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Brazilian judge investigates Elon Musk over disinformation

Alexandre de Moraes, a judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court included Elon Musk in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news.

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No, Ursula von der Leyen’s grandfather was not an SS general

The Cube takes a look at claims the European Commission president's grandparents were Nazis and pictured shaking hands with Adolf Hitler.

United Kingdom

Russian media outlets spread fake news of King Charles' death

A false notice said to have been released by Buckingham Palace wrote: ‘The King passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon.'

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Did Israel use misleading images to claim it wasn't blocking Gaza aid?

Israel published, then deleted, a controversial video in which it claims it is not blocking aid deliveries to Gaza. Euronews' Sophia Khatsenkova investigates.

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Facebook at 20: Is the social media platform really dying?

Once a way to keep in touch with college friends, the Franken-platform now has very little resemblance to the Facebook of yesteryear. Can it still claim to be culturally-relevant?

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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The Cube takes a closer look at claims that Las Meninas will be withdrawn from the Prado Museum in Madrid for supposedly being a hate crime.

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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.

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Did an Israeli company sell a bloodied doll of a Palestinian child?

Some social media users are claiming this is the latest shocking campaign to denigrate Palestinians. The Cube took a closer look at the viral video.

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Fact-check: Are Stephen Hawking and Jimmy Kimmel on Epstein's list?

Were the names of celebrities such as Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Hanks, and Stephen Hawking featured on the list of individuals linked to Jeffrey Epstein? The unsealing of court records relating to the late sex offender has prompted a wave of conspiracy theories and disinformation.

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No, Euronews didn't report on Ukrainian official corruption allegation

Another fake Euronews report has been brought to our attention, claiming our fact-checking unit, The Cube, has investigated the cryptocurrency links of a top Ukrainian official. Euronews never published such a report and our logo and text have been used without our permission.

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Was Oslo paralysed after all electric buses broke down in the cold?

It’s been dubbed a “green failure”... Multiple social media users and certain tabloids have been sharing the news that Oslo’s new fleet of electric buses has all stopped working due to freezing temperatures. But what really happened?

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Did celebrities like Taylor Swift and Ronaldo criticise Ukraine?

Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Richard Branson... All these stars seem to have something to say about Ukraine. Turns out darker forces are at work.

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Did Zelenskyy buy a multi-million dollar villa in Florida?

Social media is rife with claims Ukraine's president has fled the country to seek refuge in the United States. But are they true?

Euronews Tech Talks

Can a single photo published on social media ruin our lives?

The speed at which AI deepfake technology generate fake news is concerning. They can recreate videos of politicians or television presenters, manipulating their mouths to utter words they've never spoken.

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Did Ukraine plan to sell plots of land off to George Soros's family?

Russian state media is falsely claiming a deal has been brokered to turn the area into a ‘toxic waste dump.'

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Did Hamas create a site boasting about massacring Israeli civilians?

According to multiple Israeli officials and social media users, the shocking website shows the true face of the military organisation governing Gaza. The Cube decided to take a closer look.

Earth News

Fake news release claims COP28 president is stepping down as ADNOC CEO

The COP28 team has said the fake news and allegations that Al Jaber planned to use climate talks to make fossil fuel deals are an "attempt to undermine the work of the COP28 presidency".

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Why is so much anti-Palestine disinformation coming from India?

Misinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas is rife on social media. But what stands out in this online chaos is that a lot of the accounts pushing these false narratives are primarily from India.

World News

Euroviews. Recent escalations remind us of the need to combat disinformation

There is no doubt that with disinformation becoming more widespread, we are in a war against weaponised information, Oliver Rolofs writes.

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Pallywood: Gazans accused of staging injury and death online

Pro-Israeli accounts are accusing Palestinians of using crisis actors to fake their suffering in order to elicit online sympathy. One particular viral video turned out to be of a real amputee who survived a West Bank refugee camp raid in July 2023.