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Logically→ A video shows people pelting stones at police officials to protest fuel price hike in Bangladesh.
A 2013 video of Bangladesh's Islamic groups protesting over anti-blasphemy law is widely shared as one from the recent fuel price hike protests.
Logically→ A video shows an explosion at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on August 17, 2022.
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Logically→ 5G networks can be used to detonate lithium battery-powered electric vehicles.
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Snopes→ U.S. Midterms Bring Few Changes from Social Media Companies
Platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course from the 2020 voting season.
Logically→ Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump died after receiving the COVlD-19 vaccine booster and a monkeypox injection.
Logically→ Train full of Rohingya refugees leaves Bangladesh for Bihar following the formation of the new state government.
A video of people returning home on train before the Eid celebration in Bangladesh is wrongly attributed to Rohingya Muslims leaving for Bihar.
Poynter→ How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a newly-launched fact-checking service called War on Fakes published a piece claiming to debunk the notion that Ukrainians were not waging an information war against Russians. Not […] The post How ‘War on Fa
Logically→ Forwarding ‘good morning, good evening’ messages etc can expose one’s private banking information.
There are no credible reports or official warnings that the forwarded messages expose one's private information.
Snopes→ Social Media Offers Parents More Controls. But Do They Help?
Platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate.
Logically→ AirPods emit over ten times the radiation emitted by cell phones and are dangerous to the human brain.
Airpods emit less radiation than cell phones, and there is no evidence that they can cause health problems.
Logically→ A Muslim man in India threatened to kill an electrician over the restoration of an illegal power supply connection.
A video of a Pakistani man threatening officials from the electricity department in 2020 has been falsely shared as an incident from India.
Logically→ Non-vegetarian food is now banned in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan has not made any changes to the food system after President Draupadi Murmu took charge.
Logically→ This video of tractors parked together shows Italian farmers protesting in July 2022.
The video depicts Tractor Beer Fest, held in Villafranca Piemonte on July 23, 2022. This event was unrelated to any farmers' demonstrations.
Logically→ U. S. Navy planes flew around Taiwan during House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit.
The video in question dates back to at least April 2021. It is not connected to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Logically→ The largest hydroelectric dam in the world has exploded.
The video does not depict an explosion at the world's largest dam in China. It shows flooding in Uttarakhand, India, in 2013 that damaged a structure.
Poynter→ How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear
Online misinformation about the 2020 election drove all sorts of real-world consequences, from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the then-president of the United States getting banned […] The post How will social media platforms respond to
Poynter→ How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos
Twin Facebook pages advertise themselves as providing newsy and up-to-the-minute coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. But on a given day, their followers might see videos claiming Norwegians raided Russian ships, Vladimir […] The post How Fac
Logically→ The CEO of Tim Horton’s was arrested for possessing child pornography.
Tim Hortons CEO's alleged detention for possessing child pornography stemmed from a satirical website, and there is no basis for this claim.
Logically→ The video shows a Muslim man dying under a truck carrying Kanwariyas during a procession in Deoband in July 2022.
The incident that occurred during the 2017 annual Kanwar Yatra in Deoband has been misattributed to the recent Kanwariyas procession in Deoband.
Logically→ A Nothing Phone (1)’s unboxing video showed a note from the company stating that the “device is not for South Indians.
The unboxing video of Nothing Phone (1) was a prank by a YouTuber. The note was faked and the box was empty.
Logically→ Video of Pakistan’s Guddu Power Plant engulfed in a massive fire in July 2022.
Video of fire caused by a fuel tank explosion in Afghanistan in 2021 was falsely shared as the recent Guddu Power Plant fire incident in Pakistan.
Logically→ The video shows 26-year-old PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in the monastery of Swami Sadhu Dayanand in Rishikesh.
A 2021 video of Acharya Santosh Trivedi performing yoga in Kedarnath has been misattributed to PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in Rishikesh.
Logically→ NIA India has released phone number 011-24368800 to report people that use the slogan “Sir Tan Se Juda.”
The National Investigation Agency released the phone number to complain against social media accounts propagating IS ideology.
Logically→ A viral video shows fire has engulfed the Majuba Power Station in South Africa.
The video dates back to 2019. Eskom has clarified that there were no fires at any of its power stations recently.
Logically→ A video shows a scene from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where an armored motorcar destroys tank convoys.
The video showing an armed vehicle striking tank convoys is not a genuine combat scene from Ukraine but the work of CGI artist Pavel Osadchiy.
Logically→ An Italian news channel used visuals from the film Deep Impact to depict an exodus of people from Kyiv.
TGcom24's logo was digitally added to a frame from the movie Deep Impact, to appear as though the network was using the image as authentic footage.
Logically→ An image shows Dutch farmers stealing a fighter jet from a Dutch air force facility to protest the government’s environmental plans.
The image shows a tractor transporting an aircraft from Velika Gorica to Jarun city, Croatia. It is not linked to the recent Dutch farmers' protest.
Logically→ A viral video shows alcohol was served to attendees during a BJP event in Telangana in July 2022.
Logically→ An image shows that BJP’s presidential candidate, Draupadi Murmu, visited RSS headquarters in Nagpur to meet Mohan Bhagwat.
Logically→ A video shows a Kashmiri Pandit confronting Rahul Gandhi on a flight about why he opposes Modi on Kashmir issues in July 2022.
Logically→ An image shows a five-story building collapsed due to a 7.3 MG earthquake that hit Pakistan on June 22, 2022.
Truth or Fiction?→ Winnfield, Louisiana ‘Indecent Exposure’ TikTok Controversy
On June 11 2022, a TikTok user going by @kazzi112 shared a clip claiming that she was cited for “indecent exposure” in Winnfield, Louisiana, for wearing the cropped t-shirt and denim cutoffs she wore in the video: @kazzi112 MAKE IT MAKE SE
Logically→ A video shows a demonstration defending the Prophet Muhammad held in India.
A video showing a 2021 ceremony commemorating TLP leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi in Pakistan has been misattributed as a protest in India.
Truth or Fiction?→ Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election
The third hearing by the House committee investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection focused on the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election — and the deeply corrosive weaponized narratives which undergirded the attempt. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings
The role of weaponized disinformation campaigns in the January 2021 attempted coup at the United States Capitol was the main topic at the second January 6 Committee hearing about the events that culminated in a violent insurrection. The House select
Logically→ Humanoid robots made in China performed an Indian classical dance at Shanghai Disneyland.
Multiple videos of actual people dancing from around the world have been falsely claimed to be of Chinese robots.
Logically→ Senator Ted Cruz wrote very similar tweets following mass shootings between 2012 and 2022. He only changed the location name.
The image in question has been digitally altered. Cruz did not write the same condolence message for different mass shootings.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum has its own paramilitary force.
WEF does not have a paramilitary force of its own. The Swiss Police forces wore a temporary WEF patch for the event in Graubünden, Switzerland.
Snopes→ Shooter Warning Signs Get Lost in Sea of Social Media Posts
The warning signs were there for anyone to stumble upon, days before the 18-year-old gunman entered a Texas elementary school and slaughtered 19 children and two teachers.