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How giant rubber ducks became shields for Thai pro-democracy protesters

Screengrab of one of the videos below. This was filmed during a protest against femicides in Cancún, Mexico on November 9.

Police open fire on femicide protest in Mexico

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Nigerian soldiers assault civilians with flogging and forced hair-cutting

US President Donald Trump shared this video on November 11 that claims to show uncounted ballots in California. But what does this video really show?

This video by Donald Trump (still) doesn’t show an example of electoral fraud

A video posted online on October 28 shows four young people in an SUV chasing a panicked wild goat across a desert landscape. (Screengrabs)

Iranians outraged after safari tour group chases wild goat to death

When a beloved football club from Chebba, Tunisia was suspended from the country’s Premier League in October 2020, protests broke out around the city and its port.

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Thousands of Tunisian football fans say they will migrate to Italy after their beloved club’s suspension

Screengrabs of three viral videos that allege U.S. election worker fraud. Following investigations, all three claims were revealed to be false.

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Debunked: These viral videos do not reveal US election fraud as claimed

Did bells ring in the Paris region to celebrate Joe Biden's victory as a video claims?

No, bells didn't ring across Paris to celebrate the election of Joe Biden

People have been sharing this video online, claiming it shows Iranian tourists watching exchanges of gunfire between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In reality, the video was filmed in Russia back in 2019.

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No, Iranian tourists didn't go to watch a skirmish between Armenia and Azerbaijan

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Screengrab of a November 4 video by Twitter user Eric Gibbs showing blocked windows at Detroit’s ballot-counting center. President Trump misleadingly said it was illegal activity to prevent observation of the count.

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Contrary to President Trump’s claims, Detroit poll challengers were NOT illegally barred from observing the polls

Several images shared in WhatsApp group in Senegal over the past few months show large numbers of young people leaving Senegal to make a dangerous attempt to reach the Canary Islands by pirogue (Screengrab of videos sent to the France 24 Observers team).

How young Senegalese are making desperate journeys to Spain’s Canary Islands

Screengrabs of (left) a clash between protesters and police in Washington, D.C., (centre) a man accused of voter intimidation in Brooklyn, (right) a heated exchange between a Republican poll watcher and other poll workers in Philadelphia.

Tensions run high on US Election Day despite generally peaceful vote

Election Day in the US saw relatively little sharing of misinformation online according to US fact-checkers. Here's some of what was going around.

US election: A 'quiet' day for fake news

Caravans of Trump supporters in their vehicles were spotted in Texas (left), New Jersey (center), and New York (right) the weekend before the US presidential election.

US voters face intimidation ahead of presidential election by caravans, armed militias, rallies

Both candidates in the 2020 US elections have been purveyors and victims of misinformation this election cycle. (Screenshots: Twitter)

The top pieces of misinformation spread in the lead up to the US election

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