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🔖 When you come across something that you're suspicious about on social media, you generally try to do a web search to find out more information about it.

More web search = more links = more questions about which link to click on

• Try searching for fact-checks on the topic. Usually, if fact-check articles already exist, they will be top ranked on Google once you search with relevant keywords. 

• Rely on links that give out information with proper attribution to sources.

• Check whether the link is the primary source of information or not. If it's a secondary source, then look for the primary source.

• Check if the story is quoting data, officials on record, eyewitnesses, etc (wherever possible).

• If the story is not answering all the questions or is sounding one-sided, try searching for more links on the same topic.

🤥 The Lie Count

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Fact-Checks Published

Alarmist claims were most predominant (32%), followed by Communal claims (21%) and Political ones (16%).

Read our Twitter thread to know the detailed analysis by Debraj Sarkar.

🧠 New Alzheimer's Drug A "Turning Point" But Inaccessible to Many

🔖 Donanemab, the latest drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, appears to slow cognitive decline by 35%, according to the phase 3 clinical trial results published in the Journal of American Medical Association. While experts have praised the drug's effects, there are safety and cost concerns that loom. 

So, who is eligible to take Donanemab? What do neurologists have to say about the drug? Find out it in Nidhi Jacob's story. 

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🛍️ Fake Product Scare: Amazon's Customers Demand Better Redressal 

🔖 A user named Sandeep Srivastav took to Twitter to share that he was defrauded by Amazon as he received a fake Sony headphone, costing Rs 29,000 and the e-commerce portal has “refused to take action” in the matter.

In addition to the failure of Amazon's redressal mechanism to reach a logical conclusion, there is another shared factor among these cases—the products were all sold by Appario Retail Pvt. Ltd. Read Hera Rizwan's report.

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🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For

🔍 A photo of Indian wrestler Sangeeta Phogat after her 10-0 defeat against US wrestler Jennifer Page Rogers during a wrestling event in Hungary was shared with the false claim that she lost the series and mocking her for protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who has been accused of sexual harassment. Read 🔗Anmol Alphonso's↗ fact-check.

🔍 An old video showing a man firing shots using a burst fire gun was circulated on Twitter with false captions linking it to the ongoing Manipur violence. Here's how 🔗Shrey Banerjee↗ debunked the claim.

🔍 An old video of a man breaking Sai Baba's idol went viral as a recent incident with a false claim that the idol was broken following a court order that said Sai Baba was a Muslim. BOOM's 🔗Sachin Baghel↗  found that the claims are false and the video is from March 2021.

🔍 Does this video show an in-flight view of the recent Chandrayaan-3 launch? Find out in this fact-check by 🔗Shrey Banerjee↗

🔍 Meanwhile, disinformation has played a major role in the escalation of violence in Manipur. Read our 🔗Twitter thread↗ to know the kind of false information that is viral regarding the same

🅱️ Recommends

📖 This week's recommendation is: Fact-checking grandma by Lyz lenz.

A read on how culturally ingrained biases can predispose people to believe false information. It ties in the anthropological domain of enculturation and in-group bias (echo chamber effect) to explore the problem from the perspective of 'victims'.

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