Now playing Next The Cube Fact-check: Do pets pollute as much as cars? Is man’s best friend the planet’s enemy? There's been an ongoing debate about whether owning a pet is as polluting as owning a car. 27/02/2024
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
Now playing Next The Cube Why is the Nazi flag flying in the French city of Nantes? Iconic buildings in Nantes have been draped in Nazi banners over the past few days, which has caused a stir on social media. The Cube takes a look at why they're there. 01/02/2024
Now playing Next The Cube Is the Las Meninas painting being cancelled for being a hate crime? The Cube takes a closer look at claims that Las Meninas will be withdrawn from the Prado Museum in Madrid for supposedly being a hate crime. 29/01/2024
Now playing Next The Cube Has the Eiffel Tower caught fire? Some widely-spread videos on social media claim to show the Eiffel Tower ravaged by flames. The Cube took a closer look. 25/01/2024
Now playing Next The Cube Was Ukraine's ex-Defence minister caught partying on a yacht? Viral social media posts claim Oleksiy Reznikov was seen partying on a yacht in the South of France days after leaving his post as defence minister of Ukraine. But these photos pre-date the war in Ukraine and were taken in Turkey in 2020. 20/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate Fact-check: Is air conditioning making cities hotter? A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius. 30/08/2023
Now playing Next Canada Why are helicopters shooting flames at burning forests in Canada? Numerous social media users are misleadingly claiming firefighters are actually escalating the more than 400 wildfires raging in British Columbia, after sharing a viral video of a helicopter spraying flammable liquid. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next Greece Greek court questions smuggling suspects over migrant ship disaster Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy. 22/06/2023
Now playing Next Tech News YouTube's algorithm is recommending violent gun videos to 9-year-olds New research shows that YouTube's powerful algorithms can flood young users with disturbing content, including depictions of school shootings. 22/05/2023
Now playing Next USA Fact-check: Has 1 in 5 Americans lost a family member to gun violenc? A majority of Americans say they have a family member who has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun, or being shot, according to a new survey. 10/05/2023
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
Now playing Next USA ‘Libs of Tiktok’: Twitter account targets LGBT+ teachers in the U.S. A popular Twitter account with over `1 million followers is targeting teachers promoting LGBTQ+ rights and inclusive education in the U.S. 02/05/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Youtube videos of students studying in bid to end effects of isolation This trend has caught students from all countries seeking company as they work through the health crisis alone. 20/02/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Fact-check: Did Kamala Harris illegally campaign near polling station? An investigation by The Cube has found no evidence that the Democratic vice presidential nominee broke Ohio county rules during an appearance near a polling station. 27/10/2020