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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)

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)

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)

False: Russian Air Force clashing with the rebel Wagner group. 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.ClaimRussian Air Force clashing with the rebel Wagner group.FactFootage is (Source: Newschecker)

Originated As Satire: Country music star Garth Brooks was booed off the stage at the 123rd Annual Texas County Jamboree. About this rating In late June 2023, a number of social media accounts and websites claimed that country music star Garth Brooks had been booed off the stage at an event described as "the 123rd annual Texas Country Jamboree." These examples are from Facebook and Twitter: (1st New (Source: Snopes)