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Posts That Claim Fox News Is Unavailable In Canada Are False
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Posts That Claim Fox News Is Unavailable In Canada Are False

Fox News has said that the claims are false and that the channel is available in Canada.

16 Sep 2020 12:13 PM GMT
Were Chinese Tourists Holidaying On Indian Side Of Pangong Tso?
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Were Chinese Tourists Holidaying On Indian Side Of Pangong Tso?

The two-month-old video was shot near Bird Island in Pangong Tso lake in Chinese-controlled Tibet.

16 Sep 2020 3:30 AM GMT
Photos Of Deceased Chicago Teen Shared As Jacob Blake Posing With Guns
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Photos Of Deceased Chicago Teen Shared As Jacob Blake Posing With Guns

The images do not resemble Blake and first circulated online four years earlier after police killed a teenager in...

16 Sep 2020 3:30 AM GMT
Video Of Japanese Singer Shared As That Of Xi Jinpings Daughter
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Video Of Japanese Singer Shared As That Of Xi Jinping's Daughter

The video has circulated since 2008 in a post about a performance by a Japanese singer.

16 Sep 2020 3:30 AM GMT
2007 Photo Of Saddam Husseins Body Shared As Recent
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2007 Photo Of Saddam Hussein's Body Shared As Recent

The claim is false; this video has circulated online since 2007 in reports about his burial.

16 Sep 2020 3:30 AM GMT
Nvidia Buys Arm For $40 Billion From SoftBank: All You Need To Know
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Nvidia Buys Arm For $40 Billion From SoftBank: All You Need To Know

The deal, which is set to make Nvidia into a major player, is likely to face opposition from Arm's clientele, many of...

14 Sep 2020 12:39 PM GMT
California Wildfires, Smoke Filled Skies And An Apocalyptic Scene
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California Wildfires, Smoke Filled Skies And An Apocalyptic Scene

Climate change, years of fire suppression and human activities have led to the devastating fires raging across the US.

11 Sep 2020 1:36 PM GMT
No, Countries Were Not Buying COVID-19 Test Kits in 2018
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No, Countries Were Not Buying COVID-19 Test Kits in 2018

Posts from a World Bank-linked website are viral with a claim that countries were purchasing COVID-19 test kits in 2018.

10 Sep 2020 10:03 PM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show A Moving Mansion On A River In China
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No, This Video Does Not Show A Moving Mansion On A River In China

The footage actually shows a floating restaurant being moved by tugboats in the Chinese city of Chongqing.

10 Sep 2020 11:50 AM GMT
Fake Donald Trump Account Promises To Drain The Swamp In 60 Days
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Fake Donald Trump Account Promises To 'Drain The Swamp' In 60 Days

The image shows a screenshot of a fake Twitter account purporting to be US president Donald Trump.

10 Sep 2020 11:38 AM GMT
No, Holding Your Breath Does Not Help In Diagnosing COVID-19
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No, Holding Your Breath Does Not Help In Diagnosing COVID-19

The WHO and a pulmonologist said that the technique cannot diagnose the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

10 Sep 2020 11:38 AM GMT
Video From Saudi Arabia Shared As Russian Doctors Celebrating COVID-19 Vaccine
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Video From Saudi Arabia Shared As Russian Doctors Celebrating COVID-19 ...

The video shows medical staff celebrating the closures of isolation rooms at a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

8 Sep 2020 2:48 AM GMT