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Biden’s Numbers, Apr...: Biden’s Numbers, April Update Here’s how things have changed in the U.S. so far under President Joe Biden, who announced on April 25 that he is officially running for reelection: This is our sixth installment of “Biden’s Numbers,” which we started in January 2022 and have updated since then every three months (Source: FactCheck.org)
False: Israel is banning Christianity. A bill, introduced by two ultra-Orthodox members of the Knesset, the Israeli legislature, would prohibit one person from trying to convert another person from one religion to another. However, the measure is unlikely to become law.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would prevent the bill from becoming law. (Source: PolitiFact)
Pants-Fire: “El CEO de Pfizer es un lagarto (demonio)”. El CEO de Pfizer, Albert Bourla, es humano.La teoría de los reptilianos alega que estos seres son híbridos de humanos y reptiles. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Video shows 'Mediterranean beef squid' Humankind, USA TodayThe claim: Video shows 'Mediterranean beef squid'An April 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a person in the water holding a large pink squid. I have finally caught the Mediterranean beef squid," says the person in the video. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseThere is no such thing as a beef squid – or beast squid. The video shows a toy, experts told USA TODAY. Squid is artificialThe "Mediterranean beef squid" is not real, David Scheel, a marine biology professor at Alaska Pacific University, told USA TODAY in an email. (Source: USA Today)
False: Photo shows a loco pilot holding an umbrella while driving a newly inaugurated Vande Bharat train in Kerala. A photo showing a loco pilot holding an umbrella in one hand while driving a train has recently been shared with a misleading claim that it shows water leaking from the ceiling of the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express in Kerala.BOOM found that the photo is actually a screens (Source: BOOM Live)
Missing Context: BJP distributing Money for Vote in Karnataka. 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: Diljit Dosanjh objects to the waving of the Indian flag during his Coachella performance. 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.ClaimDiljit Dosanjh objects to the waving of the Indian flag during his Co (Source: Newschecker)
False: Video of a Skybags advertisement promoting love jihad in Kerala. A video showing a Hindu woman and a Muslim man as a couple, followed by visuals of luggage by the company VIP Skybags has gone viral on social media.The claim: Users are sharing the video with the claim that it shows an advertisement by Skybags, which promotes 'love jihad' in Ker (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
Fake: The Philippine General Hospital or PGH, other hospitals and national health institutions in the Philippines are endorsing Glufarelin, a milk supplement that treats diabetes Impostors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) online are endorsing a milk supplement that allegedly treats diabetes. It is not true.The PGH is not promoting any product, and the supplement — Glufarelin — is unlicensed.On April 12, the FB page Philippine General Hospital News (Source: Vera Files)
Misleading: The power supply from Meralco will be replaced by advanced technology A TikTok video reposted as a Facebook (FB) Reel claimed that power supply from the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be replaced by advanced technology. This is a clickbait. President Ferdinand Marcos' speech, as featured in the video, did not suggest this."Goodbye meralco | (Source: Vera Files)