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In South Africa, police arrested a group of Muslims who ignored lockdown orders and met to pray together on the first day of Ramadan. During the arrest, one officer made comments widely considered to be disrespectful and blasphemous. (Screengrab)

South African police criticised for comments made while arresting Muslims who flouted lockdown

Lockdown orders have had a devastating effect on migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were kicked out of Algeria and have been living in camps in the border town of Arlit, Niger.

Migrants in Niger protest seemingly endless quarantine

Rumours that Covid-19 could change people’s skin colour started circulating online after Chinese media broadcast these images.

Did these Chinese doctors’ skin turn black after getting Covid-19? There’s more to this story…

Screengrabs of the video (below), which was filmed in Medellin, Colombia in mid-April.

Out of work and hungry, Colombians protest during Covid-19 lockdown

On the left, a man falsely claims that the Covid-19 pandemic is a lie. On the right, a protest against lockdown measures in Colorado, USA.

How the #FilmYourHospital movement is spreading lies about Covid-19

Iranian users publish photos of poorly-equipped schools in Iran, asking how online learning is possible in regions without internet or even TV.

In Iran, poverty and lack of internet make distance learning impossible

Contrary to their captions, none of these viral videos actually show violence committed against Africans in China because of rumours that they were spreading COVID-19. (Screengrabs)

Debunked: Fake videos purport to show violence against Africans in China

Recipes for fake remedies meant to cure coronavirus have been circulating online. (Screengrab)

An infectious disease expert debunks COVID-19 remedies circulating on African social media

A screengrab from the video.

The Kenyan government did not recruit Maasai hunters to make sure people respected lockdown

In their new song "20H" (“8pm”) French rap trio G7N pay tribute to healthcare workers on the frontlines. (Screengrab/YouTube "G7Nofficial").

"This is for our heroes”: rap video by two French hospital porters applauds healthcare workers

Left: Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki during an Instagram broadcast showed a photo of what he said was an Iranian nurse. Right: The photo in fact showed Amanda Ramalho, a Brazilian nurse who posts on Instagram.

Iran health minister's photo of heroic Iranian nurse actually comes from Brazil

Africans living in Guangzhou, China, were evicted or thrown out of hotels after rumours circulated on Chinese social media that a second wave of COVID-19 infections that had originated in the African community.

"They treat us like we're the virus": Africans evicted from housing in Chinese city

On the left, Dr Thomas Cowan, who is currently on probation, in a screengrab of his lecture which drew a link between 5G and coronavirus. On the right, a burning mobile phone mast in the UK.

The dangerous conspiracy theory linking 5G to Covid-19

The FBI did actually seize medical supplies -- not from a synagogue -- but from a New York man who was selling them at inflated prices (screengrab from Facebook).

No, the FBI didn’t seize masks and protective gear from a New York synagogue

Screengrab of the video posted by the “Honourable Arlette and Anna”.

Debunked: These Ivorian women weren't publicly humiliated for breaking a coronavirus curfew

Images circulating on social media in Iran show riots and prison breaks at prisons in Tabriz (left), Ahvaz (centre) and Saqqez (right).

No water, no soap and crowded cells: COVID-19 fears spark riots in Iran’s prisons

Some Iraqis have been refusing to let those who died of coronavirus be buried anywhere near their towns. (Screengrabs of videos shared on social media).

The search for a place to bury Iraq’s COVID-19 victims

The International Fact-Checknig Network (IFCN) created the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance to combat fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic. Derek Thomson of the France 24 Observers explains.

#CoronaVirusFacts: the global effort to fight fake news about COVID-19

The International Fact-Checknig Network (IFCN) created the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance to combat fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic. Derek Thomson of the France 24 Observers explains.

#CoronaVirusFacts: the global effort to fight fake news about COVID-19

Thousands of migrant workers are trying to get back home during India's lockdown, and officials spray a group of them with corrosive disinfectant. Photos from Twitter.

Outrage after migrant workers in India forcibly sprayed with disinfectant

Prisoners attempt to escape from La Modela prison (screengrab) in Colombia. The photo at the right shows our Observer’s cell in La Picota prison (photo taken by our Observer).

Covid-19 sparks deadly riots in Colombia’s prisons: "If the virus gets in here, we're done for"

Many Iranians are pointing the finger at fake healers for the widespread propagation of Covid-19 in Iran.

Prophet’s perfume and flower oil: how Islamic medicine has made Iran's Covid-19 outbreak worse

In recent days, people in Zimbabwe have been circulating videos that they claimed showed police violently punishing people who didn’t respect measures enacted to halt the spread of COVID-19. It turns out, however, that this video is actually from 2019.

No, Zimbabwe police didn’t beat up people for skipping COVID isolation to go to mass

Medical staff in Iran tell the France 24 Observers that contrary to what is shown on state TV (down) they are battling the COVID-19 epidemic with a severe lack of equipment that leaves them in danger of being infected themselves.

"They only give us protective gear when TV cameras come": Iran's doctors say they're at risk

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