False claims about Covid-19 ‘crisis actor’ recirculate on Facebook
The claim that false claims about the 'crisis actor' in relation to COVID-19 circulate on Facebook is not supported by the provided sources.
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Fact-checking Trump's address: What he said about China and 2020 election, what documents show
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Image shows smoke rising from Russian warehouse after Ukrainian drone strike
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Fake image of Ryanair plane after passenger was half sucked out of window circulates
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False claim Sadiq Khan is building 40,000 homes ‘for Muslims only’ circulates online again
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Did Trump tell Christians they need to get involved in politics?
Multiple sources indicate that Donald Trump has encouraged Christians to engage in political activities.
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Video of Italian Prime Minister saying Sharia law won’t be allowed in Italy is AI-generated
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