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On the left, the Croatian president. On the right, not the Croatian president.

No, that's not the president of Croatia in those viral bikini photos

This video supposedly showed cannibalism occuring in the English-speaking part of Cameroon. However, it is totally fake (screengrab).

No, people are not eating human flesh in Cameroon

In China, people thought that this clip showed a supernatural phenomenon – but in the end it turned out that these images came from an advertisement. (Screengrab of video)

Chinese ad makes people think they're seeing god

The video of these people destroying solar panels with hammers and sticks was shared online with a false caption. Source: Climate Samurai, YouTube

Fake post claims Indian villagers smashed solar panels because they feared angry gods

Screen grabs from the video below.

This video does NOT show ‘Muslims attacking cars in Birmingham’

Screengrab of a video made by a German advertising firm that shows ducks stopping at a red light.

A playful video of ducks on a city street is doctored. Should we care?

Screenshot of a video of the so-called "plactic eggs".

No, the Chinese aren’t trying to poison us with plastic eggs

Users claim this video shows Saddam Hussein’s body remains fresh, 12 years after his death.

The latest false story about Saddam Hussein: an 'intact' corpse

Several Israeli news sites published a satellite photograph that they said showed an Iranian military airfield inside Syria

An Iranian air base inside Syria? No - Israeli media use wrong photo

Indian fact-checking site Alt News debunked this video posted on Facebook, alleged to be an attack on Hindu women, but which was actually an old, unrelated video.

Standing up for truth: Meet India’s 'fake news' fighters

Screen grab from our show.

When Trump videos aren’t what they seem

Figures from the pro-Trump alt-right in the US were quick to associate her with radical Islam.

YouTube shooter’s online posts: No, she was not a radical Muslim

A video is circulating online with claims that a man seen jumping off a balcony was a Saudi prince who committed suicide in a London airport.

Did a Saudi prince really commit suicide at London's Heathrow?

A video of Donald Trump hitting a man is circulating on social media with the claim that the man in question is the mayor of Mexico City.

Did Trump really hit Mexico City’s mayor?

This viral image is circulating on social media with claims that it shows a Haitian mother protecting her son from a Dominican police officer.

Debunked: This viral 'lioness mother' isn't really defending her son

On social media, some have been claiming that the packet of nutritional supplements shown in this photo is, in actuality, a pill to “eradicate Muslims”.

In Afghanistan, fake claims that supplements are “anti-Muslim” pill

A screenshot from the original Gaza news report – images from which are now being used to claim that anti-Syrian activists are staging the devastation in Syria.

Syria govt supporters use old video to back false claim that Ghouta atrocities are staged

Screen shots from Arma 3, a video game that was used in the fake video.

Debunked: Viral video of ‘Turkish drone’ is from video game

Screengrab of our show.

How do fake stories about migrants spread across Europe?

Screengrab of a video purporting to show Turkish planes attacking Afrin. The video was originally posted on a Turkish YouTube channel.

Watch out for these fake images of the Turkish offensive on Afrin

The 'karate woman' on the left is actually a still from a film; the image of a protest top-right was taken in Bahrain in 2011; and the boy bottom-right published this video to prove that he wasn't dead, as was reported in some outlets.

Iran's karate woman and the boy who's still alive: Fake images in Iran's protests

Some images from stories that we've debunked over the years!

THE OBSERVERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

10 debunks that shaped the history of the Observers

On the left, 'Trump' bounces on a space hopper. On the right, 'Mike Pence' tries to tackle him away from the toy.

President Trump drunk in a kindergarten? Nope, just a comedy skit

Screen grap of video that went viral showing a migrant being tortured in Libya. Source : Facebook.

Fake news: Video of militia torturing migrant not filmed in Libya

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