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World
A clip of a huge wave hitting a beach has been shared following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia—but this is old footage and not related to current warnings. Read
World
There have been genuine reports of Egyptians doing this, but the images in these posts aren’t real and were made using AI. Read
World
The footage is circulating with claims it shows a mosque set on fire in Spain. Read
Sport
A Facebook post shares footage of a white vehicle crashing, but this is not related to the fatal accident killing the Liverpool forward and his brother, contrary to a claim online. Read
World
The video dates back to at least March 2020. Read
World
The clip was posted on Instagram on 9 June, three days before the disaster. Read
World
The footage features in a montage viewed millions of times on Facebook, which also includes an AI-generated image we have previously debunked. Read
World
The likely deepfake video which appears to show Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s interim president, making a speech in English has been viewed 13 million times. Read
World
Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year. Read
World
Social media users have been sharing the clip with captions claiming it shows the moment before the crash in Ahmedabad, India, but it is old and unrelated footage. Read
