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Claim: A video shows a large group of people sleeping in an open ground after losing their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires.  Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2023 and shows people, who attended the “ World Youth Day” in Lisbon, Portugal,  sleeping in Tejo Park. On 24 January 2025, […]

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Claim: A video shows lightning was behind the recent deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, California. Fact: The video is not related to the recent wildfires and is likely AI-generated. On 10 January, a TikTok user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing lightning falling to the ground and starting the fires in Los Angeles, California. The […]

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Claim: A video shows an Israeli air base in Negev being attacked by Iran. Fact: The video predates Iran’s recent retaliatory strike on Israel. It actually made rounds on social media in February 2024 and likely shows wildfires in Chile.  Iran-Israel conflict On 13 April 2024, Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel in retaliation […]

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