Tag: Fact-checking Fake Off
“We must not reduce conspiracy to a question of irrationality,” explains researcher Kenzo Nera
Through his series of interviews “Fake and causes”, 20 minutes sheds light on themes around conspiracy, fact-checking and issues for democracy. 20 minutes gives the floor to researchers, associations, experts…
Is the Israeli government planning to allow police to shoot protesters?
“The Israeli police will be authorized to shoot to kill demonstrators”, this is what a French publication shared several hundred times on X states. In the context of the war…
Pay attention to this image showing a family on ruins in Gaza
The image shows a man, his face whitening and looking tired, advancing on the rubble of a destroyed city. He holds a child by the hand, carries an infant with…
Survivors of the October 7 attacks, they are targeted by an old disinformation tactic
It’s an old disinformation strategy that’s resurfacing on social media, this time targeting Israelis. Two teenagers, survivors of an attack on a kibbutz where their parents died, are accused on…
released Israeli hostage claimed to have been “treated well” by Hamas?
Kidnapped by Hamas during the attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, Yocheved Lifschitz was held as a hostage until her release on October 23. Aged 85, she was released…
Hamas-Israel War:
The images look like a science fiction film. Since October 15, a video posted on Facebook shows, according to the description, “ordinary Egyptians” crossing the Palestinian border to deliver “water,…
“Vegan grenades” and “biodegradable missiles”, watch out for this deepfake by Greta Thunberg
A video showing an interview with environmental activist Greta Thunberg on the BBC has been circulating on social networks for several days, in the context of the war between Hamas…
Hamas-Israel War:
The Emirate denounced “a new example of disinformation against Qatar”. For around ten days, Internet users have been sharing a video of the Emir of this Gulf country, falsely assuring…