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False: Video shows Muslims are attacking a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka. An old video of a group of people vandalising a Hindu temple has been revived with a false claim that the incident happened in a temple in Sri Lanka.The same video was earlier viral as an incident of West Bengal. BOOM had then found that the video shows an old incident, which hap (Source: BOOM Live)

Correct Attribution: In a 2006 TV interview, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden described marriage as being "between a man and a woman." About this rating In June 2023, video clips began to spread across social media platforms that claimed U.S. President Joe Biden, who has supported same-sex marriage during his presidency, previously said marriage "was between a man and a woman." We found the most prominent post s (Source: Snopes)

Mostly False: Pakistan’s Hunza Valley never gets cancer Can eating apricot seeds cure cancer?Not exactly. Scientific evidence does not support the claim that consuming apricot seeds can prevent cancer. Apricot seeds contain a compound called amygdalin, also known as vitamin B17, which can release cyanide when consumed. While some prop (Source: Thip Media)