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Nov 19, 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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Nov 20, 2024 · Palestinian flag video shows 'Peaky Blinders' fan, not Cillian Murphy
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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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Nov 15, 2024 · Claims Taylor Swift cut 'red states' from tour stem from satire
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Nov 20, 2024 · Incomplete US election data falsely cited as evidence of vote-rigging ...
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 …
Covid-19 debunked rumours and hoaxes - Fact Check
Mar 31, 2020 · - Fit people are not immune to COVID-19 - No evidence flu vaccines make children more vulnerable to coronavirus infections - Canadian children are not separated from parents if they have to quarantine due to COVID-19 - Face masks use does not lead to Legionnaires’ disease - Misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccine spread by 'Plandemic' video. // New 'Plandemic' film promotes coronavirus ...
Misinformation circulates on failed US immigration reform …
Feb 8, 2024 · A bipartisan package that included stringent domestic border security measures failed in the US Senate in early February. Republican representatives in the House pushed claims it would have allowed 5,000 migrants to enter the country illegally every day, but the sponsoring lawmakers and an expert said that distorted the proposal -- which aimed to expand the executive branch's deportation ...
False claims recirculate on harmful DNA in Covid-19 vaccines
Oct 3, 2023 · Scientists have repeatedly refuted the claim that Covid-19 vaccines can alter a person's genome, but social media posts suggest DNA contamination in the injections could lead to harmful effects such as cancer. This is false; there is no evidence of significant amounts of genetic material in the shots -- and even if there were, experts say they could not alter cells.
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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 ...