In the past week an image showing influential rightwinger and newly appointed British Home Sectary Suella Braverman wearing a swastika on a purported TIME magazine front page. A caricature depicts Rishi Sunak’s estate agent with black eyes, blood on her hands and a swastika band around her neck — and a headline, which reads: “Step aside Patel!!!! Britain’s most hateful home secretary. Cruella Braverman.” But is this a legitimate Time magazine cover?
A statement circulating online purporting to be written by former U.S. President Donald Trump claims he is returning to Twitter following billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the social platform. But is Trump really returning to Twitter?
In recent weeks a picture of actor Tom Hanks wearing a t-shirt with the slogan Keep America Trumpless has been shared across several social platforms. But did the American actor really wear the t-shirt?
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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The campaign was preceded by a prolonged Russian military buildup since early 2021. In the days prior to the invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia recognised the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as independent entities, signing a decree to officially announce the independence of the two regions seeking to break away since 2014.
California’s Sierra National Forest has been left devastated after the Creek Fire burned more than three hundred and fifty thousand acres. Eyewitnesses have played a key role in documenting the fire, capturing dramatic images and videos since it sparked in early September. But not all videos and images shared on social with the hashtag #CreekFire are legitimate, as Derek Bowler explains.
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