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Did Rajiv Gandhi’s Security Kill A Beggar At Rajghat? No, Viral Claim Is False

An old video showing former PM Rajiv Gandhi paying tribute at Rajghat is going viral with the claim that during the visit, his Special Protection Group (SPG) shot down a man after noticing “some movement in the bushes nearby”.

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No, Snorting Dried Ginger Won’t Prevent COVID

Can snorting dried ginger help prevent catching the Coronavirus? That’s what a viral WhatsApp forward sent to Newschecker claims. The video showing a man,...

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Viral Video Of Indonesia Airlines’ Plane Crash Landing Is Fake

A video allegedly showing a Garuda Indonesia airlines’ plane stumbling and crash-landing on a runway in Iran is doing the rounds on social media platforms.

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David Bowie Predicted Impact Of Internet In 1999? Viral Video Is A Satire

A video claiming to show English singer-songwriter David Bowie predicting the “Impact of the Internet” in an interview with BBC Newsnight...

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Misinformation On YouTube: Fact Checkers Demand More Accountability

New Delhi: Calling upon YouTube to commit to meaningful transparency over misinformation, over 80 fact checking organisations from across the globe have written to...

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An Open Letter To YouTube CEO From The World’s Fact-checkers

Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and...

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Did Rajiv Gandhi’s Security Kill A Beggar At Rajghat? No, Viral Claim Is False

No, Snorting Dried Ginger Won’t Prevent COVID

Viral Video Of Indonesia Airlines’ Plane Crash Landing Is Fake

David Bowie Predicted Impact Of Internet In 1999? Viral Video Is A Satire

Misinformation On YouTube: Fact Checkers Demand More Accountability

An Open Letter To YouTube CEO From The World’s Fact-checkers

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