The government on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit (FCU) as the nodal agency to flag fake news or misinformation related to the central government on social media and the internet.The move – coming weeks ahead of the general elections – gives “legal backing” to the PIB fact-check unit, established in November 2019, a senior government official said.“If they (FCU) flag any news related to the central government as false, intermediaries are now bound to take it...
A 22-year-old Tucumcari woman was arrested in March on charges of "First Degree Murder" and "Tampering with Evidence" in possible connection to the shooting death of Earnest Arguello, Jr., according to Quay County court documents.
Fox News host Howard Kurtz fact-checked former President Donald Trump on Sunday following an interview in which he shared an oft-repeated false claim about abortion.The exchange began during an interview Kurtz conducted with Trump, who is now the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee, in which the host asked if he would support a nationwide abortion ban after 16 weeks of pregnancy, a proposal he has reportedly supported in private, but declined to commit to one way or the other in public.In...
MANDEVEILLE — A man previously convicted on drug charges was arrested again after officials in two parishes found guns, cash and drugs in Mandeville and Ponchatoula homes.Byron Seymour, 49, was arrested Thursday on multiple counts of possession with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and the Department of Homeland Security raided Seymour's home in Mandeville and a...
Fox News host Eric Shawn fact-checked former President Donald Trump's claim that the $454 million bond he has to pay by Monday is "unprecedented," saying it is "actually not true."In February, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million, plus interest, and barred him from doing business in New York for three years after finding him liable for financial fraud in September 2023 in a lawsuit brought on by New York Attorney General Letitia James' office. Trump, the presumed GOP...
A joint effort between local law enforcement and the Southern Ohio Organized and Major Crimes Task Force led to the arrest of a Portsmouth man on drug trafficking charges. On Tuesday, March 19th, New Boston Police responded to a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle at a location on […]
Although the body has yet to be formally identified, it was found in the area where 21-year-old Andrew Heys was reported missing a few days ago. The body was taken away by private ambulance.
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) -- A Corning man is facing charges after police allege that he tried to get rid of meth and resisted arrest during a traffic stop on Sunday. Rahmel D. Baptist, 29, was arrested on multiple charges after police pulled his vehicle over in the City of Corning on March 24. According to []
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward as they investigate the death of a man in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 12.25pm on Monday 25 March 2024 of a man requiring medical attention in Brunswick Terrace. Officers attended, along with the ambulance service, and very sadly the man was pronounced […]
The 26-year-old was reported missing in September 2009 and his remains were discovered four months later
The victim, a 50-year-old man, died from his injuries about two and a half hours after getting stabbed, according to the Oxnard Police Department (OPD).
Newcastle United have sent scouts to watch one of Sunderland's brightest young players, according to reports. 16-year-old Chris Rigg has been linked with a move to Tyneside for some time now with the youngster coming from a mixed family of both Newcastle and Sunderland fans. Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have all too been credited with an interest. Rigg and Sunderland have an agreement in principle for the Hebburn-born player to sign professional terms...