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False: Dr. Anthony Fauci “admitted” in a recent interview that face masks were a “failure.” Fauci, whostepped downat the end of last year from his post as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, remains a polarizing figure online. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: BlackRock has a substantial stake in both Dominion Voting Systems and Fox Corporation, soDominion’s lawsuit against Foxwas really BlackRock suing itself. Wall Street giant BlackRock wasn’t embroiled in therecently settled defamation lawsuitbetween Dominion and Fox, despite a popular conspiracy theory claiming otherwise. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Diljit Dosanjh objected to girl waving Indian flag at US music festival A clip of Diljit Dosanjh's performance at the Coachella music festival in California is viral with the claim that Diljit objected to a girl waving the Indian flag during his performance. According to the tweets, he said, "Don't spread hate, music belongs to everyone, not one coun (Source: Alt News)

False: Video shows French President Emmanuel Macron being hit by an egg during his first public appearance after the approval of the French pension reforms law. A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron getting hit by an egg at a public gathering is viral with the claim that it shows Macron being attacked by an egg during his first public appearance since the approval of the French pension reform law.BOOM found these claims to be  (Source: BOOM Live)

False: People from different countries appeal against voting for the BJP in 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections. 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: Key takeaways from IMF Webinar chaired by Raghuram Rajan A post is being shared online listing the 'takeaways of a webinar by IMF' which was chaired by former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.The viral message lists out various takeaways from the webinar on the Coronavirus scenario, supposedly chaired by former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.F (Source: News Mobile)