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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

A false quote attributed to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen started circulating on Facebook in mid-March, right in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic. (credit: France 24)

Did France's Marine Le Pen really say African leaders were banned from French hospitals? Nope.

Derek Thomson and Catherine Bennett are the presenters of "Truth or Fake" 2020, a 9-minute guide to verifying images online.

“Truth or Fake” 2020: 4 tips for detecting fake news online

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

Observers journalist Peter O'Brien debunks some viral videos on the topic of the coronavirus.

Outbreak of false information about COVID-19

This video shows Chinese police officers using a fishing net to stop a man apparently running a fever.

Did Chinese police really use a fishing net to arrest a man with a high fever?

Screengrabs of a video that was shared widely on Twitter.

Did police kill a woman escaping a COVID-19 quarantine in China?

The Instagram account @coronavirusdaily posted the video, claiming that it was filmed in a market in Wuhan but the video was subsequently taken down.

The bat section in the Wuhan market? Nope, this video was filmed in Indonesia

Screengrab from a video viewed more than 4 million times on Twitter.

Bat soup in China? This video of a bat in broth was filmed in the Pacific

Screengrab from a video viewed thousands of times on YouTube.

A Filipino couple eating bat soup in Wuhan? Nope, YouTubers in Palau

Screengrabs from videos circulating on social networks in late January 2020 with captions saying bat soup is eaten in China and could be a source of the Wuhan coronavirus.

Is bat soup a delicacy in China? We debunk a rumour on the origin of the coronavirus

An apparent amateur video of a ball of white lightning moving over a train track has intrigued social media users.

A ball of fire moving mysteriously over a train track? Hmm....

People on social media have been sharing images of what they say are US soldiers leaving for war with Iran (Photos from Facebook)

No, these photos do not show American soldiers going off to war with Iran

On the left, a photo of Iranian graffiti praising Trump; on the right, a rocket blast in Israel.

Fake news spreads online after Soleimani killing

Poisoned cakes from Turkey? A viral video causes panic all around the world

A Facebook post showing the above image of a woman included the caption, "THE HEADSCARF IS IMPORTANT !!!"

How photoshop ‘undressed’ a woman wearing the hijab

Screengrab of one of the photos shared on the Facebook page "Islam My Religion" and the accompanying caption, which says, "Angola is the first country in the world to ban Islam."

Is Angola banning Islam and destroying mosques?

A viral online video depicting a rogue military-style robot turning on humans has caused panic.

Does an armed robot really turn on humans in this viral video?

Screenshots from the video shared on social media in Cameroon and Togo on October 13. The caption reads: 'This is what happens to cars in the port of Douala.'

This theft took place in Mozambique, not in Togo or Cameroon as the internet reported

How do you verify a video claiming to show exclusive military footage, supposedly illustrating the tensions between the United States and Iran? The FRANCE 24 Observers team takes a look.

Were US warships filmed by an Iranian drone? Watch out for false military footage

This photo is said to show a 344-year-old tortoise who recently died. Our team decided to investigate – could this wild story possibly be true?

Does this photo really show a 344-year-old tortoise?

Screenshots of two different videos found on Chinese social media with the tag '#ThreeGorgesWaterMonster', circulating over the last few days.

Did a giant sea creature really surface from the depths of the Yangtze River?

True or fake? Here are some images that have been taken out of context.

From bomb attacks to a deadly blaze: The fake news coming out of South Africa

These three pictures have nothing to do with recent xenophobic violence in South Africa

Don’t be fooled by these fake videos of xenophobic attacks in South Africa

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