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Elon Musk has once again courted controversy claiming that “millions of vampires” have been collecting Social Security benefits. He alleges the US Social Security database includes millions of people over 100 years old – some as old as 300 – fraudulently receiving payments. In a post…
An image showing several people walking in a line with their faces covered and hands tied is being shared as the United States of America (USA) deporting Indians. An archive of the post can be found here. (Source: X/Screenshot) (Archives of similar claims can be found…
What is the claim? Social media users are circulating a 47-second video showing police officers detaining an individual with the claim that he is an Indian national named “Bhuvesh Patel,” who was caught attempting to start a fire for looting in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. The…
CLAIM Taylor Swift has called the Los Angeles wildfires a payback to the US for supporting Israel on Gaza bombings. FACT CHECK The video is a deepfake, using AI to falsely attribute comments to Taylor Swift. She did not make these statements. Social media is rife…
New Delhi: As wildfires raged through Los Angeles, so did the conspiracy theories and misinformation about the natural disaster on social media. This happened even as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to end its US-based fact-checking programme. From false claims of looting to AI-generated images…
Paris: Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking programme aims to counter false information on its social platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — with the help of media organisations, including AFP. Here is a guide to how it works, following Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on January 6…
Palm Beach, Florida: US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta’s abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States, was “probably” motivated by his threats against CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump expressed satisfaction with…
Facebook pays to use fact-checks from around 80 organizations globally on its platform. Washington, United States: Elon Musk on Tuesday praised the decision by fellow billionaire Mark Zuckerberg to end fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US. “This is cool,” Musk posted on his X…