Gatecrash or misrepresentation? Did Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif interrupt Putin’s closed-door meeting? Fact check

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faced heavy trolling on social media after a video claiming he had “gatecrashed” a closed-door meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went viral on Friday. The video was later deleted, claiming that it may have been a “misrepresentation of the events”.According to a post […]

No US visa for fact checkers, content moderators because ‘Trump’s social media accounts were once locked’

The Donald Trump administration has moved to deny visas to fact-checkers, content moderators who have engaged in “censoring the free speech of US citizens”. The State Department has sent a memo to overseas missions this week directing consular officials to deny visas to any applicant “responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of […]

Fact Check: Did Donald Trump make post about Fortnite Friday Streamer Awards 2025? The truth behind viral claim

Donald Trump (Image via Getty) A viral posts online claim that President Donald Trump called Fortnite Friday’s Streamer Awards 2025 nomination “socialist propaganda.” But this claim is not true. Trump did not post anything like that on Truth Social. The screenshot going around is fake. This false post started spreading after Fortnite Friday was nominated […]

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Stadium in the Sky’ for 2034 FIFA World Cup: separating fact from fiction | World News

The internet can turn a concept sketch into a global sensation. In late October 2025, millions of people across X, TikTok, and YouTube watched a video showing what appeared to be a floating football stadium — a glowing bowl suspended 350 metres above the desert, nestled within Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city, NEOM: The Line. The […]

Fact check: Has Germany canceled Christmas markets in 2025? | World News

Christmas may still be months away, but Germany’s supermarkets are already brimming with gingerbread, advent calendars and festive decorations. The country’s iconic Christmas markets are also preparing to open soon.Yet, a viral claim circulating on social media suggests that all Christmas markets in Germany have been canceled for 2025. DW Fact check checked the viral […]

Fact check: Who protested outside Charlie Kirk’s funeral? | World News

Charlie Kirk’s funeral (Pic credit: AP) On Sunday, a public memorial service was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to honor Charlie Kirk, a hard-line commentator and the founder of Turning Point USA who was popular with young Americans on the right of the ideological spectrum, who was fatally shot earlier in September.The […]

Fact Check: Udaipur Files Producer Amit Jani Did Not Met With Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Know Details – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live

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‘May conduct malicious cyber activity’: US security agencies warns of possible Iranian-backed cyber threat; issues fact sheet

Representative image (AI) A new joint assessment fact sheet by US law enforcement agencies says, that the Iran-backed proxy cyber actors and hacktivist group “may still conduct malicious cyber activity,” “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target US devices and networks for near-term cyber operations,” the bulletin from the cybersecurity and […]

Fact check: How credible is Russian Fact-check Site GFCN?

Representative Image (AI-generated) In early April, Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs unveiled the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) — a self-proclaimed international alliance of fact-checkers and media outlets.The initiative was first presented at the “Dialogue about Fakes 2.0” forum in Moscow in November 2024. At a press briefing following the April announcement, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman […]