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On the left, a tweet about a photo of apparent crowds of people in Bournemouth, UK. On the right, a photo by Philip Davali for Ritzau Scanpix.

Are people flouting social distancing rules? How photos can distort perspective

There's been an explosion of fake news stories about discrimination towards Africans in China - and now about how Africans are taking revenge (screengrabs).

Debunked: The fake videos showing Africans retaliating against Chinese discrimination

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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