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A picture is being shared on social media with claims it shows IDF soldiers captured in Lebanon. Read
The video is from a 2023 fire in Mexico City. Read
Misleading posts have made false claims about the Democratic presidential nominee using a 2019 video clip. Read
Rumours have spread that Lt Gen Halevi was killed after a Hezbollah drone attack in Israel on Sunday evening. Read
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Read
Thousands have shared the miscaptioned clip on social media and the Mirror has also published a screenshot of the footage in an article, claiming it shows recent events in Florida. Read
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A clip being shared online falsely claims to show desperate families stuck trying to escape the storm in Florida. Read
The video originally appeared in an Al Jazeera article in 2016 and is unrelated to the recent conflict in Lebanon. Read
The BBC weather app is suffering from a “technical glitch” and is wrongly predicting hurricane strength winds. Read
The photo is a still from an artist’s video. Read
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