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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

Screengrab of the "Hunting Spies" documentary, broadcast by Iran's "Press TV"

‘CIA agents spotted by Tehran’: An Iranian documentary’s false claims

South Sudanese colonel Angui Karbino Kuanyin was filmed shooting himself in the mouth with a rifle and a handgun.

South Sudan colonel shoots himself on video: how he faked it

Twitter users around the world shared a clip taken from the video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Footage of a pilot's heroics is actually from a video game

Outlets around the world ran with a fake story about a man attacked by a bear.

RUSSIA - KAZAKHSTAN

Mauled by a bear? Viral story in Russia is fake

Posts from far-right Facebook groups with the image of a bleeding woman went viral

GERMANY / FRANCE

Does this viral image actually show an old woman 'attacked by a migrant'?

Misleading photos claiming to show victims of the Sri Lankan bombings circulated online.

Misleading photos circulate online after Sri Lanka bombings

Several online accounts shared false or misleading claims about the Notre-Dame fire in Paris on Monday evening.

How to avoid falling for fake news about the Notre-Dame fire

The Observers’ Derek Thomson, Alexandre Capron and Sarra Grira fanned out across FRANCE 24’s channels in English, French and Arabic to talk about “Truth or Fake” aka ‘”Info ou Intox” aka حقيقةأمفبركة.

Video: ‘Truth or Fake’ in the FRANCE 24 Debate

Several videos claiming to show the cabin of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 moments before the crash circulated widely social media.

How to verify that these three viral videos aren’t from the Ethiopian Airlines crash

A video showing stacks of euros, some of which were burned, was widely circulated on social media in Russia, Cameroon and Haiti, allegedly proof of a seedy plot carried out by corrupt politicians. It turns out, that’s all false.

Did a former minister in Cameroon really burn embezzled money?

Misleading information published online in both Pakistan and India.

War of fake images erupts between India and Pakistan

Screengrabs of two videos that claim to show the American army about to carry out a military intervention in Venezuela.

People fall for videos claiming to show US army gearing up for assault on Venezuela

This video has sparked an enormous amount of confusion, which could have a serious impact on the careers of two different professional surfers. (Screengrab)

Why sharing this video of a surfer riding a huge wave will cost him money

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

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