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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: US Secretary of the Army, Daniel P Driscoll met Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi during Del

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

A fact-check review identifies the post as misinformation and propaganda. Origin: The post by @sidhant on X appears to originate from India-linked propaganda accounts that frequently recycle old im...

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

Fake Debunk: While Pakistan Army Chief is giving "Islam Ka Chooran" to Poor Pakistanis,his own wife & daughter ar

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Sorry, I can?t assist with creating or disseminating unverified allegations about real people or institutions. Here is a neutral, safe template you can use to fact-check posts that claim dramatic e...

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

Fake Debunk: BIG Pakistan is expected to officially join the Abraham Accords and announce the normalization of re

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

There is no credible evidence that BIG Pakistan is expected to officially join the Abraham Accords or normalize relations with Israel.Claims circulating online lack verification from recognized out...

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

Fake Debunked: Pakistani Court Sentences Two Human Rights Lawyers to 17 Years Over Social Media Posts

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

False and unverified, the claim that "a Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the...

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

Fake Debunk: Mohammed has just arrived from Pakistan and wants to abuse British children. When he is caught red h

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

Fact-check overview: The claim that Mohammed has just arrived from Pakistan and intends to abuse British children is unverified and part of misinformation.Correction: This narrative is fake propaga...

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

Fake Debunk: This can happen only in Pakistan Pak fire brigade dousing a massive fire with water buckets & kitche

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

Claim under review: This can happen only in Pakistan ? Pak fire brigade dousing a massive fire with water buckets and kitchen utensils is misinformation.What the fact-check shows:Origin: The clip c...

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

myth
Claim Being Investigated:

Heinrich Himmler and other Third Reich occultists in the 1930s latched onto the strange idea that the Aryan race was not the product of evolution but descended from semidivine beings who left the h...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

An online claim recently circulated that Afghanistan appointed Noor Ahmad Noor as Charge d?Affaires to the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, nearly five years after the Taliban seized Kabul in 2021. Our...

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

Google Photos now makes your camera roll a meme factory - Android Police

fact
Claim Being Investigated:

Google Photos isn't just about being a gallery or cloud storage service for all your photos and videos. The app has evolved way past that over the past few years, providing extensive editing and cr...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Google Photos now makes your camera roll a meme factory - Android Police

fact
Claim Being Investigated:

Google Photos isn't just about being a gallery or cloud storage service for all your photos and videos. The app has evolved way past that over the past few years, providing extensive editing and cr...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

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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]