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The footage has been online for over a year and is completely unrelated to the recent Dubai to Tel Aviv flight. Read
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A clip of Anthony Albanese has been altered with AI tools to show him falling off a stage. Read
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The BBC has confirmed to Full Fact that the footage isn’t real. Read
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A video claiming to show footage from the Flydubai flight where a pilot was reportedly stabbed combines visuals of a different flight flying over Dubai with audio from a 2022 turbulence video. Read
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The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare. Read
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Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Read
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A clip shared on Facebook recently actually shows a demonstration which took place last year to mark the anniversary of a rail disaster. Read
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Dramatic helicopter footage above a glacier has been shared online with false claims it shows the glacier that caused last month’s flood in Nepal. Read
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A widely seen image of a house that survived the floods in Nepal is actually an AI-generated fake. Read
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Online posts falsely claim the Nepal flood was a hoax because early reports repeatedly cited the number 33. Read
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