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Meta and X respond to EU calls for vigilance over disinformation on social media – Business Daily

Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as X, formerly known as Twitter, have responded to a letter from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton urging caution over an increase in disinformation and illegal content. Both social media giants have said they've taken action on social media posts that violate EU law. Also in this edition: Argentinian presidential candidates play the blame game on currency devaluation and US auto workers escalate their strike.

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FACT CHECK: Video From Russian Attack Being Falsely Shared As Phosphorus Bomb In Gaza | Check Your Fact

Verdict: False
The post is miscaptioned. The video depicts a Russian attack on Ukraine from March.

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Israeli military spokesperson shuts down rumors of Ukraine weapons used by Hamas

Israeli military spokesperson shuts down rumors of Ukraine weapons used by Hamas

Russian propaganda channel RT Arabic asked the Israel's IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee about "Ukraine providing Western weaponry to Hamas" several times.

Lt. Colonel Adraee replied: "I do not comment on such fabrications and lies.”

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No, Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife doesn’t have a ‘Russian passport’ – Truth or Fake

A video circulating on X, as well as several Russian media outlets, claims Olena Zelenska's "Russian passport" was discovered in a raid of the couple's flat in occupied Crimea. However, there are several inconsistencies suggesting its inauthenticity, including the photograph and serial number. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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Russian propaganda falsely blames Ukrainian refugees for Paris bedbug outbreak – Truth or Fake

Russian propaganda is linking the current bedbug outbreak in Paris to Ukrainian refugees. To "prove" this false narrative, pro-Russian accounts on social media are sharing fabricated French media publications from Le Figaro, Libération and Contrepoints, falsely claiming that "parasite experts believe that the bedbug epidemic in Paris is linked to the influx of Ukrainian refugees in the capital". We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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No, this stamp in tribute to a Nazi veteran was not issued by Ukraine – Truth or Fake

The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of issuing a national stamp with the face of 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, a Canadian-Ukrainian soldier who served in a Nazi military unit during World War II and was wrongfully honoured in the Canadian parliament last week with a standing ovation. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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No, USA Today did not report that Zelensky’s delegate started a ‘drunken bar brawl’ – Truth or Fake

A fabricated video edited in the social media style of American media outlet USA Today claims a member of the Ukrainian delegation provoked a drunken bar fight in New York during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the US, before being detained by police. However, in this edition of Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl uses geolocation tools to verify that the "brawl" images were filmed around 18 kilometres away from the alleged site. Both USA Today and the New York police dismissed the reports as fake.

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Why was ‘Glory to Urine’ a top trending topic on X? – Truth or Fake

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was allegedly greeted by a Times Square billboard proclaiming "Glory to Urine", rather than "Glory to Ukraine", upon his visit to New York for a UN summit last week. While the users sharing this information claim that this was a typo by the billboard company, we prove that this is actually a fabricated video in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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