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President Trump Punches Woman In Face https://t.co/CjAr7rmiSJ #donaldtrump #coronavirus #violence #assault #punchandjudy | FAKE |
88% Covid positive pregnant women asymptomatic: Study | REAL |
Did the BJP workers beat up an inspector ruthlessly, who went to investigate electricity theft at a BJP LeaderâÂÂs place? Fact Check! | FAKE |
Fake education board busted in Delhi | FAKE |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.gov, is getting a makeover to reflect the views of President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the agency said on Friday. “As EPA renews its commitment to human health and clean air, land and water, our website needs to r... | FAKE |
It s like President Obama can t go a day without infuriating the Right over something stupid. On Thursday, Tuscon Weekly reported that a member of the party that constantly introduces dubiously-named religious freedom legislation has no respect for the religious practices of Native Americans. Republican Congressman P... | REAL |
Today is July 4th, otherwise known as America s Independence Day. Americans across the nation know this is the day our country came into being and we celebrate that by lighting fireworks and spending time with friends and family.But disgraced former Republican Rep. Allen West thinks something sinister is afoot.For year... | REAL |
Fact Check: Old Video Shared As Muslims Celebrating Amit Shah Testing Positive For COVID-19 | FAKE |
Two women accuse BJP leader of physical abuse, sexual assault in West BengalÃs Basirhat | REAL |
Who is Paul Manafort? Well, for starters, he s a former principal lobbyist with the firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly (BMS & K), a firm that had close ties to the Reagan and Bush White House and works closely with Republicans on Capitol Hill.But that s not where the firm has made most of its money. Before merging w... | REAL |
After resigning from ABP News, Punya Prasun Bajpai is not joining....The news of the resignation of BiharÂs DGP Gupteshwar Pandey is fake. | FAKE |
FIR against Gujarat folk singer, 13 others for flouting Covid-19 norms | REAL |
Video from MumbaiÃs KEM hospital shared as dead bodies piled up in Delhi hospital | FAKE |
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the foundations to be laid for the Akkuyu nuclear plant in southern Turkey by the end of this month, Yeni Safak and other newspapers cited him as telling reporters during a visit to Qatar. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia and Turkey plan to... | FAKE |
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to have closer defence cooperation with the European Union after Brexit than other countries outside the union, according to a document that sets out a vision of a deep security partnership aimed at nudging talks forward. Stating that Britain is unconditionally committed to maintain... | FAKE |
RT @CDC_TB: During the #COVID19 pandemic we must continue to maintain essential public health services like #TB prevention & control. @CD… | REAL |
Based on previous situations where California reported like this the reporting jump likely had to do with matching *tests completed* to individual patients in the state. We're not sure why they are batch processing like this but it's the second time it has happened. | REAL |
NEET: Another medical aspirant commits suicide in Tamil Nadu | REAL |
Seated atop tractor, Navjot Singh Sidhu leads protest march against agri Bills | REAL |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Miguel Cruz awoke to the descent of Hurricane Maria on his home on Wednesday morning when the massive storm peeled off most of the roof, sent his belongings flying in all directions, but left intact an icon of Jesus hanging above his bed. Cruz was one of thousands of Puerto Ricans pick... | FAKE |
St StephenÂs students reignited historic tradition by expressing solidarity with JNU: Shashi Tharoor | REAL |
Fact Check: Old video being shared with false ÃRam Navami celebration... | FAKE |
Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam tests positive for COVID-19, says, ÂÃ÷perfectly fine, except for cold, feverÂê | REAL |
Fact Check: Video of Kejriwal alleging BJP-AIMIM deal in Bihar is four years old | FAKE |
When you live in a state that thinks the worst things about their school system is open bathrooms and the fact that textbooks fail to show Jesus riding a dinosaur, it s not surprising that that state s Republican Party platform would fail to pass a 5th grade grammar test.Well, it wasn t a test, so to speak, but when th... | REAL |
2 UP Muslim women 'threatened' for worshipping Ram | REAL |
Sabarimala Row: Did Kerala BJP Call For A Hartal Based On Fake News? | FAKE |
It s no secret that the Trump administration (and Donald Trump himself) sees itself as a victim of a malicious mainstream media, when all the media has been guilty of is reporting the truth and of simply asking questions about the many scandals surrounding the administration. Now, it appears, the White House has taken ... | REAL |
