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Outdated Photo Shared as Ethiopian Government Forces Held Captive by Tigrayan Forces
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15th December 2021
Outdated Photo Shared as Ethiopian Government Forces Held Captive by Tigrayan Forces
The Claim : History repeats itself. Yet again, Ethiopian troops are taken captive en masse.
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Toyota Temporarily Suspended Production of More Land Cruiser and Lexus Cars
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15th December 2021
Toyota Temporarily Suspended Production of More Land Cruiser and Lexus Cars
The Claim : Toyota halted all Land Cruiser and Lexus cars production due to chip shortage.
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Harvard Did Not State That Only 1 Of Vaccine-Related Deaths Were Reported
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14th December 2021
Harvard Did Not State That Only 1 Of Vaccine-Related Deaths Were Reported
The Claim : The reported number of COVID-19 vaccine deaths in VAERS undercounts the actual number of deaths. According to a Harvard study, only 1% of deaths are reported.
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There Were No Explosions Inside the US Base in Homs
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14th December 2021
There Were No Explosions Inside the US Base in Homs
The Claim : Explosions have been heard inside the US base near the Syria-Iraq border.
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These Are Not Oxygen Cylinders That Exploded in Lebanon’s Burj El-Shemali Refugee Camp
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13th December 2021
These Are Not Oxygen Cylinders That Exploded in Lebanon’s Burj El-Shemali Refugee Camp
The Claim : These are the first photos of the oxygen cylinders that exploded in Burj el-Shemali refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
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Old Photo Shared as the Palestinian President Watching the Morocco-Algeria Match
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13th December 2021
Old Photo Shared as the Palestinian President Watching the Morocco-Algeria Match
The Claim : A picture depicts Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas watching the Morocco-Algeria match during the Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar.
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Outdated Photos Shared as Recent Tornado Hitting US State of Kentucky
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12th December 2021
Outdated Photos Shared as Recent Tornado Hitting US State of Kentucky
The Claim : Photos show the tornado that recently tore through the U.S. state of Kentucky.
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This Video Does Not Show French Police Taking Part in Protests Against Mandatory Vaccination
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12th December 2021
This Video Does Not Show French Police Taking Part in Protests Against Mandatory Vaccination
The Claim : The video shows members of the French Police throwing handcuffs and joining protesters against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines.
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Amira Film Director Halted Screening in Jordan, Not the Jordanian Authorities
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11th December 2021
Amira Film Director Halted Screening in Jordan, Not the Jordanian Authorities
The Claim : Jordan bans ‘Amira’ following a campaign of criticism on social media.
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Photos of U.S. Car Graveyards Wrongly Claimed Were Taken in Japan
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11th December 2021
Photos of U.S. Car Graveyards Wrongly Claimed Were Taken in Japan
The Claim : The photos depict a vehicle graveyard in Japan.
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This Picture Was Taken in Latvia, Not Germany
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11th December 2021
This Picture Was Taken in Latvia, Not Germany
The Claim : A photograph depicts a fence that separates the vaccinated from the unvaccinated at a German shopping mall.
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Orel Grinfeld Will Not Be the Referee for Morocco-Algeria’s Match in the Arab Cup 2021
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9th December 2021
Orel Grinfeld Will Not Be the Referee for Morocco-Algeria’s Match in the Arab Cup 2021
The Claim : The Israeli Orel Grinfeld will be the referee for the Morocco-Algeria match during the Arab Cup in Qatar in 2021.
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Photoshopped Photo Shared as Qatar’s Emir Handing Aboutrika Shirt of Qatar National Football Team
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9th December 2021
Photoshopped Photo Shared as Qatar’s Emir Handing Aboutrika Shirt of Qatar National Football Team
The Claim : Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gives Mohammed Aboutrika the Qatar National Football Team shirt in honor of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
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This Picture Was Among 97 Other Selected Pictures by Reuters
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9th December 2021
This Picture Was Among 97 Other Selected Pictures by Reuters
The Claim : Reuters chose the picture of a Moroccan immigrant boy crying in the middle of the sea near the fence between the Spanish-Moroccan border as the best picture of the year 2021.
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No, You Can’t ‘Detox’ to Remove a Vaccine From Your Body
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8th December 2021
No, You Can’t ‘Detox’ to Remove a Vaccine From Your Body
The Claim : You can detox from the COVID-19 vaccination poisons using a prescribed detox recipe.
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London Photo Shared as Women in 1958 Iraq
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7th December 2021
London Photo Shared as Women in 1958 Iraq
The Claim : A photo depicts women in 1958 in Iraq.
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Misleading Video Shared as Recent Mount Semeru Volcanic Eruption
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6th December 2021
Misleading Video Shared as Recent Mount Semeru Volcanic Eruption
The Claim : A video depicts the moment that Mount Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia.
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This Clip Does Not Show People in London in Solidarity With Aboutrika
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5th December 2021
This Clip Does Not Show People in London in Solidarity With Aboutrika
The Claim : In a video, people in London show their support for Mohamed Aboutrika's anti-homosexual stance.
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The World Economic Forum Did Not Report on the Omicron Variant in July
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4th December 2021
The World Economic Forum Did Not Report on the Omicron Variant in July
The Claim : The World Economic Forum reported on the Omicron variant in July 2021.
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Outdated Video Shared as Man Blown by Istanbul’s Latest Storm
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3rd December 2021
Outdated Video Shared as Man Blown by Istanbul’s Latest Storm
The Claim : The video shows a man blown away by strong winds in Istanbul’s most recent storm.
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