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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 948 fact-checks

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

Your Teenager May Be Spreading Himmler�s Favorite Myth

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

Fake and Debunked: Afghanistan�s Noor Ahmad Noor as Charge d�Affaires in New Delhi � Unverified Claim Since Kabul-Taliban Takeover in 2021

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +1 more
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

Fake Debunk: MASSIVE SETBACK TO PAKISTAN FROM UAE UAE exists Islamabad airport outsourcing plan. Pakistan is now

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

Correction: There is no verified information that Pakistan is outsourcing Islamabad airport or seeking private investors to run it. Claims of a massive setback to Pakistan from the UAE are not subs...

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

Debunked: No evidence that Christine Lagarde plans to outlaw cash transactions of more than �1,000

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

THERE IS NO evidence that President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde is planning to outlaw cash transactions of more than 1,000. The claim appears to confuse rules already in force r...

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

Fake Debunk: Countries who stood with Iran at the UN HRC over Western Backed Resolution India China Pakistan Indo

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +4 more
Claim Being Investigated:

This fact-check examines the claim about countries that stood with Iran at the UN HRC on a Western-backed resolution, and the related X post by @sidhant.Key corrections:Source reliability: The post...

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

Shashi Tharoor Fake Debunked: Operation Sindhoor Controversy and Pakistan Link Claims Debunked

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +2 more
Claim Being Investigated:

In a surge of online chatter, a claim circulated that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor violated the party's stated positions in Parliament and that his remarks were tied to Pakistan. These claims are fal...

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

Shashi Tharoor Fake Debunked: Operation Sindhoor Controversy and Pakistan Link Claims Debunked

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +2 more
Claim Being Investigated:

In a surge of online chatter, a claim circulated that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor violated the party's stated positions in Parliament and that his remarks were tied to Pakistan. These claims are fal...

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

Our Fact-Checking Methodology

How We Verify Claims
  • Cross-reference with multiple credible sources
  • Consult subject matter experts
  • Review original documents and data
  • 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]