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Be Wary of Fake Pages and Phishing

Malicious actors often create fake pages that mimic legitimate websites to steal credentials[citation:10]. Be cautious of:

  • Pages with suspicious domains (e.g., *.pages.dev, *.workers.dev)[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Requests to paste PowerShell commands or download unexpected files[citation:8]
  • Login pages served from blob URIs instead of legitimate domains[citation:10]

Found 943 fact-checks

Fake Debunk:

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Fact-check verdict: The post BREAKING Public Anger Grows Over Pakistan?s New Anti-Islamic Marriage Law is not supported by credible sources. There is no verified law described as an anti-Islamic ma...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +2 more
Claim Being Investigated:

This article analyzes a viral claim that the government of Jammu and Kashmir honoured 56 individuals for bravery, including Adil Hussain Shah, who allegedly died saving tourists during a Pahalgam t...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunk: Reports say US President Donald Trump may consider 100% tariffs and asset freezes on Arab countries

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

Claim under review: Reports say US President Donald Trump may consider 100% tariffs and asset freezes on Arab countries if they oppose US?Israel strikes on Iran. Note: There is no corroborating rep...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunked: Indian Air Force Balakot and Operation Sindoor Claims Debunked

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Claim under scrutiny: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today silenced cynical naysayers, who alleged it did not use the weapons it claimed to have used during the strikes deep inside Pakistan in 2019 Bal...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunk: India's Republic day celebration saw Europeans as chief guest, a small European military contingent,

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

A fact-check review confirms that the claim about India's Republic Day celebration is propaganda and false. Key corrections: There were no European chief guests or a European military contingent a...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

A fact-check review confirms that the claim about new footage released by the Indian Air Force showing key moments from Operation Sindoor, India?s counter-terror strikes inside Pakistan, carried ou...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunk: Pakistan is nowhere close to Siachen glacier, its Indian territory where Indian Army dominates.. & t

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Important correction: The statement that ?Pakistan is nowhere close to Siachen glacier, its Indian territory where Indian Army dominates? is an oversimplification of a complex, disputed border regi...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

FALSE
fake verified
Claim Being Investigated:

The European Union (EU) on Monday hit Elon Musk?s social media platform X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok?s generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest st...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunk: "Attack hua hai Nur Khan base pe" "Missiles stuck" Indian Airforce releases video on its role in Ope

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Fact-check verdict: This post is fake propaganda and AI-generated. Origin: The post shared by @sidhant on X originates from India-linked propaganda accounts that frequently recycle old images and v...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

Fake Debunk: "Attack hua hai Nur Khan base pe" "Missiles stuck" Indian Airforce releases video on its role in Ope

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

Fact-check verdict: This post is fake propaganda and AI-generated. Origin: The post shared by @sidhant on X originates from India-linked propaganda accounts that frequently recycle old images and v...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

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How We Verify Claims
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  • Check for logical consistency
Rating System
  • TRUE - Claim is accurate and supported by evidence
  • FALSE - Claim is inaccurate or fabricated
  • MISLEADING - Contains truth but presented deceptively
  • PARTIALLY TRUE - Some elements are accurate but incomplete
Identifying Fake Pages

According to security research, be cautious of:

  • Cloudflare Pages abuse: Malicious actors frequently use *.pages.dev domains for phishing[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Blob URI phishing: Fake login pages served via blob URIs to bypass security[citation:10]
  • Fake security pages: Pages pretending to be security services that drop malware[citation:8]
  • SEO spam: Content designed to manipulate search rankings with hidden text or links[citation:1][citation:6]