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Trump Spread False Information About Brown Shooting. That’s a Problem
On Thursday, Indiana lawmakers voted down Trump’s midcycle redistricting push, choosing to keep election maps the same rather than…
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False claims of Japan's truck-sized nuclear reactors spark envy in Australia
While Japan has ambitions for nuclear energy to power about 20 percent of its electricity needs by 2030, it does not have truck-sized…
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CDC replaces website on vaccines and autism with false and misleading statements
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has altered its website on autism and vaccines, removing unequivocal statements that…
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Posts use manipulated video to spread false endorsement of Bihar election candidate
Ahead of elections in India's third-most populous state of Bihar, a manipulated video of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood was shared in posts…
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Mike Johnson Pushes Blatantly False Claim About Adelita Grijalva
House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t think he’s doing anything wrong by blocking the deciding signature on a bipartisan petition for a vote…
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Poland charges former registry office employee with providing false identities for Russian spies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A man formerly employed by Warsaw city council in its registry of births, marriages and deaths was charged with…
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German lawmaker warns against false sense of security at airports
The head of Germany's parliamentary intelligence oversight committee has warned against a false sense of security at German airports…
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False posts about Pakistan banknote redesign surface online
Pakistan's central bank, which has sole authority to print currency in the country, has dismissed baseless claims about a new 1,000-rupee…
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Over a Dozen Passengers Injured While Evacuating Plane Before Takeoff Due to a 'False Fire Warning'
NEED TO KNOW Multiple people were injured as they evacuated a plane due to a “false fire warning” The Ryanair flight was traveling from…
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Left-Wing Influencer Hasan Piker Banned from Streaming Platform Twitch for Claiming Jewish Museum Shooting a 'False Flag' Operation
Left-wing favorite Hasan Piker has been banned from the streaming platform Twitch after he suggested that the killings of two Israeli…
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The Democrats Are Having a False Reckoning Over Joe Biden
Or, at least it should have. Biden’s campaign sputtered on for weeks after the debate, during which many of the voices that whispered…
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Investigation into false evacuation alerts sent during L.A. fires places blame, calls for more regulation
After conducting an investigation into Los Angeles County’s faulty emergency alerts during the deadly January wildfires, U.S. Rep. Robert…
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Claim that Finland is planning to extradite Nigerian separatist leader in July 2025 is false
Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Biafran separatist group, was arrested in Finland in November 2024…
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Trump's address to Congress revived false or misleading claims on immigration
WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s campaign for president, he and his allies repeated misleading or false claims on immigration, including…
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Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as…
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Misrepresented ballot template spurs false Philippine election claims
As the Philippines geared up for national elections in May, a picture of a sample ballot labelled "Beijing PE, China" repeatedly surfaced…
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Video of Chile rail tragedy sparks false reports of train crash in India
India's creaking rail network has seen a string of disasters over the years but dramatic footage of a train pile-up was not filmed in the…
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Regency Steel Asia chairman fined S$350,000 for false trading of Hiap Hoe, Hotel Grand Central shares
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) imposed a civil penalty of S$350,000 on Gui Boon Sui for conducting false and unauthorised…
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Footage of India mock train crash sparks false claims about 'fatal accident'
India has suffered a string of railway disasters over the years, but a video shared online as the aftermath of a "massive accident" in…
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, blamed the company’s fact-checking partners for some of Facebook’s moderation issues, saying in a…
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Claim that Finland released Nigerian separatist from detention is false
The Finnish government jailed Nigerian self-proclaimed separatist leader Simon Ekpa in November 2024 after he was arrested for suspected…
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Shocking: George Washington University Law Professor Faces AI-Generated False Rape Accusation from ChatGPT
A law professor has expressed worries regarding OpenAI's ChatGPT bot, indicating that it has ushered in a new era marked by…
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Old speech of Ethiopian army chief was altered to make false claims about recent conflict
Ethiopia’s prolonged conflict between the army and Fano rebels in the north has caused a humanitarian crisis. It has also spurred the…
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Image of centuries-old Italian well shared with false claim origins 'remain a mystery'
The origins of the Pozzo di San Patrizio -- a historic structure in central Italy -- have been well-documented but online posts have…