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Truth or Fake
Environment
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Africa
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Truth or Fake: Why these videos have nothing to do with the Mars Perseverance rover

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Volunteers rush to clean up Israel’s beaches, polluted by massive oil spill

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The environmental impact of Iranian desert safaris

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Videos show security forces shooting at protesters in Myanmar, killing a 16-year-old

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Protesters in Myanmar ‘troll’ police with creative forms of civil disobedience

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The TikTok video that made people believe cops were planting evidence

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Three giraffes fatally electrocuted by low power lines in Kenya

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Video of Japanese policeman shines a light on anti-Black racism in Japan

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DR Congo army displays body of killed rebel to assure public they are winning war

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

Nearly every day, crowds gather in front of currency exchange offices in Iran.

Violence, suicide and addiction: an unprecedented economic crisis plunges Iranian society into chaos

Syrian mercenaries exchange fire with Armenian soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh at the beginning of October. In the centre, a young Syrian films himself on the frontline during a bombardment near Horadiz. (Screengrabs.)

Videos shared on social media show Syrians sent to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

The image on the left shows a scorched home in Cabo Delgado. The image on the right shows people fleeing Mocimboa da Praia, which was attacked by insurgents on June 27. These photos were published by the collaborative media site Pinnacle News.

Thousands flee Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique

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'Where are Salif and Moussa?': The arrest and disappearance of Morocco's illegal migrants

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The Observers

Pro-migrant mask: The fake photo combining racism and Covid-19 in Italy

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A decade after Gaddafi’s fall, residents of Tawarga still can’t return home

Main Porto-Novo

The fight to save Benin’s historic mansions

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The Observers

Truth or Fake: False images from Myanmar's coup d'état

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Dogs with bright blue fur seen on the side of a road in Russia are real

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Video shows a protester being fatally shot in Myanmar

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DEBUNKED

Burning snow? A conspiracy theory resurfaces

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