Now playing Next Ukraine Fact-check: Do these photos prove Ukraine is sending children to war? Multiple social media users have been sharing photos of gravestones suggesting soldiers under 18 years old are dying on the frontlines. 25/08/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine How did a viral video fuel false claims the war in Ukraine is staged? At one point, a woman in the video appears to be holding a camera leading some social media users to falsely believe the Ukrainian Armed Forces are staging footage of the conflict. 24/08/2023
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 Japan Fact-check: What's up with the anti-Zelenskyy billboard in Tokyo? Did Japanese authorities really put up an anti-Zelenskyy billboard demanding the president stop the war in Ukraine? 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Turkey Was the blast in a port in Turkey caused by arms meant for Ukraine? Kremlin propagandists were quick to jump on the accident claiming the explosion was caused by weapons destined for Ukraine. But neither the local authorities nor the media reported any presence of military equipment on site. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next USA Did Texas install a river barrier with chainsaws to injure migrants? Some social media users and politicians say such a device has been placed in the Rio Grande River to purposefully injure those who try and enter the US from Mexico. 14/08/2023
Now playing Next Sweden Fact-check: Does a viral video prove Sweden is overrun with migrants? A video allegedly showing a crowded market in Sweden claims the country is accepting too many immigrants. But the original clip was filmed in Syria. 11/08/2023
Now playing Next France Who is behind the video calling for the boycott of the Paris Olympics? Was a viral video calling for the boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games really published by a major American news outlet? That’s what a certain Twitter account is trying to portray. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Are the treasures from a Kyiv monastery going to be sold off in Paris? A billboard in Paris is allegedly promoting the sale of precious icons that have been removed from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery. Many social media users are accusing Ukraine of selling these artefacts to raise money for the army. Euronews fact-checked these claims. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next Biztech news Musk offers legal help for Twitter users who got in trouble at work The billionaire’s offer to fund legal bills has raised eyebrows amongst those who were fired from Twitter following his takeover. 07/08/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election Claims circulated online that London would be turned into a "net zero prison" with the introduction of "climate lockdowns". 04/08/2023
Now playing Next Biztech news Musk’s X threatens nonprofit over Twitter hate speech research A lawyer for Elon Musk’s X Corp. threatened independent researchers who have studied disinformation and hate speech on Twitter. 01/08/2023
Now playing Next world news How much has the EU given to Ukraine compared to the US? Has the EU provided the same amount of financial aid to Ukraine as the US? That’s what Thierry Breton, the Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union claims. But is it true? 28/07/2023
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden 'at risk' thanks to Russian-backed Quran burning disinformation Recent incidents at protests have attracted outrage and formal diplomatic action from several Muslim-majority countries 27/07/2023
Now playing Next View We need to learn that if it's online, it doesn't have to be true Investing in education and the development of critical thinking is more important than ever, as it will help to limit the risks of disinformation posed by the advent of technologies such as the internet and AI, Yoan Blanc writes. 26/07/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Did Ukrainians celebrate the attack of the Crimea bridge in a bar? A video shared by a Hungarian TV station purports to show Ukrainians in a packed pub celebrating the recent attack on the Kerch bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea. But did that really happen? 24/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Voter fraud claims rife on social media ahead of Spain election Days before Spain holds its general election on Sunday, misleading claims have been spreading on social media. The Cube took a closer look at what's true and what's false. 21/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Warning over online misinformation ahead of Spanish election Researchers have criticised what they see as an inconsistent approach taken by social media companies as misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud spread. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland government minister pushes foreign media 'conspiracy theory' The newly-appointed minister for economic affairs says that certain researchers, experts and journalists are pushing an anti-government agenda onto foreign media outlets. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next USA This boat jumping TikTok challenge went viral. Turns out it was a hoax You’ve probably seen many news outlets warning parents about this dangerous summer trend. How did it turn out to be false? 19/07/2023