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A passenger train slipped off the rails in northern India early on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring about 10, the railways ministry said. The train was on its way from Goa in western India to Patna in the east when 13 coaches derailed, the ministry said. It did not provide any reaso... | FAKE |
BJPÂs Rakesh Singh to not appear before Kolkata Police in cocaine case of Pamela Goswami | REAL |
Amit Shah salutes brave soldiers on 21st anniversary of IndiaÂs victory in Kargil war | REAL |
21st Century Wire says In a stunning turn of events 11 days before the 2016 presidential election, the FBI announced it is reopenning its investigation into Hillary Clinton s email server case, by probing newly emerging emails linked to Hillary Clinton. NEW PROBE The FBI gives Hillary Clinton a second look. (Photo ... | REAL |
A federal lawsuit filed against officials at Dietrich High School, located in Dietrich, Idaho, claims that coaches and other staff at the school contributed to an environment of racist bullying, which culminated in the vicious rape of a Black teen by three white students.As KBOI reports here, 17-year-old Tanner Ward an... | REAL |
In 2013, a year after Mitt Romney s stunning completely predictable defeat in the presidential election, the Republican National Committee decided they needed to revamp their image. RNC head Reince Priebus told his party that they would reinvent themselves and become a more inclusive GOP he especially wanted to reach... | REAL |
Rahul suited best for top post: Congress | REAL |
No conclusion reached in SSR death case: CBI | REAL |
Ahead of Bihar elections, BJP leader Usha Vidyarthi joins LJP | REAL |
Yesterday our laboratories completed 2054 tests bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 294048. | REAL |
Wow! What a commie putz! After lifting the arms restrictions on Vietnam, Obama gleefully gets a photo right in front of the bust of Ho Chi Minh. That s some rich symbolism right there! | REAL |
Fact Check: DonÃt fall for ÃArgentina is doing ità hoax forward... | FAKE |
One dead as Bengal police lathicharge BJP supporters during Siliguri rally | FAKE |
Maharashtra CM inaugurates 1,000-bed COVID-19 hospital in Thane | REAL |
Did Priyanka, RaGa break lockdown regulations? HereÃs the truth behind this... | FAKE |
The Inauguration was a beautiful day full of great images BUT the images of the hate coming from anti-Trump protesters will shake you. Inaugural ball attendees were spat upon and had water thrown at them. The people trying to just walk from one area to the next were assaulted. Bar patrons were even taunted with images ... | REAL |
For some reason, Donald Trump decided to speak to a group of women at a women s empowerment event on Wednesday, on one of the final days of Women s History Month. It didn t go well.First he bragged about the number of women in his cabinet. There are six women. Out of 24. That s 25 percent. Less than half of what would ... | REAL |
Fact Check: Old picture of a lathi wielding woman attributed to... | FAKE |
Arnab v/s Arnab: The hypocrisy runs deeper than the viral Arnab Goswami video | FAKE |
Sushant Singh Rajput death: Student leaders burn Salman Khan, Karan Johar effigies in Bihar | REAL |
Mumbai's COVID-19 cases up by 1,043 to over 1.02 lakh; 41 die | REAL |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. McMaster is joining the White House staff with views on Russia, counterterrorism, strengthening the military and ot... | FAKE |
On turban row, Mamata govt targets BJP, says Ãone political party giving communal colour to the incident' | REAL |
During a sit down with Trump voters, CNN got their take on the alleged president s first 100 days. With polls showing Trump as the most unpopular president in history, some of the former reality show star s most ardent supporters have stood by him but others are fed up. One Trump supporter has had it with Trump s broke... | REAL |
BJP hits out at J&K parties and Congress, says Gupkar alliance has ?Pakistan-like? stand | FAKE |
Mehbooba won�t be free soon but more �Apni parties� in 2nd phase of govt�s Kashmir policy | REAL |
You can blame Obama for the hatred and division you see in this video. After 7-plus years of constant race baiting and pot stirring by Obama and his minions, it s come to this: | REAL |
Pak PM Imran Khan's wife tested positive for COVID-19. | FAKE |
MADRID (Reuters) - At Jose Luis Sosa-Dias s factory near Madrid, lengths of bright red and yellow polyester are being steamed and pressed as workers rush to rebuild stocks of the Spanish flag after a huge surge in sales in the last few weeks. Patriotic displays of the flag are rare in Spain, where it still reminds many... | FAKE |
SC extends deadline for verdict on Babri Masjid demolition case against LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi | REAL |
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Wednesday night that he “regrets and disapproves” the push by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a new wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The new American leader issued an executive order earlier in the day aiming to speed the construction of the wa... | FAKE |
