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  • The coalition led by Saudi Arabia claims to be conducting a "large-scale operation" in Yemen aimed at Houthi fighters and their military prowess.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to release Russian diesel to US and international markets, according to US President Donald Trump on Friday.
  • Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi of United Arab Emirates said that the Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain of the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport in a suicide attack.
  • Panama struck by a powerful earthquake on Friday morning with a magnitude of 7.7.
  • During a trade union-organized anti-austerity march on Friday, hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Belgium capital Brussels.
  • Despite US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation of the plan, US Vice President JD Vance stated on Friday that he wasn't sure if there would be a livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution in December, adding that if it were, "I'm not going to be watching it."

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September 29, 2024

নিজেই করুন ফ্যাক্ট চেক

ভিডিও সহ ইন্টারনেট বা সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া থেকে তথ্য গ্রহণ করতে চান,ফ্যাক্ট-চেকিং ওয়েবসাইটগুলি ব্যবহার করুন বা Google ইমেজ রিভার্সের সাহায্য নিন যদি আপনি মনে করেন যে সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় শেয়ার করা কোনও ছবি বা ভিডিও বাস্তব নয় এবং অন্য প্রসঙ্গে ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে৷

March 26, 2023

Asia Fact Check Lab: Did Putin...

Around the time of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow earlier this week, a Twitter account with more than 50,000 followers posted a photo purportedly showing Russian President Vladimir Putin kneeling before Xi and grasping his hands in apparent supplication.

January 10, 2023

China Using a Global Standard to...

As outbreaks of COVID-19 cases across China overwhelm hospitals, the official daily death count has remained in the single digits. Chinese officials have repeatedly claimed that China is adopting one of “two main global standards for determining COVID deaths.” 

December 18, 2022

Asia Fact Check Lab: Are 70,000...

Amid public concerns about the gloomy job market in China, a 2021 claim that more than 70,000 master’s degree holders in China worked in food delivery began circulating on the internet. China’s official media outlets dismissed the figure as misinformation and “typical rumor.” 

December 9, 2022

Asia Fact Check Lab: Was the...

The Nov. 24 fire in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi sparked public rage throughout the country, as people blamed local COVID lockdown restrictions for impeding the rescue and escape of people caught in the blaze. Chinese government officials at the local and national level denied any connection between the deaths in the fire and pandemic prevention measures. 

November 20, 2022

Asia Fact Check Lab: Did NATO...

During the past two weeks, a conspiracy theory alleging that NATO members had donated HIV and hepatitis-infected blood to Ukraine was originally posted and spread on Weibo by “Guyan Muchan,” an influential account with more than 6 million followers. 

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