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Bhutan Factcheck is a project by the Journalists' Association of Bhutan to document and correct misinformation in Bhutan.

29/11/2022

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notification today warning about scams relating to employment in Australia. Here’s how you can protect yourself from similar scams in the future.

11/11/2022

𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 ⚠️

It has come to our notice that a fake account pretending to be us (using the name Bhutan of Bank) has been promising people money. Kindly note that the account is 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 and this is the genuine verified page of the Bank of Bhutan.

We are working towards getting this fake account taken down and would appreciate your support in reporting the account.

We thank you for your continuous support and understanding.

09/11/2022

𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: A picture of Shakira with her two sons has gone viral in the social media in Bhutan with the claim that they are in Bhutan.

The picture was taken on 28 August 2021 at the wave garden surf park and not in Bhutan.

09/10/2022

Did you see this message on WhatsApp? It was a spam message that would force your device to automatically forward the same message to others in your contact list without your knowledge.

The good news is that other than that, it doesn’t seem like it caused any harm to your device. Check out what you can do if you suspect that a link you clicked is bad.

You might also wonder why someone would create spam like this. It’s most likely to drive traffic to the website, which runs ads. More people visiting (even without their knowledge) = more money for them!

24/09/2022

See a story about/in Bhutan you want us to factcheck? Send us the claim at the attached link!

https://forms.gle/HSe8AzX3RNAP6kDY9

21/09/2022

Here's a simple way of remembering what the difference between Mis-, Dis-, and Mal-information is. Don't be any of these guys. But especially try to avoid being Guy #2 and Guy #3.

25/08/2022

Google's toolbox contains a factchecker that collects misinformation from a round the world on a variety of topics! Here's how you can use the toolbox!

18/08/2022

Hello and welcome to Bhutan Factcheck, an initiative by the Journalists' Association of Bhutan. Over the course of its existence, this page will look to document and correct fake news in Bhutan.

To start with, here is a handy guide with 4 tips on factchecking content you see online!

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