Truth or Fake

00:04:58

Israel's foreign ministry denounces video allegedly...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/10/20

As Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow desperately needed aid into Gaza, a viral video on social media alleged to show Palestinians in the enclave celebrating after catching a whale shark. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, the circumstances surrounding this video are unclear. It comes as a UN official stated that the quantity of aid being allowed into the war-battered enclave continues to be "way below what is needed".

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00:05:34

No, ICE agents did not zip-tie a toddler in Chicago

Truth or Fake ·

2025/10/15

Viral posts accuse US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of arresting and zip-tying very young children in Chicago, as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In reality, the footage shared in these posts was filmed in 2024 by a father playing “cops and robbers” with his son. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:05:02

Did youths wreak havoc in the French National Assembly?

Truth or Fake ·

2025/10/14

Here in France, we’re used to heated debates in the National Assembly – especially during political crises. But this time, it’s not the MPs making the noise. On social media, users claim that a group of youngsters caused chaos inside the hemicycle – using videos created with the AI video generator Sora. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:04:55

Did Israel leave behind booby-trapped dolls and food...

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2025/10/13

A viral post claims that Israeli forces have left behind booby-trapped dolls and food cans in Gaza, allegedly to harm returning civilians. However, the truth is quite different: the cans are actually metal containers, and the purple Teletubby doll was filmed in Yemen a few years ago. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:05:34

Storm 1516: The Russian operation responsible for at...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/10/09

Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. So who is behind this disinformation and how does it spread? More importantly, how can we spot it? We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:04:46

Will French ministers in short-lived Lecornu...

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2025/10/07

France is grappling with further political turmoil after Sébastien Lecornu, the country's latest prime minister, stepped down after less than a month in the post. The move came the day after Lecornu revealed his new cabinet. Some social media users are claiming that the ministers appointed in his short-lived government will receive three months' salary, after being in post for only a matter of hours. But their claims lack nuance, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.

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00:05:05

Is France's Macron building a luxury bunker 'in...

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2025/10/06

A viral post on social media claims that French President Emmanuel Macron is spending almost €150 million in state funds on a luxury underground bunker to "shield the French elite from a looming World War III". The video claims to have solid proof coming straight from Tracfin, a service of the French finance ministry that fights money laundering. In reality, this fake news probably comes from a Russian covert influence network called Storm-1516. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or

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00:04:58

No, this footage does not show a woman assaulted by...

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2025/10/01

As protesters in Morocco have been taking to the streets calling for improved social services and less corruption, some online are circulating footage allegedly showing a woman assaulted by security forces during the gatherings. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this footage is not linked to the recent protests and has been taken out of its original context.

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00:05:12

'Med beds': Trump shares video championing alleged...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/30

Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump shared an apparently AI-generated clip championing fictional cure-all medical technology, known as "med beds". The video has since been deleted from his account, but it has injected new life into a long-held conspiracy theory about "med beds'', which is prominent in far-right QAnon circles online. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes tells us more in Truth or Fake.

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00:04:51

Pro-Russians allege ballot fraud in Moldova election

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2025/09/29

In the wake of Moldova's parliamentary election, which saw the ruling pro-Western party clinch a solid victory, some online are widely circulating footage they allege is proof voter fraud on the part of the ruling party. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, there are many elements in the footage which cast doubt on its authenticity.

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00:06:12

'Escalatorgate': Trump accuses UN of 'triple sabotage'

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2025/09/25

In a lengthy 357-word diatribe online, US President Donald Trump blasted the UN for what he called "triple sabotage" during his address to the UN General Assembly, after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctions. His post has triggered a slew of conspiracy theories under the hashtag #EscalatorGate. Vedika Bahl goes through them in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:05:10

'RaptureTok': Christians prepare for the 'end of the...

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2025/09/24

People are selling their cars, quitting their jobs and saying goodbye to their children. On TikTok, viral videos show Christians preparing for what they call the "Rapture", predicted to take place on September 23 or 24. It all stems from a prediction made by a South African pastor several months ago, in which he said Jesus spoke to him. But for all the believers, there's also been a slew of online mockery about the latest doomsday theory, as Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.

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00:06:18

Fact-checking Trump's claims of a link between...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/23

US President Donald Trump has made sweeping statements urging Americans not to use the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy, saying it had links to autism. But he provided little scientific evidence to back this up. He also made sweeping statements about there being "virtually no autism" amongst the Amish or in Cuba. Most dangerously, he also repeated debunked claims about vaccines causing autism. FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl fact-checks these claims in Truth or

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00:04:37

Defiant French town halls fly Palestinian flags...

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2025/09/22

To mark France's recognition of a Palestinian state, 50 town halls across France have hoisted the Palestinian flag onto their facades. It's a defiant move against a government order by hardline Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau that ordered them not to do so, saying that displaying flags violates the French "principle of neutrality." But what is this principle, and what does the law say about the flag flying? Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:04:55

DOJ deletes report on far-right violence after Kirk...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/17

A 2024 US Department of Justice study was scrubbed from the department’s website just days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The report found that far-right extremism had caused “far more” deaths in the US than attacks by left-wing or radical Islamist groups. Its findings stand in stark contrast to recent statements from the Trump administration, which have blamed “the radical left” for Kirk’s killing. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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00:04:36

No, these videos do not show a French cathedral...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/16

In recent days, videos allegedly showing a cathedral in the western French city of Nantes engulfed by flames have gone viral on social media. Many social media users allege that Muslims are to blame for the incident. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, the footage is not recent, and the person responsible was in fact a volunteer at the church itself.

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00:04:56

Musk's Grok falsely accuses police of spreading...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/15

As far-right anti-immigration demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police posted footage of violent clashes on its official X account. Soon after, X's AI assistant Grok suggested the Met had passed off footage from 2020 as being from the rally. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, Grok's allegation was false.

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00:04:56

Has Qatar suspended its mediation efforts in the Gaza...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/11

In the wake of Israel's unprecedented strike on Doha, a rumour circulated online that Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts in the Gaza conflict. But this rumour is false, at least for now, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.

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00:05:22

Viral image of Bansky mural featuring English flag is...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/10

After Banksy revealed his latest work, some social media users widely circulated an image alleging that it depicted a judge attacking a protester holding an English flag. But the image was digitally altered to include the flag, as France 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.

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00:06:40

No, this video does not show Muslims threatening to...

Truth or Fake ·

2025/09/09

In recent days, a string of English-speaking accounts on X have been sharing a clip they allege shows several Muslims threatening to burn down churches in France. But a closer examination shows that the video was staged, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.

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