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 Turkey Fact-check: Old videos claim to show aftermath of Turkey earthquake As the death toll soars following the Turkey-Syria earthquake, so is the amount of fake information and videos. 07/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU to deploy fake news experts in its offices globally: Borrell Both Russia and China now use formal diplomatic channels to spread disinformation, an EEAS report found. 07/02/2023
Now playing Next The Cube Czech presidential candidate Pavel denies reports of his own death After fake text messages were sent out on behalf of Pavel's team, the presidential candidate had to take to social media to assure the public he was still alive. 27/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Fact check: A Ukrainian soldier did not pose next to a Russian corpse As Russia's invasion of Ukraine hits the 11-month mark, Euronews continues to debunk the disinformation online. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Poland TV channel did not air a map of Poland which includes Ukrainian land The TV channel released a statement claiming they never aired a weather segment showing western regions of Ukraine as part of Poland's territory 23/01/2023
Now playing Next Biztech news This war video game has sparked a wave of Ukraine misinformation Monitoring misinformation is a constant struggle. Clips from war video games are being branded as authentic footage and seen thousands of times. 03/01/2023
Now playing Next The Cube Fake video claims Ukrainians arrested at Qatar World Cup The viral clip seems to be an example of "imposter content" that impersonates a legitimate news organisation to spread false claims. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next world news Hate and disinformation spiked after Musk's Twitter takeover | View "Many fear Twitter will not only become a festoon of hate speech, disinformation, and erratic behaviour but that it will erase the progress Twitter has already made to combat them." 24/11/2022
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 The Cube Spanish policeman jailed after posting fake migrant rape video The man is one of the first people to be convicted of using social media to spread false information. 09/11/2022
Now playing Next USA Midterm misinformation: Five false claims about the key US vote They include baseless claims about "voter fraud" have reappeared online ahead of election day. 07/11/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Fact-check: Has the man probing the Nord Stream explosions died? Claims about the death of 'Erik Ollsen' have circulated across Europe on social media. 04/11/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Are Turkish mercenaries being sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine? A video of soldiers brandishing a Turkish flag has gone viral on social media with some claiming that the men are mercenaries sent to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. 22/10/2022
Now playing Next world news Exiled Russia journalists make their voices heard from Riga Journalists in Russia face up to 15 years in prison for "spreading lies" about the war. 11/10/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Critics slam Turkey's draft law on criminalising 'disinformation' Critics say the proposed bill will censor opposition voices and restrict independent media. 04/10/2022
Now playing Next See The dying art of political satire: Winners of LIBEX 2022 competition The winning entries of the LIBEX 2022 editorial cartoon competition have been announced. 24/09/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Misleading claims about 'rigged' postal votes before Italian elections Users have falsely claimed that the polls will be marred by "voter fraud". 20/09/2022
Now playing Next The Cube How will the Queen's funeral impact certain services in the UK? Many shops, venues and court hearings have been cancelled on 19 September due to the Queen's funeral. But this has generated a lot of confusion online about other cancellations, such as flights and hospital visits. 16/09/2022
Now playing Next The Cube First major covert pro-US propaganda campaign removed by tech giants According to a report, Twitter and Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) have removed dozens of accounts used to promote US interests abroad. 01/09/2022
