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No 'arm done? Italian prosthetic protester gets COVID vaccine

He told the Italian media the vaccine “is the best weapon we have against this terrible disease”.

Italy

Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm

"He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine."

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Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions, says Meta

Facebook's parent company also said it had removed dozens of fake Polish accounts that posed as migrants.

Europe Decoded

Fake COVID-19 health passes are being sold on Snapchat in France

Dozens of fake accounts are using Snapchat to sell "fake health passes" for up to €300 each.

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'Deepfake geography' could be the latest form of online disinformation

As technology advances, experts warn that manipulated satellite images could be used as a form of disinformation aiming to downplay or cover up real-world situations.

Europe Decoded

#DCblackout: How one hashtag sewed confusion and misinformation

There is no evidence that the US capital experienced an internet outage during George Floyd protests, despite numerous claims on social media.

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Facebook investigates fake accounts sharing Spanish government content

The Ministry of Health claims it was a victim of "fraudulent activity" after hundreds of false profiles liked and shared their content.

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Debunked: Video does NOT show dolphins in Venice's canals

The footage was actually captured in the port of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia.

Europe Decoded

White House shares 'manipulated' and 'partly false' video of Joe Biden

The viral clip appears to show the Democrat frontrunner endorsing Donald Trump as US President but had been shortened to remove the end of his sentence.

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Coronavirus: Malaysia arrests five for sharing misinformation online

Authorities say they will continue to intensify efforts to control the spread of fake news "to maintain public peace and order".

USA

Zuckerberg says Facebook looking at ways to police deepfake content

The social media platform was criticised last month for not removing an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which had been slowed so she appeared to be slurring.

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Will EU help solve Syria's conflict?

Italy

Massive fake currency haul in Italy

Police seize 41 million euros in fake 50 and 100 euro banknotes

United Kingdom

Wikipedia founder launches site to counter fake news

Wikitribune will bring together professional journalists and a community of volunteers and supporters to produce news articles

USA

Bowling Green Massacre: the terror attack that wasn't

Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has baffled audiences by blaming Iraqi refugees for a terrorist attack that never happened.

Business Series

Facebook moves to stamp out fake news stories on its site

Facebook is to do more to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media website by making it easier for users to report them.

World News

How fake news could influence EU's future

From claims that a Washington pizza restaurant was fronting a child sex ring run by Hillary Clinton to accusations Donald Trump said Republicans were the ‘dumbest’ group of voters, fake news hit the h

Canada

Faxed bomb threat forced the closure and evacuation of all schools in Canada's Prince Edward Island Province

A bomb threat affects the Canada's Prince Edward Island Province. 19,000 students are evacuated.

Italy

Rome cops seize over $2.5 million in fake notes

Italy’s finance police stopped a suspicious vehicle in Rome – and found more than $2.5 million in counterfeit US currency! Two Italians inside the

China

Biting another chunk out of Apple: second headache for software giant

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, or so the saying goes. But not for the US software giant, which is facing its second headache in less than a