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A message is being shared on WhatsApp that claims that the messaging platform, WhatsApp, will be implementing new rules. The viral message states that the government will be monitoring WhatsApp chats from now onwards. It has been shared widely in the context of recent IT Bills which have been passed by the Indian parliament, which sought to streamline the process ...

A new conspiracy claim is gaining currency on social media with claims that the recent deadly wildfires in Hawaii islands, United States, were caused by “directed energy weapons.” The context was recent wildfires in Maui, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds during the Hurricane Dora. The wildfires have left the town of Lahaina in Hawaii charred in ruins with ...