woman RSS supporter getting shot by Muslims in Kerala A video that appears to show a woman being shot dead is being shared on social media with the claim that she was an RSS supporter killed by Muslims in Kerala. Let's verify the claim made in the post.Claim: Visuals of a Woman RSS supporter getting shot by Muslims in Kerala. Fact:  (Source: Factly)

False: Visuals of recently sworn in Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dancing while under the influence of alcohol In the context of Congress leader Siddaramaiah recently being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, a video is circulating widely on social media claiming that it shows Siddaramaiah dancing to a popular Kannada song while under the influence of alcohol. Let's verify the cl (Source: Factly)

False: Video showing the visuals from a slave market run by ISIS in Syria. A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of women being auctioned off at a slave market in Syria. The video shows an old man lifting the veils of chained burqa-clad women, who stood in a queue for sale at a market. Sharing the same video, a few posts cla (Source: Factly)

No Race Code: the Social Security number of every black person has an even number in the middle No Race CodeDoes a person's Social Security number reveal information about their race? No, that's not true: This rumor is based on fears that personal information encoded in a Social Security number could result in racial discrimination. This concern is unfounded as the numbers  (Source: Lead Stories)