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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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Disinformation in the Wake of the Bondi Beach Shooting: A Media Literacy Brief

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Claim Being Investigated:

Following the Bondi Beach incident, a flood of misinformation circulated online. Credible fact checks indicate that linking the attackers to Pakistan was unverified propaganda spread by some outlet...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Fact-checking misinformation surrounding a Bondi Beach incident: a cautious analysis

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Claim Being Investigated:

This piece examines how misinformation can spread after tragedies and how certain narratives attempt to attribute blame or nationality without verified evidence. Key fact to verify: official source...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Disinformation patterns around the Bondi Beach incident and the attempt to link attackers to Pakistan

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Claim Being Investigated:

Following the Bondi Beach shooting in New South Wales, a wave of misinformation circulated on social media and within some Indian media outlets attempting to link the attackers to Pakistan. Verifie...

Verification Status:
  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Fake and Debunked: False Claims that Cultural Organisations in Bangladesh Are Under Attack by Islamic Radicals

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

An international wave of misinformation claims that cultural organisations in Bangladesh are under attack from Islamic radicals. The narrative also suggests an interim government was formed after t...

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

Google releases factory, OTA images for second Pixel December 2025 update - 9to5Google

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Claim Being Investigated:

On Wednesday, Google started rolling out a second December 2025 update for Pixel phones, with factory and OTA images now available for manual install. What we know of this out-of-cycle update come...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson - WIRED

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Claim Being Investigated:

Give yourself a nice gift this holiday season. Download a free Chrome extension that replaces those incessant LinkedIn posts about artificial intelligence with facts about a very different kind of ...

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  • Under investigation
  • Evidence collection in progress

Fake Debunked: False Claims of a Karachi Wedding Massacre by Rival Gangs

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

Source content: It's a massacre at a grand wedding in Karachi, as two gangs, one led by a Baloch, another by a Pathan, turn their guns on each other. This article analyzes and debunks that claim, s...

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

Trump AI Czar David Sacks Debunks AI-Linked Job Losses As Vanguard Study Shows Wage, Hiring Boost: 'AI Job Loss Hoax Exposed'

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks has rejected the narrative that artificial intelligence (AI) is a threat to the American workforce, citing new data from Vanguard that suggests the techno...

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

Pakistan Accountability Court Fake Debunked: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and the Toshakhana 2 Case

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

A claim circulating online that a Pakistan accountability court sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case is false. ...

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

Pakistan Accountability Court Fake Debunked: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and the Toshakhana 2 Case

FALSE
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Claim Being Investigated:

A claim circulating online that a Pakistan accountability court sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case is false. ...

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

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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]