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APTOPIX Ukraine Tensions
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Fake news of the week: War in Ukraine

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German social media has been flooded with misinformation and images shared out of context.

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Fake news of the week: BioNTech’s political meddling

Did Uğur Şahin, CEO of BioNTech, threaten to suspend all political donations?

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Fake news of the week: The refugee train

Half-empty beer bottles, rubbish on the floor, graffiti... but who vandalised this train?

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Fake news of the week: Russian sanctions

Last week, Twitter users claimed their accounts were being closed due to Russian sanctions - what was really going on?

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Fake news of the week: A DDR flag at the Winter Olympics

This week, misinformation spread online about an East German flag at the Winter Olympics.

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Fake News of the Week: Two million march in Ottawa

This week, misinformation spread online claiming to show two million people in the streets

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Fake news of the week: Do the Greens want Sharia law?

Online misinformation targeted Green co-leader Omid Nouripour

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Fake news of the week: The anti-vax helicopter pilot

Did this heroic rescue helicopter pilot take a principled stand against vaccination? (he didn't)

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Fake news of the week: Annalena Baerbock’s secret weapon

What was Putin really laughing about?

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The European network of corona-deniers

Since the beginning of the pandemic, corona-deniers have been trying to build an international network. But how well connected are they really ?

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Fact-checking

Fake news of the week: The Berlin power cut

On January 9, Berlin experienced a significant power cut. Soon afterwards, misinformation spread online about its cause

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