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Updated: 21/09/2023 - 6:20 GMT+2

Video. Lampedusa: Misinformation floods social media about surge of migrants

When more than 10,000 undocumented migrants landed on the shores of the Italian island of Lampedusa last week, social media became flooded with misinformation. Euronews debunked two viral and misleading clips.

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