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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

The Russian Defence Ministry published four photos of a “column of ISIS vehicles” retreating toward a region under the control of US-backed forces in Syria.

Russia uses fake images to claim US is helping IS group

This hoax image was shared by many social media users in India, including a top political party spokesperson.

Fake image of policeman bowing at India home minister’s feet goes viral

People from all over the world have shared this photo, which they believed showed a baby werewolf or other half-human creature.

'Baby werewolf' dupes social media users around the world

A plane caught on film while flying over Russia shows off impressive trails of condensation because of the sun being behind it.

'Chemtrails': the conspiracy theory that aeroplanes are poisoning us

Montage showing photos posted on “The Turkish Renaissance” Facebook page.

Fake images complicate work of NGOs trying to help Rohingya

The photos that the government distributed, showing actors pretending to be Rohingya and burning a house.

Burmese govt fake images to frame Rohingya for violence

A shark swimming on the motorway; Houston airport underwater; and Obama helping the relief effort. Except... none of these are true.

Storm of fake images in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

IS fighters flee Mosul in dresses and make-up... Really?

The video of a cyclist falling dramatically into a river after having had a close encounter with a runaway skateboard. Too good to be true? It probably is.

How a faked bike accident went viral

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