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Mared Gwyn Jones

EuroVerify

From sanctions to solar flare: Iberian blackout still fuels fake news

With no official confirmation yet as to the cause of the unprecedented blackout, Euroverify fact-checks some of the unfounded theories that continue to run rampant online.

EuroVerify

Disinformation, conspiracy theories circulate as papal conclave begins

Cardinals gather Wednesday in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect the successor of Pope Francis. Euroverify debunks false theories about the secretive conclave.

EuroVerify

No, Danish MP didn't seek Kremlin's help to protect Greenland

Greenland has been caught in the disinformation crossfire as geopolitical tensions between world powers rise.

EuroVerify

Iberian blackout sparks spread of false theories online

With the lights now coming back on in the Iberian Peninsula, Euroverify fact-checks some of the false claims that circulated during Monday's unprecedented blackout.

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Is the US blocking German plans to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine?

As German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz hints at a change in policy on the transfer of Taurus missiles to Kyiv, unfounded claims are circulating that the Trump administration could block the move.

EU Decoded

Is the EU losing the geopolitical race for critical raw minerals?

The EU wants to cut reliance on powers like China for mineral supplies by the end of the decade. As geopolitical tensions boil, EU Decoded asks whether the bloc can keep up with its competitors.

EuroVerify

Fake news campaign falsely claims Olena Zelenska tried to flee Ukraine

A video that fraudulently uses the BBC logo has been used to spread the allegation online.

EuroVerify

How a false headline about a tariff pause sent markets into wild swing

US markets briefly surged on Monday amid false rumours that President Donald Trump was mulling a 90-day pause on tariffs, before they plunged again. Euroverify investigates.

EuroVerify

Fact-check: How common is Le Pen's ban from public office?

The National Rally party leader has described the court ruling that banned her from running for office as a political witch hunt". Euroverify asked experts about the legal grounds for her sentence.

EuroVerify

What we know about killings of 15 Palestinian medics by Israeli forces

Video evidence shared by the Palestinian Red Crescent contradicts Israel's earlier claim the emergency vehicles were proceeding 'suspiciously' and without emergency lights.

EuroVerify

Fact check: Are Donald Trump's tariffs on the EU really reciprocal?

Economists tell Euronews Trump's rates are not in any way based on the tariffs imposed by the US' trading partners and therefore cannot be considered an equal measure.

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Fact-check: EU won't 'confiscate' private savings to spend on defence

A fresh push to incentivise Europeans to invest in EU assets has been weaponised in an online disinformation campaign. Euroverify investigates.

EuroVerify

Fact-check: Unlikely that Conor McGregor can run for Irish presidency

He may be in favour with the Trump administration, but Conor McGregor's chances of making the ballot paper in Ireland's presidential poll are close to zero, experts tell Euroverify.

EuroVerify

What is Signal and should US officials have used it to share war plan?

The Trump administration has downplayed the security breach, dismissing it as the 'only glitch in two months.'

EuroVerify

Why are protests escalating in Turkey after arrest of Istanbul mayor?

Anger over the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu has spilled over into the fiercest protests to grip Turkey in over a decade.

Europe News

Russia 'first to be interested' in having EU in peace talks - Barroso

The former president of the European Commission tells Euronews the EU's wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow inevitably ties the the bloc to any negotiations on a peace settlement.

Europe News

Putin is 'playing' and has no interest in stopping war, EPP chief says

Manfred Weber exclusively tells Euronews that Putin 'is not ready for peace.'

Europe News

Don't let Russia divide US and Europe, Kaja Kallas says

A transatlantic rift 'would make Russia stronger'. 'Let's not give them that,' the EU's foreign affairs chief tells Euronews in an exclusive interview.

Europe News

Investment in Syria needed to prevent more displacement - UN director

Discussions about the return of Syrian refugees should not be held ‘in isolation’ from the wider economic and political context, the director-general of the UN’s migration agency told Euronews.

Europe News

EU steps up support for Syrians but says hope is 'hanging by a thread'

The bloc is pledging almost €2.5 billion in further support but says investments hinge on a 'credible' and 'inclusive' transition.

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