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Now playing Next The Cube Altered video shows Pope calling Catholic Church 'mother of harlots' A decade-old video has recently resurfaced claiming to show the Pope revealing his secret agenda to control the world and chastising Christians for watching The Hobbit and Game of Thrones. The Cube takes a closer look. 08/02/2024
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Now playing Next USA Backlash and disinformation: Bud Light's collab with trans actress Bud Lights' collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has spurred false claims on social media. 25/04/2023
Now playing Next Tech News TikTok ban: Why is the social media platform under fire? After the US and the EU Commission, Canada also banned the TikTok app from government-issued devices on Monday. What's going on? 01/03/2023
Now playing Next world news What's behind the anti-Zelenskyy graffiti popping up all across Europe Euronews took a closer look at these viral images and who is behind this anti-Ukraine campaign 16/02/2023
Now playing Next Turkey #TheCube: Watch out for fake quake donation scams and unrelated videos Old, unrelated videos and scam donation pages - disinformation has sprung since the tragic Turkey-Syria earthquake. Here are some examples you should be wary of: 08/02/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Debunked: Flu vaccines don't increase Strep A infections On social media, especially TikTok, people have been making links between nasal flu vaccines given to children and the rise in Strep A infections this winter. However, there is no concrete evidence that shows that flu vaccines cause a higher susceptibility to Strep A. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Twitter’s blue tick comes under increasing pressure from fake accounts The social media platform’s new ‘Blue’ subscription service appears to have been paused for new users, after many accounts with blue ticks were launched impersonating famous people and companies. 11/11/2022
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