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Two gay men were not burnt alive at the end of January in the Malian capital of Bamako. Source: Facebook

DEBUNKED - MALI

In Mali, an old video of a brutal murder starts circulating again

A screengrab from the video of a "flying palm tree".

Debunked: No, this palm tree isn't magically floating in the air

Be careful before you share viral #10yearchallenge posts...

How the #10yearchallenge sparked lots of fake and misleading images

A series of photos showing dead bodies surrounded by a crowd have been circulating online in the past few weeks. These disturbing photos have been shared by Internet users and in newspapers in India and on the African continent.

Debunked: No, these are not images of 'Rohingya cannibals'

Several different websites shared a false news story about a group of Malian soldiers that had deserted while in Canada for training. The original story was a spoof published on a parody news site.

FAKE NEWS - MALI

How a spoof story about Malian soldiers deserting in Canada became 'fake news'

Video: When amazing nature shots are a bit too good to be true

This post was shared more than 37,000 times.

Does this viral photo really show the world’s smallest bird?

Some images that were shared online as showing the Yellow Vest movement in France have been manipulated or taken from another event.

Fake images of France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ protests spread abroad

Coca-Cola ads aimed at Nazis? Not so fast...

How a historian debunks old photos on social media

A video circulating in China is presented as showing the manufacture of fake beef… but it’s false.

DEBUNKED / CHINA

No, this video doesn’t show Chinese workers making fake meat

Fake images of Indonesia plane crash shared online

Screengrab of a message received by the FRANCE 24 Observers. (More info below)

No, images of Khashoggi’s body have not been leaked online

Migrant caravan faces false accusations as it crosses Mexico

Was a British Airways plane attacked by a flock of birds, which included eagles? These photos have fed a hoax that was already very popular in Nigeria last year.

No, a flock of birds did not attack an airplane

Two versions of the same video on Facebook have been viewed almost 20 million times. They show nuns dancing to two different soundtracls: one by the death metal techno band Phuture Doom, the other by Polish Christian children’s group Male TGD.

Nuns dancing to hardcore techno? Sadly... no

Were the Minions inspired by the Nazis as many social media posts claim? Or is it too crazy to be true? Indeed – it is a hoax.

The Minions hoax that won’t go away

'Two oceans meet but don’t mix': What does this viral video really show?

Elephant helps a baby lion? It’s cute – but it’s a hoax

A cat watches a video of his owner and snuggles up to the telephone when he hears his voice. It’s really cute… but it’s also not true.

Did this cat really cuddle up to a video of his former owner – or is it a hoax?

Did climate march participants really litter the streets of Paris?

Trash everywhere after Paris climate march? Not true…

Framegrab of the video.

Why are Iranians so ready to believe there are bugging devices in their trees?

These three old photos were recently shared on social media with misleading captions. Unfortunately, few people bothered to find out the real story behind these photos.

Archive photo + new, false caption = successful hoax

This photo of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was widely shared on social media in Turkey in August 2018, with captions saying he is working as a shepherd.

No, Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad is not a shepherd

Does this show the former pope in Mecca? No, and here’s why

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