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Computer-generated image of ‘giant’ does not show last living Neanderthal man - Featured image
By master Fact-Check Science Society Technology

26 May: Computer-generated image of ‘giant’ does not show last living Neanderthal man

“The last Neanderthal giant,” reads the caption of a purported photo tweeted on April 30, 2023. 

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Document does not show Pfizer's Covid vaccine contains graphene oxide - Featured image
By master COVID-19 Fact-Check Health Society

12 May: Document does not show Pfizer’s Covid vaccine contains graphene oxide

“Pfizer admits in its own document that the vaccine contains Graphene Oxide,” says this Indonesian-language post on Twitter, uploaded on March 22, 2023.

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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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Sea-level data shared by climate skeptics omits global trend - Featured image
By master Environment Fact-Check Science Society

21 Apr: Sea-level data shared by climate skeptics omits global trend

“In this weekly feature from the Climate Discussion Nexus, we check claims of relentless sea level rise against actual data,” says the caption of a YouTube video published March 14, 2023.

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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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Greta Thunberg targeted with misleading headlines about deleted tweet - Featured image
By master Environment Fact-Check Science Society

20 Mar: Greta Thunberg targeted with misleading headlines about deleted tweet

“Greta Thunberg deletes 2018 tweet saying world will end in 2023 after world does not end,” says text in an image shared March 13, 2023 on Facebook and Instagram.

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Articles misinterpret UK Covid-19 vaccine data - Featured image
By master COVID-19 Fact-Check Health Science Society

08 Mar: Articles misinterpret UK Covid-19 vaccine data

“Official figures quietly published by the UK Government reveal that the fully/triple/quadruple vaccinated population has accounted for 9 in every 10 Covid-19 deaths in England over the past two years and 92% of Covid-19 deaths throughout the entirety of 2022,” says a February 22, 2023 article.

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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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