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May 12, 2024 · AFP Fact Check is a department within Agence France-Presse (AFP), a multi-lingual, multicultural news agency whose mission is to provide accurate, balanced and impartial coverage of news wherever and whenever it happens in the world on a continuous basis.
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Dec 31, 2024 · Video shows plane crashed in Connecticut, not New Jersey drone. Image. Published on 20/12/2024
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AFP Fact Check is a department within Agence France-Presse (AFP), a multi-lingual, multicultural news agency whose mission is to provide accurate, balanced and impartial coverage of news wherever and whenever it happens in the world on a continuous basis.. As guaranteed by its founding statute, AFP speaks with an independent voice free from political, commercial or ideological influence.
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Jul 10, 2024 · Claims that Covid vaccines cause early-onset breast cancer are unsubstantiated
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Vaccine critics misrepresent US appeals court ruling over Covid-19 ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Vaccine skeptics are claiming a US federal appeals court ruled in June 2024 that Covid-19 shots are not actual vaccines, undermining years of public health guidance. This is false; the panel decided a lawsuit over a school district's immunization requirements should not have been dismissed, but legal experts say it did not endorse or …
Warning about 'VPN users in China risking death sentence' is …
4 days ago · A screenshot of the purported announcement, titled "Civilised web surfing, reject VPNs", was shared in an X post on December 21, 2024.. China has some of the world's most extensive internet censorship rules, with web users unable to access many foreign websites and apps without workarounds such as a VPN (archived link).. The use of a VPN without government authorisation is illegal in the ...
Unsubstantiated election fraud claims resurface after S.Korea …
5 days ago · Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his failed martial law bid by rehashing baseless claims of voter fraud, which has triggered a fresh wave of misinformation online targeting the National Election Commission (NEC). Far-right social media users shared an old report about a lawsuit over alleged fraud in the 2020 parliamentary elections alongside a false claim the article ...
Social media posts falsely claim Japan named Covid vaccine …
4 days ago · Billions of Covid vaccine doses have been safely administered globally since 2021 but misinformation about the jabs persists. An image shared in social media posts falsely claimed Japan had "officially" named mRNA Covid shots the "deadliest drug in history". But as of January 3, there have been no official reports to support the claim, which originated from a site that misrepresented a ...
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AFP’s fact-checkers seek to investigate dubious claims circulating online which are viral, impactful and potentially harmful to the public. The claims we verify surface in a variety of ways, including on social media platforms, blogs and websites, messaging apps and other forums in the public ...