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No, This Video Was Not Shot In Myanmar Before The Military Coup
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No, This Video Was Not Shot In Myanmar Before The Military Coup

Video from China's Yunnan province viral from 2019 is now being passed off as Myanmar

9 April 2021 3:03 AM GMT
Does This Video Show Real Drones Playing Volleyball? A FactCheck
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Does This Video Show Real Drones Playing Volleyball? A FactCheck

A digitally edited video showing drones playing volleyball is circulating on social media claiming it is real.

7 April 2021 4:01 AM GMT
Chinese Government Does Not Fact Check Posts On Facebook And Instagram
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Chinese Government Does Not Fact Check Posts On Facebook And Instagram

A spokesperson for Facebook said the Chinese Communist Party is not part of its third-party fact-checking programme.

11 March 2021 9:00 AM GMT
Mumbais 2020 Power Blackout: Cyberattack Or Not?
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Mumbai's 2020 Power Blackout: Cyberattack Or Not?

A report by a US-based cybersecurity firm has caused disagreements between the Central and Maharashtra governments.

4 March 2021 1:43 PM GMT
Thai Health Minister Scared To Take COVID-19 Vaccine? Not Really
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Thai Health Minister Scared To Take COVID-19 Vaccine? Not Really

BOOM found that the video is from 2018 where a Chinese man was scared to get his first injection.

1 Feb 2021 10:21 AM GMT
Simulation Clip Shared As High-Speed Floating Train In China
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Simulation Clip Shared As High-Speed Floating Train In China

BOOM found that the viral footage is originally a video game which was created using stunts of a train

29 Jan 2021 10:47 AM GMT
India GDP To Grow 11.5% In FY22, 6.8% In FY23, Says IMF
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India GDP To Grow 11.5% In FY22, 6.8% In FY23, Says IMF

In calendar year 2021, this rate will be 11%, while the Indian economy is estimated to have declined 8% in 2020.

26 Jan 2021 4:34 PM GMT
Canadian Army Training China To Fight India? Old Pics Go Viral
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Canadian Army Training China To Fight India? Old Pics Go Viral

BOOM found that the viral photos are not from any recent military exercise between China and Canada.

14 Jan 2021 11:21 AM GMT
Sushant Singh Rajput To COVID-19: Fact Checking Indian Media in 2020
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Sushant Singh Rajput To COVID-19: Fact Checking Indian Media in 2020

Nearly four percent of all our fact checks in 2020 were on false information spread by the mainstream media.

30 Dec 2020 7:36 AM GMT
No, 50,000 Chinese Troops Were Not Killed In Maine, USA
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No, 50,000 Chinese Troops Were Not Killed In Maine, USA

Local authorities said there was no evidence of either foreign troops or a deadly blast in Maine.

20 Dec 2020 11:49 AM GMT
Explained: India Added To US Currency Manipulation Watchlist
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Explained: India Added To US Currency Manipulation Watchlist

The Department of Treasury has put India on currency manipulation watchlist in its semi-annual report to Congress.

17 Dec 2020 3:51 PM GMT
India Is Too Much Of A Democracy: Amitabh Kant On Lack Of Reforms
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India Is Too Much Of A Democracy: Amitabh Kant On Lack Of Reforms

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that it is very difficult to carry out reforms in India as it is too much of a...

8 Dec 2020 2:07 PM GMT