Hoax
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Bomb threat at Puducherry CM's residence sparks panic, declared hoax after investigation
India | Apr 20, 2025, 07:33 PM ISTA bomb threat at Puducherry CM N. Rangasamy's residence, later found to be a hoax, sparked panic and led to an extensive search by authorities.
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US Elections: Several polling stations receive bomb threats, FBI calls it 'mischievous'
World | Nov 06, 2024, 01:45 AM ISTThe FBI said it was aware of multiple non-credible bomb threats to polling locations in several states and said many of them appeared to originate from Russian email domains.
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Attention-seeking Delhi man arrested for hoax bomb threats: A case of misguided fame
Trending | Oct 26, 2024, 11:34 PM ISTA 25-year-old Delhi man was arrested for posting bomb threats to flights at Indira Gandhi International Airport in a misguided bid for attention, adding to a recent spate of similar hoaxes.
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Bomb threat email to Delhi Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri area, thorough search conducted
Delhi | Jun 12, 2024, 03:48 PM ISTA police officer said that an e-mail threat stating bomb was planted in the premises was received on the official email address of the Rail Museum on Tuesday.
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Delhi-NCR schools bomb threat: Is ISIS behind hoax emails scare case? Know all details in 10 points
India | May 01, 2024, 03:22 PM ISTDelhi-NCR schools bomb threat: Multiple schools in Delhi and Noida, including DPS Dwarka and Noida, Sanskriti School, Indian School, St Thomas School and Amity School in Pushp Vihar, faced a chilling bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning.
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Maharashtra: Two Mumbai museums receive bomb threats, turns out to be hoax
Maharashtra | Jan 06, 2024, 12:02 AM ISTThe police have booked unidentified persons for sending emails threatening bomb blasts at multiple locations in Mumbai.
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Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinformation
World | Jul 17, 2021, 07:23 AM ISTSocial media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19, said Joe Biden.
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Bomb threat on Hyderabad-Chennai flight turns out to be hoax
India | Jul 06, 2019, 12:50 PM ISTA bomb threat on a Hyderabad-Chennai Indigo flight at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday has turned out to be a hoax, police said.
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Fact Check: No political party can remove you from voter list; here's how to check your electoral enrollment
Feb 03, 2019, 01:42 PM ISTNo party, ruling or opposition, has the power to remove or add any names in the Voters list at its will. Do not fall prey to such calls.
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False news, rumours spread faster than truth on Twitter. Here’s why
Lifestyle | Mar 09, 2018, 05:22 PM ISTFalse news is propagated by humans and not robots, which make them travel faster than the genuine ones.
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What? Cadbury chocolates infected with HIV virus or another internet hoax in making?
Lifestyle | Mar 06, 2018, 11:08 AM ISTInternet, you such a silly place!
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Hoax Alert: Facebook is not limiting you to 25 friends’ status updates
Technology | Feb 07, 2018, 04:21 PM ISTFacebook has quashed the reports saying that it limits your newsfeed to 25 friends' status updates.
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Withdrawal of free banking services after January 20 a hoax: Indian Banks' Association
Business | Jan 10, 2018, 07:00 PM ISTIn an official statement Indian Banks' Association clarified that 'there is neither a move by banks for a blanket removal of free services nor such a thing is being contemplated'.
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Remember ‘Zombie’ lookalike of Angelina Jolie? It turns out to be a HOAX! Here’s the truth
Trending | Dec 07, 2017, 04:22 PM IST19-year-old Sahar Tabar fooled the internet so easily!
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Conspiracy theorists predict November 19 as 'Nibiru apocalypse', experts debunk hoax
Nov 16, 2017, 02:42 PM ISTConspiracy theorists believe that Planet X, or Nibiru would crash into Earth and wipe out the entire human race.
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Devyani strip search video hoax, arrest caused hiccups in ties with India: US
World | Jan 04, 2014, 10:06 AM ISTWashington: The United States has agreed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the arrest of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has caused hiccups in the bilateral relationship."I mean, when you hear the Secretary (of State)
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Warning call appears to be hoax, Yale campus safe, no gunman found: Police
World | Nov 26, 2013, 10:14 AM ISTNew Haven: Police say they have not found a gunman on Yale University's campus, and a call warning of an armed man going to shoot up the school appears to be a hoax. New Haven