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(representational) Visualisation of the COVID-19 virus.— UnsplashSocial media posts shared tens of thousands of times claim researchers at Boston University have created a new, more deadly variant of the coronavirus. But the…

Image showing the commemorative 75-rupee note. — Twitter/ SBPMultiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim Pakistan's central bank has omitted a quotation about the importance of earning an honest living from the newly introduced 75…

Meta displayed warnings on over 200 million distinct pieces of content on Facebook (including re-shares) globally in the April-June period (Q2) based on over 130,000 debunking articles written by its fact-checking partners. The company said…

Amazon founder accused US president Joe Biden of ‘misdirection’ when he responded to the latter’s tweet which said that inflation can be managed if wealthy corporations paid ‘their fair share’ of taxes.The newly created Disinformation Board…

Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised group of US-based…