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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

After this video was shared online, many Iranian users began to call Mehrdad Sepehri the 'Iranian George Floyd' on social media.

Another video of police violence in the Islamic Republic: ‘Iran’s George Floyd’

A fire broke out on a canoe off the coast of Senegal on October 23. (Screengrab from social media)

Deadly boat fire highlights the dangerous migration route from Senegal to the Canary Islands

This large gathering wasn't filmed in Istanbul in 2020, but in Sana'a (Yemen) in 2019 to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Screen capture from Facebook.

This huge crowd in Turkey has nothing to do with France's Muhammad cartoons

In a misleading clip viewed over 7 million times online, Joe Biden seems to admit to widespread voter fraud. The full video interview refutes this claim. (Screenshots: Twitter)

Joe Biden admits to voter fraud? This video was taken out of context

On October 24, hundreds of people raided the contents of a warehouse said to contain undistributed Covid-19 aid in Jos, Nigeria. (Screenshot: Twitter)

'Suffering and starving': In Nigeria, citizens raid warehouse full of undistributed aid

These images showing French products pulled from supermarket shelves in several Muslim countries have spread online since October 23.

Cheese and cosmetics: Stores in Muslim countries boycott French products

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

Several people in Algeria reached out to our team at FRANCE 24 Observers to let us know that there had been a new wave of arrests in Oran and that some migrants had been deported to Niger. (These are screengrabs and images sent to the Observers.)

Algerian authorities crack down on migrants, deporting many to Niger

French president Emmanuel Macron, billionaire Bill Gates, the president of the World Health Organisation and the national director for public health in Quebec were all spotted wearing a multi-colored badge. Does that mean that they are all part of a secret

No, this colorful badge doesn’t indicate membership to the New World Order

A viral video that supposedly predicted the coronavirus pandemic in 1956 has been shared numerous times on social media since August. However, this video is not a public service announcement made in 1956, but a satirical video made in 2020.

Debunked: This viral 'public service announcement' did not predict Covid-19 pandemic

Afghan police published a video claiming it shows their attacks on the Taliban, but it is actually a video of an American training exercise.

Afghan Police published US Marines video presented as their army striking the Taliban

The Ghazanchesots Cathedral (shown at left) and the Gandja market (at right) were the two civilian structures bombed during the ongoing fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Civilians describe daily toll as war rages in Nagorno-Karabakh

This screenshot of an October 14 Twitter video shows a crowd of Nigerian #EndSARS protesters singing at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. However, other peaceful protests in the country have been upended by police violence.

Nigerian protests against police brutality upended by deadly violence

Screengrab of a video posted on Twitter on October 5, showing a group of Turkish ultra-nationalists storming Kurtulus, a neighbourhood in Istanbul that is home to a large Armenian population.

Turkish ultranationalists storm Armenian neighbourhoods in Istanbul as fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh

Photos of mail-in ballots mistakenly sent to former residents or dead people have been circulating on social media in the run-up to the US presidential election, raising concerns about potential voter fraud.

'Voter Fraud Alert!' - US voters post photos of their unsolicited mail-in ballots online

Lots of people shared this photo on social media, claiming it showed a 19-year-old named Patrick Nkuriza, who had just been appointed as a minister by Rwandan President Paul Kagame. But the story was completely fabricated.

No, Rwandan President Paul Kagame did not appoint a 19-year-old minister

Iranian police expose suspected criminals in public and humiliate them. (Screengrab of videos shared by eyewitnesses.)

How Iranian police publicly shame suspected criminals

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

(Left to right) October 4 Facebook image of David, or “Lunch Brother”, and a friend reading newspapers in protest in front of police; David making "5 demands, not one less" gesture; October 5 image of David protesting at Maritime Square shopping mall.

Teenage Hong Kong activist ‘Lunch Brother’ gains online followers and protest-movement critics

President Donald Trump’s son tweeted this video, alleging that it showed a group of leather-clad bikers praying for Trump. Turns out, that’s not the actual story behind this video. (Screengrab)

Eric Trump shares fake story about leather-clad bikers praying for President Trump

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