Truth or Fake

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About Truth or Fake

Truth or Fake is a fact-checking rendez-vous in association with the FRANCE 24 Observers. Our content focuses on false images circulating online and how to identify them. Monday to Thursday at 8:45pm and 10:20pm Paris time.

Language: English
Type: podcast

Latest episodes(30)

1US-Iran war: Old videos falsely claim to show new attacks on American bases
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As US-Iran hostilities flare up and strikes resume, so has a wave of misinformation online. Old and unrelated videos are flooding social media, falsely presented as footage of new attacks. As tensions…
2Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as MapQuest downloads surge
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Lake Ontario is now appearing as "Lake America" on Google Maps for US users, following US President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the lake. Canadians still see "Lake Ontario", while users…
3Meta tests out putting fact-checking in users’ hands across Latin America
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Meta is expanding its shift away from professional fact-checking. The tech giant announced it's trialling it's crowdsourced "Community Notes" system across 16 countries in Latin America. Meta says the…
4Trump claims firefighters carried him to safety ‘right after’ 9/11, but his account is disputed
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As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the press over coverage questioning where he was. This week, he said two firefighters carried him to safety near…
5No, UN chief Guterres did not call Francesca Albanese 'out of control'
14 Sept 20265m
Pro-Israel lobby group UN Watch has alleged that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres referred to Francesca Albanese, the UN's Special Rapporteur on Palestine, as "out of control", saying he'd…
6Nepal disaster: Fake and AI images flood social media as deaths mount
1 Sept 20265m
As deadly floods hit the Nepal-China border, social media is being inundated with fake and misleading footage. In Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl goes through viral videos falsely linked to the disaster,…
7Fact-checking claims that Macron 'snubbed' Trump at G7 summit
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8Belfast knife attack: False images, misinformation fuel anti-immigration riots
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9Fact-checking claims that Senegal’s football team were treated like ‘criminals’ at US airport
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10Did Emmanuel Macron ban the Russian flag from the French Open? No
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