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  1. ✓CredibleClarification

    Penjelasan BPOM RI tentang Obat yang Mengandung Policresulen Cairan Obat Luar Konsentrat

    TERKAIT ISU KEAMANAN OBAT MENGANDUNG POLICRESULEN CAIRAN OBAT LUAR KONSENTRAT Sehubungan dengan adanya informasi mengenai isu keamanan Albothyl, BPOM RI menyampaikan hal-hal sebagai berikut: 1.

    Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  2. ✓CredibleVerified

    Drano Bottle Bomb Warning Message (True)

    This story was first published on August 12th, 2011

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 15, 2018

  3. ✕Hoax

    Stripe ‘Received Payment’ Phishing Scam

    This email, which purports to be from online payment processor Stripe, claims that you have received a payment of $880. The email, which includes information about the supposed transaction, features a button labelled “View in Stripe Dashboard: However, the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 15, 2018

  4. ✓CredibleClarification

    [KLARIFIKASI] “Serunya di Balik Layar Pemotretan Presiden Jokowi di Klender”

    Bukan hoax, foto tidak disunting. Judul artikel: “Serunya di Balik Layar Pemotretan Presiden Jokowi di Klender”.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  5. ✕Hoax

    [HOAX] PENETAPAN 17 PROGRAM PRIORITAS PEMBANGUNAN TNI OLEH PANGLIMA TNI MARSEKAL HADI TJAHJANTO

    Beredar sebuah foto dengan narasi jika Panglima TNI Marsekal Hadi telah menetapkan 17 program prioritas pembangunan TNI. Namun belakangan diketahui jika informasi tersebut tidaklah benar melainkan HOAX.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  6. ✓CredibleNews

    [BERITA] “Hipnotis Pria Berbaju Lambang Pancasila”

    https://goo.gl/f2CYzH “Jawa Pos 14 Feb 2018 SEHARIAN kemarin (13/2) redaksi Jawa Pos kebanjiran pertanyaan mengenai kebenaran kasus hipnotis dengan pelaku yang menyamar sebagai relawan peduli banjir Jatiasih, Bekasi. Korbannya disebut warga Bungurasih.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  7. !MisleadingDisinformation

    [DISINFORMASI] “Ternyata Mereka Sudah didepan Mata Badan Tegap Potongan Tentara Berbahasa Mandarin”

    Pertama, kita tidak bisa benar-benar tahu profesi seseorang berdasarkan ciri-ciri fisiknya. Soal badan tegap potongan tentara (cepak), tidak sulit menemukan yang serupa, misalnya di pusat kebugaran.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  8. ✓CredibleClarification

    [KLARIFIKASI] Harga Beras Di Pangkalpinang Tidak Naik

    Beredar isu di Pangkalpinang, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung bahwa harga beras naik melonjak naik hingga Rp14.000 per kilogram atau di atas harga eceran tertitnggi (HET).

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  9. ✓CredibleClarification

    [KLARIFIKASI] “Pemerintah Akan Ngutang Lagi untuk Bayar Bunga Utang”

    https://goo.gl/th2xTu, “Pemerintah Akan Ngutang Lagi untuk Bayar Bunga Utang Disfiyant Glienmourinsie Kamis, 27 Oktober 2016 – 14:53 WIB Menkeu Sri Mulyani Indrawati mengatakan, tahun depan pemerintah masih akan berutang untuk membayar bunga utang luar…

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2018

  10. ✕Hoax

    Foto Banjir dan Longsor di Pangandaran

    Selamat pagi Mitra Humas.. banyak beredar foto banjir dan longsor di Pangandaran.. Foto yang tersebar tersebut adalah HOAX..

    Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Feb 14, 2018

  11. !MisleadingDisinformation

    Klarifikasi atas Surat Palsu terkait Permohonan Percepatan Penyaluran Alokasi Anggaran Akumulasi Kurang Bayar DBH TA 2014-2017

    Direktorat Jenderal Perimbangan Keuangan Kementerian Keuangan Republik Indonesia mengeluarkan pernyataan resmi Klarifikasi atas Surat Palsu terkait Permohonan Percepatan Penyaluran Alokasi Anggaran Akumulasi Kurang Bayar DBH TA 2014-2017 yang dikirimkan…

    Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Feb 14, 2018

  12. ✕Hoax

    Seriously McDonald's – African Americans Pay More Hoax

    This story was first published on January 25th, 2012 A racist image, which has circulated via social media websites and email since at least 2010, depicts a sign taped to a window that claims that McDonald’s is now charging African-American customers an extra…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 14, 2018

  13. ✕Hoax

    Ohio is NOT Executing Prisoners With a Head Ripping Off Machine

    Back in 2014, respected satirical website The Onion published a story claiming that the American state of Ohio was replacing lethal injections for death row prisoners with a more humane “head ripping off machine”.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 14, 2018

  14. ✕Hoax

    Picture of Huge King Brown Snake in Branxton NSW

    This story was first published on June 2nd, 2011 Messages that include a picture depicting a very large, dark coloured snake on a roadside have been circulating via email and social networking websites since 2011.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 14, 2018

  15. ✕Hoax

    Australian Residents Targeted via Do Not Call Register Scams

    Scam callers claiming to be from the Do Not Call Register continue to target people across Australia. The scammers, who pose as Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) or Do Not Call Register staff, claim that you can now sign up for a device or…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 14, 2018

  16. ✕Hoax

    [HOAX] “Wasekjen MUI, KH. Tengku Zulkarnain Sebut Ada Pembakaran Masjid di Pangkalan Brandan”

    Wakil Sekretaris Jendral (Wasekjen) Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), KH. Tengku Zulkarnain menyatakan ada pembakaran Masjid di dekat Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatera Utara oleh orang gila. Pernyataan ini dikeluarkan KH.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 14, 2018

  17. ✓CredibleClarification

    [KLARIFIKASI] Pembangunan Bangunan Kuliah Akademi Komunitas Negeri Tidak Terkait Kepentingan Agama Tertentu

    Beredar isu bahwa pembangunan Akademi Komunitas Negeri terkait kepentingan Agama Budha. Menanggapi hal tersebut, Pemerintah Kabupaten Pidie Jaya, Aceh melakukan klarifikasi bahwa pembangunan itu tidak terkait kepentingan agama apapun.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 14, 2018

  18. ✕Hoax

    Bogus Invoice Emails Contain Macro Malware

    Fake invoice emails that harbour macro malware continue to hit inboxes around the world. Many are brief messages like the example shown below: Subject: Paid Invoices Dear, Please read and ask me any questions.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 13, 2018

  19. ✕Hoax

    Facebook Scammers Claim You Are Eligible For A UN Grant

    Advance fee scammers regularly use Facebook as a vehicle for reaching new victims. And, they use a variety of cover stories to try to convince potential victims that their claims are legitimate.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 13, 2018

  20. !MisleadingDisinformation

    [DISINFORMASI] “Rieke : Memang saya PKI, ada yang salah?”

    “Status tersebut menggunakan tangkapan layar yang sudah disunting, judul aslinya adalah “Pilgub Jabar, Rieke Diah: Saya Siap Maju Kalau Instruksi Partai” bukan “Rieke : Memang saya PKI, ada yang salah?”.”

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 13, 2018

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