A FAKE, mostly AI-generated video features a non-existent “surgeon” named François Faivre, tied to false rumors about Brigitte Macron's gender identity. Russian-linked propaganda claims he was murdered in Paris to silence him. www.factchecker.gr/2025/07/04/r...

The widespread circulation of #scams on #Facebook and #Instagram highlights the limitations of #Meta's current #contentmoderation and #advertising review systems, write @thanossitistas.bsky.social & @cianellaaa.bsky.social in the latest EDMO investigation: loom.ly/nxDJeqs

Russian Propaganda: Macron did NOT attempt to hide a cocaine bag while traveling by train to Kyiv with other European leaders. www.factchecker.gr/2025/05/12/m...

Fact-check: Did Ukrainian Soldiers Sign Organ Harvesting Consent Forms Disguised as Medical Papers? www.factchecker.gr/2025/04/10/f...

Stephen Fry’s Message on Misinformation — On the Occasion of International Fact-Checking Day 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pg4...

The earthquake in Myanmar was caused by natural tectonic activity along the Sagaing Fault, not by HAARP. www.factchecker.gr/2025/03/29/t...

The Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) is NOT preparing to pass a new bill making 14-year-olds eligible for mobilization or registration www.factchecker.gr/2025/03/08/t...

Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou, cites Jeffrey Sachs to argue that the United States forced Russia to invade Ukraine. Similar claims are part of a Russian propaganda narrative that overlooks & distorts historical & political facts. Full analysis follows: www.factchecker.gr/2025/02/27/i...

This morning a politically motivated police raid on CRTA, a respected civil society organization that operates the fact-checking platform Istinomer.rs took place in Serbia, for the absurd reason of investigating allegations of USAID funds misuse. efcsn.com/news/2025-02...

Fact-Check: Is the US Shutting Down a “Military Base” In Alexandroupolis, Greece? Trump Denies It www.factchecker.gr/2025/02/25/f...

Did Greece Receive 1 Billion Dollars from USAID During Biden’s Presidency? During Biden’s Administration, USAID provided Greece with approximately $2.5 million, NOT one billion dollars. www.factchecker.gr/2025/02/23/d...

Carlson claimed Ukraine resells U.S. weapons to Mexican cartels but admitted he had no proof. The allegation is false and based on debunked claims. This narrative aligns with Russian disinformation tactics to undermine Western support for Ukraine. www.factchecker.gr/2025/02/11/r...

Time to cut the crap. There is no historical evidence that the Nazi salute was used in Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Its roots lie in misinterpretations of 18th-century neoclassical art and its deliberate adoption by 20th-century fascist movements. www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/28/t...

The claim comes from unreliable sources spreading disinformation. The removal of National Security Council officials dealing with, among other things, Ukraine, does not come with announcements regarding the cessation of military aid. www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/23/t...

Disaster disinformation, including conspiracy theories, not only endangers immediate public safety but also diverts attention from real, long-term threats like climate change, thus eroding public understanding and delaying critical action. e-arc.ro/wp-content/u...

This video does NOT show Zelenskyy’s wife arriving at the ski resort in St. Moritz. This new claim is part of a series of false narratives targeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife. www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/17/t...

"We are committed to fighting misinformation and will not be intimidated"

The claim is baseless and lacks credible evidence. It appears to be a piece of Russian propaganda disseminated through various disinformation channels, falsely attributing the story to Ukrainian sources www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/12/r...

The claim that the Los Angeles firefighting equipment donation to Ukraine is responsible for not putting out the fires in California is baseless and lacks any credibility. www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/12/t...

IFCN: An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences. www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...

EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship efcsn.com/news/2025-01...

EU policymakers should be aware that a more politically partisan breed of Silicon Valley magnate is emerging, and that supporting populist, Eurosceptic, or even far-right political forces may be a tempting way for tech barons to try and bring Brussels to heel. www.epc.eu/en/Publicati...

The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. theins.ru/en/news/277378

Fact Check: #Israel DID NOT drop a #nuclear bomb on #Tartus, #Syria, causing a dangerous radiation increase in #Cyprus www.factchecker.gr/2024/12/30/2...

The photo presented as "proof" was identified through a Google reverse image search, which shows a timestamp of February 24, 2022. According to the claim, this date supposedly demonstrates that the image is not recent and does not depict the event as described by the Ukrainian side.

Images from 2018 and 2020 featuring a person with Syrian, Turkish and ISIS flags don’t depict Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. www.factchecker.gr/2024/12/14/m...

The "new" Russian hypersonic missile was allegedly equipped with 6 (dummy) warheads, each containing submunitions. The effective TNT equivalent of kinetic energy in kilograms is much smaller than the original claim (e.g., 7.5 tons of TNT). For these parameters, it equals to 85-152 kilograms of TNT.

The case of Canadian Lieutenant Colonel Kent Miller’s death is a characteristic example of disinformation, where true information (his death) was distorted and falsely linked to Russian attacks in Ukraine. www.factchecker.gr/2024/12/02/r...

Did the Kremlin release a map showing potential NATO facility strike locations in Europe? (Link in the first comment)

According to viral social media posts, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, said that NATO should consider preemptive missile strikes against Russia. However this is false.

According to viral social media posts, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, said that NATO should consider preemptive missile strikes against Russia. However this is false. www.factchecker.gr/2024/11/27/n...

A video allegedly showing the launch and flight path of Russia’s new hypersonic weapon “Oreshnik”, went viral on social media. www.factchecker.gr/2024/11/25/t...

William Makis is at it again. Now he claims that the "study" he co-authored with Peter McCullough and Nicolas Hulscher, and was rejected by The Lancet (because it was a joke of a study), was finally peer-reviewed and published at a "journal". (COVID-19 mRNA vaccines DON'T cause SUDDEN DEATHS).

After the recent missile attack against Dnipro, Russia allegedly displayed an ICBM in the Red Square inscribed with the phrase “After me, there is only silence.” www.factchecker.gr/2024/11/22/d...

This video does NOT show the “American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln hit by the Houthis”. The video actually shows the fire that broke out on the USS Bonhomme Richard on July 12, 2020, while it was docked at the San Diego naval base. www.factchecker.gr/2024/11/20/t...

A disinformation kill chain aims for specific goals, such as political or social influence: -Planning -Content creation -Use of fake accounts & bots/manipulation of algorithms -False attribution -Complicit outlets/personalities -Behavioral influence -Evaluation & refinement

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An image of Mike Tyson with the Palestinian flag draped over his shoulders went viral on X. www.factchecker.gr/2024/11/16/a...

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