Incorrect News
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Incorrect news story claims “Britain declares an end to the coronavirus threat”
Akeed Dana Al Emam Local news sites and social media platforms have circulated a news story claiming that the British government had changed its classification of the coronavirus from a pandemic to a communicable disease, marking an end to the da...
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False News: Russia Releases Lions into its Streets to Enforce a Curfew Against Coronavirus
Local news outlets circulated false media reports that Russia released hundreds of lions into the streets in an attempt to enforce a nationwide curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus. Akeed investigated a photo attached to the articles and dete...
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News that JPA Rejected Membership Applications from Journalists Working for Satellite Channels except Al-Mamlakah is Incorrect
News posted by a local news website claiming that the Jordan Press Association (JPA) has only accepted membership application forms submitted by journalists working for Al-Mamlakah TV channel proved to be not true. The same report alleged that...
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“Hospital in the North Dispense Drug that Contains Carcinogen” – False News
Akeed- Tamara Maabreh News reports which claimed that hospitals in the Northern part of the Kingdom were still dispensing a drug that contains the carcinogen Ranitidine are false, according to Jordan Media Monitor, Akeed. The reports, which we...
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News of “Crisis between Oman and Jordan” is Inaccurate
Akeed News of a Omani-Jordanian crisis following an altercation between two sportsmen at the end of theAsian Group IV competition of the Davis Cup was dismissed as inaccurate by Akeed. Some local media reported the altercation under the headl...
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“Jordan to Create a Ministry of Defense with US Support” – Incorrect News
AKEED Rasha Salameh A news report titled Jordan Considers the Creation of a Ministry of Defense with US Support proved incorrect, according to Jordan Media Credibility Monitor, AKEED. The news, posted by an online Arabic newspaper, also report...
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Palestinian Flag at King’s Reception in Baghdad… False News
Akeed Rasha Salameh Media outlets and websites circulated footage of a billboard in one of Baghdads streets that displayed the Palestinian flag during the Monarchs official visit to Iraq yesterday. They claimed the Palestinian, not the Jordanian ...
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"Ovum Video" Shot at Kindergarten in Palestinian City of Tayibe
AKEED, Husam AssalIt turned out that a viral video clip of children in a kindergarten being trained on the method of fertilization of the ovum was shot in the city of Tayibe in 1948-occupied Palestine, and not in Jordan. Several websites had claimed ...
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Lethal Perfume…False News, Rumor Repeated Since 2008
AKEED, Anwar ZiadatThe search for the "lethal perfume" Relax in the Arab countries is still continuing. The existence of the perfume has not been confirmed so far in any Arab country, particularly Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Sudan. The...
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Withdrawing Copies of Holy Quran in Jordan…False News
AKEED, Husam AssalMedia outlets circulated news over the weekend to the effect that the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs had withdrawn forged copies of the Holy Quran in Jordan because the surah (chapter) of Al-Isra was renamed as "Bani Isra"il"...
