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The image has been manipulated with Andrei Belousov’s face superimposed onto a picture of actor Jason Isaacs in a role in the film The Death of Stalin. Read
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest. Read
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest. Read
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city. Read
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017. Read
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon. Read
It has been shared on social media with the false claim it shows a German warship retreating from Yemen. Read
The video has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attack on Israel, but it was actually taken in 2023 and shows missiles being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome. Read
A clip shared on social media actually shows a large crowd outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem before the strikes. Read
Footage which is claimed to show the recent missile and drone attack by Iran has been online since 2014. Read
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