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False: Photo shows woman confronts Pakistan riot police An image has widely circulated in social media posts claiming to show a lone female protester facing off riot police as demonstrations broke out across Pakistan following the arrest of Imran Khan on May 9 -- including on the social media accounts of the former prime minister's political party. However, the Twitter user that first uploaded the picture told AFP he created the picture with artificial intelligence software. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: US PResident Joe Biden tweeted about Rahul Gandhi's visit to the USA. A screenshot of a tweet purportedly shared by United States President Joe Biden about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to America is going viral on social media.What does the tweet say?: The tweet mocks Gandhi and applauds Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

False: Yogendra Yadav is a Muslim and his real name is Salim Based on Vishvas News' investigation, the viral video featuring Yogendra Yadav is misleading. The viral video is incomplete. The story behind Yadav's childhood name has no connection to his religion.New Delhi (Vishvas News) – A video featuring activist Yogendra Yadav has been cir (Source: Vishvasnews)

False: This is a case of Love Jihad Vishvas News investigated the viral post and found it to be false. According to the Mumbai Police, the woman found in the suitcase was murdered by her own husband, and both individuals involved in the case are Hindus.New Delhi (Vishvas News) – A viral image circulating on social  (Source: Vishvasnews)

False: Huge crowd gathered in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni Vishvas News investigated and found that the viral picture is from Gran Canaria in Spain. This picture has nothing to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Chennai Super Kings.New Delhi (Vishvas News): A picture of a massive crowd is going viral on social media with the claim that the  (Source: Vishvasnews)

Misleading: Thieves stealing sheep from moving truck in South Africa Tweets circulating with a video in South Africa claim crime is so rampant in the country that criminals have resorted to throwing sheep off a truck in order to steal them. However, the dashcam footage shared in the posts actually shows goats being tossed from the back of a moving truck in India, which local police confirmed on Twitter. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Miscaptioned: Inflatable pig at Roger Waters show 10 years ago featured Star of David Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters included a flying inflatable pig with a Star of David on it at concerts at least 10 years ago, not at a show in Berlin in May 2023, as has been claimed online. A photo of a black, porcine balloon with the religious symbol - which is synonymous w (Source: Reuters)

False: Video shows recent train accident which happened in Odisha's Balasore district. An old CCTV footage of a train accident from Hyderabad has recently been shared with a false claim that it shows visuals of the horrific triple train collision that took place in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2.BOOM found that the video shows a collision between two trains n (Source: BOOM Live)

Misleading: Trump to ban Nigerians eligible for US citizenship by birth A social media post in Nigeria claims that former US president Donald Trump vowed to stop Nigerians from getting citizenship by birth if he was re-elected in 2024. But this is misleading: in a campaign video, Trump said he wanted to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of all undocumented immigrants. At no point did he specifically mention Nigerians. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Mostly-True: "Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a provision I wrote in the ACA.” A former senator touted $1.1 billion in rebates American health insurance customers are projected to get this year.That amount, while an estimate, is likely very close to the total payout that a provision of the Affordable Care Act will require insurers to rebate consumers this year. The rule kicks in when insurers spend too little on actual medical care.Even though millions of Americans may get a rebate, most will not, because most insurers are in compliance with the rule. (Source: PolitiFact)