Misleading claims about “voter rigging” are being shared online ahead of Italy’s general election on Sunday. Viral videos have falsely suggested that postal votes abroad will be rigged to favour … Read More
As a number of shops, venues and some Premier League football fixtures are postponed due to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, there has been confusion online concerning other … Read More
A BBC correspondent sent waves of panic across social media after falsely tweeting that Queen Elizabeth II had died Thursday morning after Buckingham Palace expressed concerns over her health. The … Read More
For the first time, a major covert pro-US propaganda campaign has been taken down by social media giants. According to a report by Graphika and the Stanford Internet Observatory, Twitter … Read More
A photo of a man with a visible skin condition taken during rush hour on a train in Spain received thousands of likes on Twitter. The original Spanish tweet was … Read More
False claims have spread online that Ukrainian refugees were invited to stay at a former Nazi concentration camp in Germany. Users have alleged that people fleeing the Ukraine war could … Read More
In the midst of a mustard shortage, a viral video has generated online speculation and conspiracy theories in France. The footage — allegedly filmed by a transport worker — shows … Read More
A billboard reading “Alaska is Ours” spotted in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk has caused outrage on social media. Online users claimed that the message was another threat of invasion … Read More
As Dutch farmers protest over emission cuts, a misleading video claims that undercover police officers were attacked by demonstrators. Euronews has fact-checked these claims. Thousands of agricultural workers have gathered in … Read More
The NATO Summit in Madrid has attracted a lot of international attention to its host country, Spain. But it has also become the focus of online misinformation. While some of the … Read More
