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False: The U.S. government gives immigrants who cross the country’s border illegallysmartphoneswith unlimited texting and internet access. Social media users have in recent days renewed erroneous claims about these phones,which have been used by ICE since 2018. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

Half-True: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.” • The overall trend line for men’s participation in the labor force has fallen consistently since the end of World War II. If you focus specifically on the term Scott used — "working-age men," which filters out retiring baby boomers, who are now ages 59 to 77 — there has still been a decline, but it’s less sharp.• However, the participation rate for working-age men — defined by the government as 25 to 54 — has been rising fairly consistently since the worst of the pandemic in 2020. • Except for the pandemic period, the rate for working-age men has been largely steady for the past dozen years. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Video shows 21st Century sex slave market A video of an elderly man removing the veils from the faces of burqa-clad girls standing in a queue is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that this is a video of the modern-day sex slave market held by the terrorist outfit, ISIS. A member of parliament from Be (Source: Alt News)

Misleading: Video shows a person is providing training to slit throats at a madrassa in India. An old video of a man in Indonesia demonstrating about sharp objects and training people to immunise them from weapons when attacked is circulating with a false claim that it shows an incident from an Indian madrassa where students are being trained to kill people.BOOM found that (Source: BOOM Live)

Unsupported: Fenbendazole cures cancer CLAIM Fenbendazole cures cancer more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Joe Tippens, Facebook, TikTok, 17 May 2023 DETAILS Inadequate support: While some studies in cancer cells and mice suggest fenbendazole could be effective against cancer, there's a lack of evidence th (Source: Health Feedback)

Missing Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ignored by world leaders at the recent G7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima. 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: Anti-Hindu elements vandalised 63 idols at the Avinashi Lingeshwarar temple in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. 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.ClaimAnti-Hindu elements vandalised 63 idols at the Avinashi Lingeshwarar  (Source: Newschecker)

False: RSS supporter Hindu woman shot dead by Muslims in Kerala 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: The video shows NATO in Ukraine to fight the Russian forces. A video is going viral on the internet showing a massive crowd gathered at an airport runway while several helicopters and planes can be seen taking off.What does the claim say?: The claim shared with the video states that the military alliance called North Atlantic Treaty Organi (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

False: Huge explosion near Pentagon The widespread rumours on social media indicating that the Pentagon had been the target of an explosion on May 22, 2023, are fake. Vishvas News investigation reveals that the purported image was AI-generated as no credible reports or official Pentagon accounts supported these cla (Source: Vishvasnews)

False: Muslims kill Hindus in this way in Kerala The viral CCTV footage of an assault is from Sri Lanka and has nothing to do with Kerala. This video, which is more than two years old, is being shared with false claims and being given communal colour.New Delhi (Vishvas News): A CCTV footage, originally from Sri Lanka, is going  (Source: Vishvasnews)

False: Devoleena Bhattacharjee has played a role in 'The Kerala Story' Vishvas News in its investigation found that the claim regarding the viral photo of Devoleena Bhattacharjee is false. Devoleena Bhattacharjee is not a part of 'The Kerala Story'. The person seen in the picture with Devoleena is her old co-star Vishal Singh. Devolina married in De (Source: Vishvasnews)