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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 OSINT and GPT Utility GitHub Repos Spread PyStoreRAT Malware Payloads

FALSE
fake
Claim Being Investigated:

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that's leveraging GitHub-hosted Python repositories to distribute a previously undocumented JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

3 Macro Factors Driving The Bitcoin Drawdown From $120,000 To $90,000

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Claim Being Investigated:

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) months-long range-bound trading, and a 12% pullback that's keeping it from reclaiming $100,000, has traders digging into what's driving the weakness.What Happened: Pseudonym...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health - The Conversation

myth
Claim Being Investigated:

In the early 2000s, a major womens health study Womens Health Initiative (WHI) made headlines. As an ongoing study launched in the 90s, the WHI asked: could menopause hormone therapy (MHT), used to...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

FALSE
fake fact
Claim Being Investigated:

In a striking admission that has ignited a firestorm across South Asia, Russia's state-affiliated media arm, RT India (@RT_India_news), has publicly deleted a viral post falsely depicting Pakis...

Verification Status:
  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable

One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Says - ScienceAlert

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Claim Being Investigated:

What you gain in a day by staying up late might be curtailing how long you live, according to a new study linking insufficient sleep to a lower life expectancy. While poor sleep has been previousl...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

TRUE
verified fact
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ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with power distribution companies (Discos) over failure to have their records verified, a lapse that stalled rec...

Verification Status:
  • Claim verified through multiple credible sources
  • Evidence supports the claim
  • Expert analysis confirms accuracy

Ever-opportunistic bitcoin miners in the US are reportedly now transforming their crypto farms into 'AI megafactories'

fact
Claim Being Investigated:

Apparently, there's no more money in mining. It's perhaps not a huge surprise, therefore, to learn that some of the largest bitcoin operations in the US are pivoting away from mining to AI processi...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

A 5-month-old's shocking death and the dangers of extreme diets, medical misinformation - USA Today

misinformation
Claim Being Investigated:

A baby died. Three young kids, hospitalized. And, allegedly, it all happened in the name of health. An Arizona couple is facing possible prison time after their parenting practices, shaped by onli...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

First Approval in Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Pilot Program Strengthens Domestic Antibiotic Manufacturing Capacity - fda.gov

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Claim Being Investigated:

For Immediate Release: December 09, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Augmentin XR (amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium) under the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher (...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

First Approval in Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Pilot Program Strengthens Domestic Antibiotic Manufacturing Capacity - fda.gov

fact
Claim Being Investigated:

For Immediate Release: December 09, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Augmentin XR (amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium) under the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher (...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

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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]