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False: The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are no longer authorized in the U.S. because of safety concerns. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesdayannouncedthat anyone getting a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna moving forward will receive a “bivalent” shot. Thebivalent vaccinesrolled out last fall as a booster dose and consist of half the original recipe and half protection against the BA.4 and BA.5 versions of omicron. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: “Extraterrestres reales de visita”. Un video que supuestamente muestra a dos extraterrestres paseando por la Isla de Pascua en Chile es pura ficción.Se trata de una creación de un animador brasileño que se dedica a la elaboración de películas en 3D. (Source: PolitiFact)

Miscaptioned: Posts misidentify Atlanta jail inmate who died after being ‘eaten alive by insects’ (Editor’s note: This article contains links to graphic imagery) Posts online are sharing side-by-side photos that claim to show an inmate who died in an Atlanta jail in 2022, but one of the photos shows another man who died in an Indiana jail in 2021. A tweet reads, in part, “Las (Source: Reuters)

False: Fentanyl smells like popcorn when burned Fact check: Can smell help prevent drug overdose? No, fentanyl only detectable with test stripsShow Caption Hide Caption Why fentanyl is the leading cause of overdose deaths in the US Over 150 Americans die every day from overdoses related to fentanyl and synthetic opioids. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseMultiple experts told USA TODAY fentanyl is odorless and isn't detectable in other drugs without test strips or similar tools. Fentanyl has no detectable odorFentanyl is odorless and tasteless, and it "cannot be detected without chemical detection tools, such as fentanyl test strips," Dr. Holly Geyer, an addiction specialist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, told USA TODAY. "It is nearly impossible to tell if drugs have been laced with fentanyl unless you test your drugs with fentanyl test strips," the agency's website says. (Source: USA Today)

False: Atiq and Ashraf's murders can be seen in the picture with Akhilesh Yadav Asad, the son of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed, and Ghulam, one of Asad's associates, were killed in encounter with UP Police on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Jhansi. The two were wanted in connection with the February 24 murder of Umesh Pal. Atiq Ahmed, a history-sheeter with more th (Source: Alt News)

Unsupported: “600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots Says Top Insurance Analyst” CLAIM "600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots Says Top Insurance Analyst" more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Jonas Vesterberg, Josh Stirling, The Florida Standard, 8 Apr. 2023 DETAILS Inadequate support: The analysis by Stirling didn't account for pote (Source: Health Feedback)

False: A collective consciousness on ACE-2 receptors wont kill Coronavirus 5 April 2020 3:38 AM GMTHyderabad: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, prime minister Narendra Modi had once again called for citizens of India to unite and 'come together against fighting the virus'. On April 3, he announced that Indians should join to light lamps at 9pm on Su (Source: Newsmeter)

False: Video shows Indian actress Vyjayanthimala dancing at the age of 99 A video in which an elderly woman can be seen dancing is widely being shared on social media claiming that it shows Indian actress Vyjayanthimala dancing at the age of 99.The video is shared on Facebook with the caption, "Difficult to believe she is Vaijayanthimala… She was all g (Source: News Mobile)

False: India pays 10 billion rupees pension to Queen Elizabeth and send 30 billion tonnes of beef to the UK under the Transfer of Power agreement. Let's take a look at the claims made in this viral message.The transfer of power agreement: We looked for the agreement being discussed, but did not find any document by this name.However, the search led us to a copy of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 on the United Kingdom's  (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

False: Bongbong Marcos and Raffy Tulfo are planning to shut down NAIA A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo are planning to shut down the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This is not true.On April 16, a channel published the video with this headline:"KAKAPASOK LANG SAWAKAS (sic) NAIA  (Source: Vera Files)