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Debunked: No, these photos don’t show the destruction of an airport in Ethiopia

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Debunked: Fake news report in Kenya falsely says deputy PM helped Rwandan war crimes suspect

Screengrabs of three viral videos that allege U.S. election worker fraud. Following investigations, all three claims were revealed to be false.

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Debunked: These viral videos do not reveal US election fraud as claimed

Screengrab of a November 4 video by Twitter user Eric Gibbs showing blocked windows at Detroit’s ballot-counting center. President Trump misleadingly said it was illegal activity to prevent observation of the count.

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Contrary to President Trump’s claims, Detroit poll challengers were NOT illegally barred from observing the polls

Both candidates in the 2020 US elections have been purveyors and victims of misinformation this election cycle. (Screenshots: Twitter)

The top pieces of misinformation spread in the lead up to the US election

This large gathering wasn't filmed in Istanbul in 2020, but in Sana'a (Yemen) in 2019 to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Screen capture from Facebook.

This huge crowd in Turkey has nothing to do with France's Muhammad cartoons

In a misleading clip viewed over 7 million times online, Joe Biden seems to admit to widespread voter fraud. The full video interview refutes this claim. (Screenshots: Twitter)

Joe Biden admits to voter fraud? This video was taken out of context

Afghan police published a video claiming it shows their attacks on the Taliban, but it is actually a video of an American training exercise.

Afghan Police published US Marines video presented as their army striking the Taliban

Left: Posts shared online claimed NBA team buses were used to transport BLM protesters. Right: A photo posted by the Toronto Raptors of their bus wrapped in support of BLM (Photo credit: Toronto Raptors/Twitter).

No, these private buses are not transporting BLM protesters to US demonstrations

People were circulating a series of videos online, claiming that they showed Pakistani extremists uprooting trees that they thought were “un-Islamic”. Turns out, that’s not the real story.

Did extremists in Pakistan really uproot “un-Islamic” trees?

Photos and videos manipulated to include missiles or drones have been shared widely on social media. (Photos: Twitter)

Misinformation spreads after Lebanon blast: Missile, drone, nuclear warhead?

A video that has been circulating online shows a scene from a 2003 TV series featuring a remarkably similar situation to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. (Screengrab from season 2, episode 14 of the show Dead Zone, entitled"Plague".)

Did an American TV series from 2003 really predict the Covid-19 pandemic?

Screengrab of a Facebook post.

Minnesota police did NOT accidentally arrest a black FBI agent... But the man was mistakenly detained

A video that circulated widely on social media after a friendly fire incident by the Iranian navy May 10, 2020 in fact shows a naval exercise in Norway in 2013.

No, this video does not show a friendly fire incident by the Iranian navy

During the pandemic, Muslims in India have been accused of everything from breaking stay-at-home orders by organising nighttime prayer gatherings (centre image) to licking utensils in a deliberate attempts to spread Covid-19.

'CoronaJihad': Fake news in India accuses Muslims of deliberately spreading Covid-19

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

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