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True: A WhatsApp rumour claims that Elsie Kibue a Kenyan national was falsely portrayed as a Ugandan National who died of COVID-19
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

True: A WhatsApp rumour claims that Elsie Kibue a Kenyan national was falsely portrayed as a Ugandan National who died of COVID-19

False: Cadbury products produced recently have HIV infected blood of an employee.
Economics-Business Health-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Cadbury products produced recently have HIV infected blood of an employee.

False: A viral video shows that the Indian Police evicted a family that has not been listed on the National Register of Citizens in Assam.
Events-General Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: A viral video shows that the Indian Police evicted a family that has not been listed on the National Register of Citizens in Assam.

False: A Facebook user claims that Rahul Gandhi was intoxicated as he stumbles over his words during a speech at Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: A Facebook user claims that Rahul Gandhi was intoxicated as he stumbles over his words during a speech at Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Misleading: A coronavirus related health advisory graphic issued by the World Health Organization has advised the public to avoid unprotected sex with farm animals.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: A coronavirus related health advisory graphic issued by the World Health Organization has advised the public to avoid unprotected sex with farm animals.

False: Coronavirus source found as bat infestation under roofs in Hubei, China.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: Coronavirus source found as bat infestation under roofs in Hubei, China.

False: Former Indian cricket player Irfan Pathan visits anti-citizenship law protest site at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi.
Media-Celebrities Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: Former Indian cricket player Irfan Pathan visits anti-citizenship law protest site at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi.

Misleading: Dettol tested its products on the novel coronavirus before global outbreaks.
Economics-Business Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: Dettol tested its products on the novel coronavirus before global outbreaks.

False: Chinese President Xi Jinping has been visiting mosques to offer special prayers to protect China from the national disaster of Coronavirus.
Health-Covid Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

False: Chinese President Xi Jinping has been visiting mosques to offer special prayers to protect China from the national disaster of Coronavirus.

Misleading: BJP leader Anurag Thakur chanted 'goli maar denge' in a public rally at Delhi.
Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: BJP leader Anurag Thakur chanted 'goli maar denge' in a public rally at Delhi.

False: Director of Medanta Hospital Dr Naresh Trehan had put a request to the government for a national emergency.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: Director of Medanta Hospital Dr Naresh Trehan had put a request to the government for a national emergency.

False: Administrators of 52 WhatsApp groups were detained at Dadar cybercrime for spreading fake news about covid-19.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

False: Administrators of 52 WhatsApp groups were detained at Dadar cybercrime for spreading fake news about covid-19.

False: The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to record all phone calls and monitor social media.
Tech-Social-Media Tech-Social-Media

False: The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to record all phone calls and monitor social media.

Partly_True: 50-80% of COVID-19 news stories on social media are fake.
Health-Covid Tech-Social-Media

Partly_True: 50-80% of COVID-19 news stories on social media are fake.

True: Twitter suspends Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel's account after controversial posts.
Human Rights-Religion Tech-Social-Media

True: Twitter suspends Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel's account after controversial posts.

False: A Muslim man in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh took away a ‘Hindu Jain’ girl for marriage and within nine hours of the incident, the girl was traced and handed over to the family.
Human Rights-Religion Tech-Social-Media

False: A Muslim man in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh took away a ‘Hindu Jain’ girl for marriage and within nine hours of the incident, the girl was traced and handed over to the family.

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