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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]

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Fake Masood Azhar Audio Debunked: A Fact-Check on Jaish-e-Mohammed Claims

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +2 more
Claim Being Investigated:

A clip circulating online purports to be an audio recording of Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed, declaring that a large number of suicide attackers are ready to strike at any moment. The cl...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 11, 2026 News
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How Elon Musk’s Grok spread sexual deepfakes and child exploitation images - Financial Times

FALSE
fake
Claim Being Investigated:

was $409now $149 for your first year Delivery Monday - Saturday, including FT Weekend and FT Digital Edition: all the content of the FT newspaper on any device. Savings based on annual price.

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 11, 2026 Business
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Take-Two Falls on ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Delay Misinformation - Bloomberg.com

misinformation
Claim Being Investigated:

Hi everyone. Today were diving into one of the most foolish rumors Ive ever seen play out, but first... This weeks top gaming news:

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress
January 11, 2026 Technology
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Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes - AP News

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Claim Being Investigated:

LONDON (AP) Elon Musks AI chatbot Grok is preventing non-paying users from generating or editing images after a global backlash erupted over sexualized deepfakes of people, but the change has not s...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 11, 2026 Business
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Elon Musk's X limits some sexual deepfakes after backlash, but xAI's Grok still makes them - NBC News

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Elon Musks controversial Grok artificial intelligence model appears to have been restricted in part on one app, while remaining largely unchanged on another. On Musks social media app X, the Grok ...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 10, 2026 Business
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Fake Debunked: Lashkar-e-Taiba Saifullah Kasuri Link to Pakistani Military Is Not Verified

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

In a wave of misinformation, a claim that the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba's second most important figure, Saifullah Kasuri, has admitted the group's link with the Pakistani military...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 10, 2026 News
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Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors - ScienceAlert

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Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults in South Korea and the US, nearly everyone who develops heart disease and suffers a...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress
January 10, 2026 Health
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Fake Debunked: IFSO Delhi Police Cybercrime Bust and the Pakistan Link Misinformation

FALSE
fake debunk misinformation +3 more
Claim Being Investigated:

The IFSO (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations) unit of the Delhi Police announced that they busted an international cybercrime syndicate that used illegal SIM box networks and scammed peop...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 10, 2026 News
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World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

The rapid advancement of deepfakes is becoming a major challenge for sustaining trust in digital identity systems, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned  Deepfake-generating technologies, and ...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 10, 2026 Crypto
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World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

FALSE
fake
Claim Being Investigated:

The rapid advancement of deepfakes is becoming a major challenge for sustaining trust in digital identity systems, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned  Deepfake-generating technologies, and ...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 10, 2026 Crypto
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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]