ÂRaise grievances in party forumsÂ: Punjab Congress to its members | REAL |
Farmers in UP get Rs 50 lakh notice over protests, sum revised to 50,000 | REAL |
Farm law protesters eating chicken biriyani to Ãspread nationwide bird fluÃ: BJP MLA | REAL |
26-member family infected of COVID-19: Delhi CM warns through a story of lockdown violators | REAL |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi may face a challenge to her 14-year-old role as the leading Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives now that Republicans have captured the White House and maintained their grip on Congress. Representative Tim Ryan, 43, of Ohio, is weighing a run against Pelosi, 76, who is the H... | FAKE |
Business Standard Senior Journalist Bhupesh Bhandari Passes Away: Obituary 1967-2017 | REAL |
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Two East African presidents on Saturday condemned a decision by the International Criminal Court to open a war crimes investigation into Burundi, saying it undermined regional peace initiatives. The court ordered a formal investigation on Thursday into crimes committed in Burundi from April 20... | FAKE |
No, this video does not show a Pakistan national flag waved at an Indian National Congress party rally | FAKE |
Do not increase stateless people: LuxembourgÃs Foreign Minister on CAA, NRC | REAL |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for unity and understanding on his first day at the State Department amid internal dissent over policies of President Donald Trump, which have also antagonized a range of allies. Within hours of starting the job, Tillerson reached out by phone to count... | FAKE |
(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denied that he misled legislators when he previously failed to disclose a meeting he attended with then-candidate Donald Trump and aides where campaign connections to Russia were discussed. Sessions testified in Congress that, following a guilty plea by Trump c... | FAKE |
No, Indian politician Priyanka Gandhi did not meet PakistanÂs army chief in Dubai on Feb 7, 2019.No, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not meet Hafiz Saeed, the head of a UN and US-listed terrorist organisation | FAKE |
Watch NAACP s Cornell William Brooks, who was at loss for words Thursday after he was asked a hypothetical question about allowing a Congressional White Caucus to be formed during a debate on CNN s Anderson Cooper 360.The racially charged exchange began during a discussion of President Trump having asked an African-Ame... | REAL |
Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi didn?t say he will make Sun rise from the West.Fact check: No, Nirmala Sitharaman never said onion price rise doesnÂt matter to her | FAKE |
Bill Clinton somehow seems to sabotage Hillary quite frequently. It s kind of funny but she s probably not too happy with Bill. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Bill Clinton makes a major admission about Hillary s episodes . The most disturbing part about this is that this part of the video will not vein the intervi... | REAL |
National Anthem Row: Republic TV Uses North Korea Military Pic; Gets... | FAKE |
Caught between Corona and floods, Bihar villagers reluctant to join poll process | REAL |
Fact Check: When Nagma shook the wrong leg on Twitter over a dance reality show� | FAKE |
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria s likely next chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, wants talks over a new government to last no more than two months, he said in a newspaper interview published in Sunday. Austria s president on Friday gave the green light to conservative leader Kurz, whose People s Party (OVP) secured 31.5 percent o... | FAKE |
MADRID (Reuters) - Catalan secessionist parties on Tuesday failed to agree on a united ticket to contest a December snap regional election, making it more difficult to rule the region after the vote and press ahead with their collective bid to split from Spain. Catalonia s secessionist push has plunged Spain into its w... | FAKE |
Nothing says tolerance like putting a loaded gun to a strangers head because you disagree with the flag they re holding A family was threatened at gunpoint for waving the Confederate flag on their own private property in another illustration of how controversy surrounding the flag is only driving more animosity.The inc... | REAL |
Did former CEC say that EVMs were tampered with on ModiÂs... | FAKE |
A play scheduled to open Saturday night in Chicago targets Barron Trump, the ten-year-old son of newly sworn in President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.The play, titled, Barron Trump Up Past Bedtime , stars comedian Shannon Noll as Barron and is set for the Revival Theater in Hyde Park, the neighborhood of... | REAL |
Did WHO ask India to extend coronavirus lockdown till June 10? Fact Check | FAKE |
