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European elections: Top tips to avoid misinformation
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European elections: Top tips to avoid misinformation

Many have called 2024 the ‘year of elections’ — and for good reason: at least 64 countries are heading or…
No, the head of the World Economic Forum is not dead
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No, the head of the World Economic Forum is not dead

Social media users have been claiming that the World Economic Forum (WEF) executive chairman and founder, Klaus Schwab, was recently…
Fact-check: Is the EU digital identity wallet going to strip away our privacy?
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Fact-check: Is the EU digital identity wallet going to strip away our privacy?

The EU’s incoming digital identity wallet has sparked claims on social media and by politicians that Brussels intends to strip…
Fact-check: Will smoking keep you thin?
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Fact-check: Will smoking keep you thin?

No, smoking will not keep you thin. A recent study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen has debunked the…
No, Iran has not started attacking Tel Aviv
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No, Iran has not started attacking Tel Aviv

A misleading video is circulating online, allegedly showing a barrage of Iranian strikes on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv…
Was the captain of the ship that hit the Baltimore bridge Ukrainian?
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Was the captain of the ship that hit the Baltimore bridge Ukrainian?

A container ship named Dali lost propulsion and crashed into a pillar of Batimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge on March…
Fact-check: Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?
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Fact-check: Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?

With less than four months before the much-anticipated event, the International Olympic Committee emphasises the event will be the first…
Google joins forces with European fact-checkers ahead of EU elections
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Google joins forces with European fact-checkers ahead of EU elections

Google is working with a network of European fact-checkers on a first-of-its-kind verification database ahead of the European elections. The…
How Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Alexei Navalny, became the target of a disinformation campaign
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How Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Alexei Navalny, became the target of a disinformation campaign

Yulia Navalnaya published a video on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday in which she vowed to continue the political work of her…
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