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Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to bless the crowd below on 11 May 2025.

Video. Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job

Updated: 16/05/2025 - 7:46 GMT+2

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere.

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