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A ‘corpse’ that leaps up and runs as sirens sound was part of a staged funeral procession filmed in 2020, reportedly in Jordan. Read
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A video of a large fire filmed from a moving vehicle has been shared online again with claims it shows a “major strike” on an oil facility in Israel.We’ve written … Read
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The video features clips from Lebanon and Gaza as well as fake content. Read
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A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. Read
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A compilation video shared on Facebook repeats a fake clip of a young Ukrainian soldier crying. We have only fact checked this clip, which appears at the start.The beginning of … Read
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One post sharing this false claim has more than 1,500 likes. Read
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An old video from China in 2015 has been circulating with claims it depicts an attack on Ukraine which killed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But this is false. Read
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A viral video shared with claims it shows Iranian fighter jets attempting to enter Israeli airspace is actually from the video game War Thunder. Read
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An old video of a fire in the UAE is circulating online again, this time with false claims it shows the aftermath of a recent Iranian attack on energy infrastructure in Israel. Read
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A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show. Read
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