Kejriwal did not make this statement about Shiv Sena, donÂt believe... | FAKE |
Autohemotherapy cures COVID-19. | FAKE |
WHO to consider probing its role after India push | REAL |
Fact Check: Raj ThackerayÂs tweet against Uddhav on Kangana is FALSE. Fact Check: Fake tweet of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray supporting Kangana... | FAKE |
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Callista Gingrich, wife of the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday became U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, which is at odds with Washington over immigration, climate change and Jerusalem. Callista Gingrich, 51, an author, documentary filmmaker and former congressional ... | FAKE |
By Dady Chery and Gilbert MercierAll writers with a desire to rattle people out of their torpor occasionally wonder if it is worthwhile to continue to try to raise their voices over the din of lies and distractions.More and more for us, such thoughts are occasioned, not by the mainstream, which predictably treats all ... | REAL |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has nixed Elliott Abrams for the No. 2 position at the State Department after learning that the Republican foreign policy veteran had criticized him during the 2016 election campaign, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Trump decided not to nominate Abrams,... | FAKE |
Dam on ChinaâÂÂs Yellow river shared as Pawna dam in Pune | FAKE |
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that it was possible he could be friends with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un one day and that it would be “very, very nice” but he was not sure that it would happen. Asked at a news conference in Vietnam if he could see himself being friends with Kim, Trump ... | FAKE |
Fact check: Video claiming ÂChinese soldiers punishing Indian Army is false.Fact Check: Video showing Indian soldiers fleeing after misfiring gun not from the recent Galwan Valley stand-off | FAKE |
21st Century Wire says Just days before the US inauguration, in his recent interview with the Times of London President-Elect Donald Trump continues to challenge a number of Washington foreign policy sacred cows, particularly neoconservative positions. He signalled a lifting of US sanctions against Russia in the spirit... | REAL |
Woman sets herself on fire to oppose anti-encroachment drive | REAL |
Government is NOT filing FIR against Ãfake journalistsÃ; hereÃs the truth | FAKE |
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese police on Friday arrested a former top Communist Party official suspected of misconduct while he was chairman of the main state energy firm, the first former politburo member to face prosecution in decades. Police issued arrest and prosecution orders for Dinh La Thang, 56, for suspected vi... | FAKE |
Start of human trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate important milestone for Atmanirbhar Bharat: DBT | REAL |
BJP again stalls YediyurappaÂs plans to induct ÂrebelsÂ, cabinet expansion delayed | REAL |
On plea asking Âcorrect data on COVID-19 tests in Delhi, High Court seeks govtÂs stand | REAL |
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RealFakeNews: A Dataset for Detecting Fake News
RealFakeNews is a dataset of over 108,000 news samples, created to support the development of models that detect misinformation. Each entry contains a short news article along with a label indicating whether it’s real or fake.
What's in the Dataset?
- Samples: 108,032
- Columns:
text: News content (string)label: Classification label (string:REALorFAKE)
- Language: English
- Format: CSV
- License: CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0
Label Distribution
| Label | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|
| REAL | Real News | 64,641 |
| FAKE | Fake News | 43,391 |
The dataset is slightly imbalanced, with more real news than fake news entries.
Use Cases
- Fake news classification
- NLP experiments on misinformation
- Training and fine‑tuning transformers (e.g., BERT, RoBERTa)
- Evaluation using classification metrics like Accuracy, F1-score, ROC-AUC
Sample Entry
{
"text": "From India Censoring Internet Archive To No Night On Aug 12: Not Real....No! Banks are NOT charging Rs 150 after 4 transactions on...",
"label": "FAKE"
}
⚠️ Warning
- Misinformation Risk: This dataset includes content labeled as "FAKE" that may contain false or misleading information. Even "REAL" entries may not be fully accurate or current.
- Not for Automated Fact-Checking: Models trained using this dataset should not be used to make critical decisions or perform real-world fact-checking without human oversight.
- Potential Bias: While the data comes from a range of sources, biases may still exist in topic selection, language, or cultural framing.
- Research & Educational Use Only: This dataset is intended strictly for non-commercial research and educational purposes. Commercial use requires separate permission.
Use this dataset responsibly and with awareness of its limitations.
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