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False: The City of London Police and journalist Martin Lewis warns the public about a scam involving banks.
Economics-General Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: The City of London Police and journalist Martin Lewis warns the public about a scam involving banks.

True: Scammers are pretending to be from Publishers Clearing House.
Economics-Business Tech-Social-Media

True: Scammers are pretending to be from Publishers Clearing House.

False: A photo shows a Taliban fighter holding a group of women and children against a wall outside Kabul airport.
Events-Terrorism Human Rights-General Tech-Social-Media

False: A photo shows a Taliban fighter holding a group of women and children against a wall outside Kabul airport.

False: Argos has ended its contract with Dyson and is selling the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for £1.78.
Economics-Business Tech-Social-Media

False: Argos has ended its contract with Dyson and is selling the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for £1.78.

False: Narendra Modi government's Cabinet Committee on Security called for the removal of Sikhs from the Indian Army.
Human Rights-Religion Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Narendra Modi government's Cabinet Committee on Security called for the removal of Sikhs from the Indian Army.

A fake image of people carrying the body of a COVID-19 positive person on a bicycle is viral in India.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

A fake image of people carrying the body of a COVID-19 positive person on a bicycle is viral in India.

False: Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization.
Human Rights-Race Tech-Social-Media

False: Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization.

False: Adidas is giving away 3100 free pair of shoes and t-shirts to celebrate its 96th anniversary.
Economics-Business Tech-Social-Media

False: Adidas is giving away 3100 free pair of shoes and t-shirts to celebrate its 96th anniversary.

False: Pandas, elephants, and other wild animals are likely to become extinct by 2025.
Conspiracies-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Pandas, elephants, and other wild animals are likely to become extinct by 2025.

False: COVID-19 came from a lab in China.
Conspiracies-General Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: COVID-19 came from a lab in China.

Misleading: 30,000 British pensioners freeze to death every year.
Health-General Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: 30,000 British pensioners freeze to death every year.

Misleading: In Japan, it's common to find gravestones with QR codes.
Tech-General Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: In Japan, it's common to find gravestones with QR codes.

False: A CNN video shows the Chinese police abducting an Uyghur girl in Xinjiang.
Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: A CNN video shows the Chinese police abducting an Uyghur girl in Xinjiang.

Misleading: Two school children in the U.K. died suddenly following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: Two school children in the U.K. died suddenly following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

False: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised 2 crore jobs for the Indian youths during the 2014 Election Campaigns.
Politics-Elections Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised 2 crore jobs for the Indian youths during the 2014 Election Campaigns.

True: Facebook has implemented fake news and hate speech detection measures.
Economics-Business Tech-Social-Media

True: Facebook has implemented fake news and hate speech detection measures.

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