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No Connection: Apeel Is Injecting Vaccines Into Produce No ConnectionIs Apeel, a company that makes an edible coating for fruits and vegetables, injecting "shots," or vaccines, into produce because Bill Gates owns the company? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Apeel has anything to do with vaccines. Gates gave Apeel grant (Source: Lead Stories)

Misattributed: Robin Williams once said, "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always." About this rating One particularly thought-provoking quote that's often attributed to the late actor and stand-up comedian Robin Williams reads, "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always." "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know noth (Source: Snopes)

False: Photo shows US soldiers who recently died in Kiev due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. An old photo showing coffins of United States soldiers has recently been shared with a false claim that the picture shows the remains of US troops in coffins who lost their lives in Ukraine while fighting against Russia.BOOM found that the photo was released by the Pentagon in 20 (Source: BOOM Live)

Missing Context: A 53-year-old labourer, Krishna Poojari, ran 6km to alert railway authorities about a broken track. 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.ClaimA 53-year-old labourer, Krishna Poojari, ran 6km to alert railway aut (Source: Newschecker)