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Posts misrepresent UN position on sex between adults and minors - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Health Politics Society

27 Apr: Posts misrepresent UN position on sex between adults and minors

“UN report calls for decriminalization of all sexual activity, including between adults and children,” said the headline of an April 14, 2023 story from “Live Action,” a non-profit anti-abortion group that has published numerous false and misleading health claims, according to NewsGuard, an organization that assesses websites’ credibility.

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Misrepresented passport photos revive Obama 'birther' conspiracy theory - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Society

14 Apr: Misrepresented passport photos revive Obama ‘birther’ conspiracy theory

“Malik Obama is dropping docs proving Barack Obama was born in Nairobi, Kenya and was thus a FAKE and ILLEGITIMATE President,” Peters, who has previously promoted anti-vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories, said in April 12, 2023 posts on Twitter, Instagram and other platforms.

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Posts reshare old Paris protest clip after France hit by pension demos in 2023 - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Society

07 Apr: Posts reshare old Paris protest clip after France hit by pension demos in 2023

“The world is going wild right now!” reads the caption to the 24-second clip which shows riot police officers hitting protesters with batons.

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Trump indictment does not bar him from running in 2024 - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics

04 Apr: Trump indictment does not bar him from running in 2024

“MAGA who think that Trump being indicted is going to put him back in the WH (White House) must not realize that prisoners can’t run for office,” a March 30 tweet said, using the acronym for the slogan “Make America Great Again.”

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Posts falsely claim 'WEF wants eggs banned' following Covid study - Featured image
By master COVID-19 Fact-Check Health Politics Science

13 Mar: Posts falsely claim ‘WEF wants eggs banned’ following Covid study

The Facebook post was published on February 9, 2023.

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Baseless claim Turkey ambassadors 'evacuated' before earthquake fuels conspiracy theories - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Society

02 Mar: Baseless claim Turkey ambassadors ‘evacuated’ before earthquake fuels conspiracy theories

“Planned demolition anybody,” reads a Facebook post shared on February 16.

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RTL Fact Check: Do women still earn less than men? - Featured image
By master Economy Politics Society Uncategorized

28 Feb: RTL Fact Check: Do women still earn less than men?

Our colleagues from RTL.lu took a closer look at the gender pay gap: Does it still exist? And how accurate is it?

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A year of disinformation around the war in Ukraine - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Ukraine

24 Feb: A year of disinformation around the war in Ukraine

Russian authorities themselves have propagated the idea that some of the worst atrocities — such as the massacre of civilians in Bucha not far from Kyiv in April 2022 — were staged.

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Elon Musk tweet amplifies false Ukraine casualty numbers - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Society Ukraine

10 Feb: Elon Musk tweet amplifies false Ukraine casualty numbers

“Ukraine: 157,000 soldiers dead,” says a February 5, 2023 tweet. “234 Dead – NATO military trainers (US and UK). 2,458 Dead – NATO soldiers (Germany, Poland, Lithuania,etc).”

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Old photos falsely linked to Sweden-Denmark Koran burnings - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Politics Society

02 Feb: Old photos falsely linked to Sweden-Denmark Koran burnings

“The person who burned the Koran in Sweden has been killed and sent to hell, while the Ghazi has been detained,” reads an Urdu-language Facebook post from January 28.

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