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False: Karnataka man in viral video assaulted electricity department official while refusing to pay electricity bills because Congress government promised free electricity A video circulating on social media shows a man physically roughing up and verbally abusing an employee of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Karnataka's Koppal district. The video is accompanied by a claim that the person refused to pay electricity bills bas (Source: Alt News)
False: Video shows man beating up power supply employee and refusing to pay electricity bill claiming Congress promised free electricity in Karnataka A viral video of a man slapping and assaulting a power supply employee in Koppal, Karnataka after he was asked to clear unpaid dues is being shared with a false claim that the customer refused to pay his bill because Congress promised free electricity in the state.Congress emerge (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Video shows Hindu women from India and Bangladesh being rescued by UN troops from ISIS camps. A video showing injured woman being rescued from a camp by military personnel is viral on the internet as a footage of Hindu women from India and Bangladesh being held as sex slaves by the Islamic State (ISIS). The video has been purportedly shared as evidence of the claim made i (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Paracetamol P-500 tablets contain Machupo virus. A viral message claiming to inform people about the ill-effects of the Paracetamol P-500 tablet and how it contains the Machupo virus is false. BOOM found that the claims are false and the hoax has been revived several times since 2017.The Machupo virus is identified through symp (Source: BOOM Live)
Misleading: The clock tower in Srinagar is being restored for the G20 meet. The photo of a clock tower from Nepal is being falsely shared as the one in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir which was restored ahead of the G20 meet in the city.Srinagar hosted the G20 delegates for three days, from May 20-22, and the misleading claim is being circulated in this cont (Source: BOOM Live)
False: ₹7000 Crores seized in IT raids on Kerala-based Believers Eastern Church A collage of two photos showing huge stacks of 500 rupee notes laid out on a table and a photo of a Christian priest is being shared with a misleading claim that 7000 crore rupees was seized from Kerala-based Believers Eastern Church during a raid.The message further claims that (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Congress government in Karnataka has rolled back the Hijab ban in educational institutes. 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)
Missing Context: Photo of Sydney Opera House lit up with the Indian tricolour to mark PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia. 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.ClaimPhoto of Sydney Opera House lit up with the Indian tricolour to mark (Source: Newschecker)
Mostly_Correct: [climate scientists] say that aspects of the case of Hurricane Harvey suggest global warming is making a bad situation worse. CLAIM [climate scientists] say that aspects of the case of Hurricane Harvey suggest global warming is making a bad situation worse. more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2017 DETAILS Correct but...: Warming sea surface temperatures (Source: Science Feedback)
False: Target is selling 'tuck-friendly' swimsuits for children A conservative commentator has called on his supporters to boycott Target, claiming the US retailer is selling "tuck-friendly" swimsuits for children. This is false; the swimwear designed for LGBTQ pride month is only sold in adult sizes. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)