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Health

Re-emergence Of Tick-Borne Virus In China: All You Need To Know

The tick-borne virus has no vaccine or treatment and is considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization.

8 Aug 2020 5:01 AM GMT

Fake News

Video From China Viral As Vehicles Driving On Potholed Mumbai Roads

BOOM found that the video is from China and not India.

7 Aug 2020 1:11 PM GMT

Fact File

Trump Bans US Transactions With TikTok, WeChat In 45 Days; Cites India

Two similarly worded executive orders by the president effectively bans the apps in the US after 45 days

7 Aug 2020 9:29 AM GMT

Fact File

TikTok: Trump Mulls Ban, Microsoft Looks To Buy

Donald Trump may consider asking Chinese ByteDance to separate from TikTok's US business, according to news reports.

1 Aug 2020 10:36 AM GMT

World

False Claims About Malaysian Noodle Company Viral With Image From 2014

The photo shows several bare-footed men in a room with large quantities of noodles on the floor.

28 July 2020 2:49 PM GMT

World

This Video Is Not From A Protest Against Chinese Government In

The video being shared is of a 2014 protest against a proposed pesticide plant in Hubei, a province in central China.

28 July 2020 10:54 AM GMT

World

Have Hong Kong Police Fined Restaurant Diners For Not Wearing Masks?

The Hong Kong Government denied the claim about diners receiving a HKD$2,000 fine for failing to wear masks inside...

23 July 2020 4:30 AM GMT

World

Facebook Has Not Changed Privacy Settings After China Passed New Law

Posts falsely claim that Facebook has adopted a new privacy policy giving it access to users' photos unless they...

17 July 2020 2:07 PM GMT

World

Posts Falsely Claim Plague In China Is Uncontrollable And Has No Cure

The WHO has said that outbreak of plague was being 'well managed' and not considered 'high-risk'

15 July 2020 12:27 PM GMT

Fact File

Sushant Singh To China, How Fake News Makers Switched Gears In Hours

We analysed 174 fact checks done by us in May and June. This is what we found.

14 July 2020 9:58 AM GMT

World

Is Jackie Chan Giving Cash To People Affected By COVID-19? Not Really

The video being shared is a mashup of two unrelated videos. Jackie Chan is not giving cash during the pandemic.

13 July 2020 7:52 AM GMT

World

This Photo Of Caged Dogs Is Not From Yulin Annual Dog Meat Festival

The photo being shared was clicked in China after activists rescued dogs being transported to be cooked in restaurants.

10 July 2020 10:50 AM GMT