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- #WebQoof | Before the coronavirus, Patanjali and Baba Ramdev have a murky history of claiming 100 percent treatment of cancer, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and even homosexuality! Read the story here: bit.ly/2YG0uRk
00:00 - #WebQoof | While talking about drone attacks in Manipur, media organisation Republic TV aired an old and unrelated image falsely linking it to the state. Read our fact-check here.
- #WebQoof | Several media outlets including news agency ANI published a report based on a fake letter to claim that the Indigenous Tribal Leader Forum (ITLF) has extended an apology to the Kuki-Zo community. Read our fact-check here.
- #WebQoof | An edited video is being shared on the internet with users falsely claiming that it shows Kukis navigating the Manipur police to attack them. Read our fact-check here.
- #WebQoof | Amid the unrest in Manipur, an old video from Myanmar is being with the false claim that Kukis launched a drone attack on Meiteis in the state. Read here.
- #WebQoof | Three unrelated videos are going viral on the internet with users falsely claiming that they show armed people from the Kuki community in Manipur. Read our fact-check here.
- #WebQoof | An image showing billboards carrying photos of Lord Ram is being circulated to claim that Times Square in US’ New York city showcased them ahead of the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on 5 August.
- Farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu Border open up about misinformation around their agitation against the new #farmlaws on social media. Watch this report by @himansshhi.
00:00 - #WebQoof | With Manipur still under violence, social media is still abuzz with misinformation around the issue. Watch here.
00:00 - Video | A study that traces and reveals the trajectory of misinformation around COVID-19 shows how, after the Tablighi Jamaat incident, fake news took a sharp turn from cure-related misinformation to communally-charged claims. Read the story here: bit.ly/3cYifzW
00:00 - #WebQoof | Social media users shared an edited video of American sitcom The Simpsons, to claim that the show predicted the truckers' rally in Canada, after which PM Trudeau and his family were moved to a safe location. Read our fact-check here.
- #WebQoof | A set of old and unrelated pictures are being shared to claim that it shows landmines planted by members of the Kuki community in Manipur. Read our fact-check here.
