A photo of a tall statue bowing towards North Korea has been widely shared in social media posts that falsely claim it was built by former president Moon Jae-in to show "subservience" to Pyongyang. While the photo does show a statue in South Korea bowing in the direction of its northern neighbour, it was commissione.
Images showing Hillary Clinton detained in Guantanamo Bay are doctored
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Images showing Hillary Clinton detained in Guantanamo Bay are doctored
(AFP) - Images purporting to show former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton detained in Guantanamo Bay have been widely shared by social media users. But the images have been doctored to digitally insert Clinton into unrelated photos.
No credible news reports indicate she was detained at Guantanamo Bay as of May 3, 2021.
One image was shared on Facebook on April 23, 2021.
The image is overlaid with a combination of English and Korean-language text that reads: “Nice brand Hillary! Hillary tied up in chains, wearing a Guantanamo prison uniform.”
Misleading face mask graphic shared in incorrect virus posts
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Misleading face mask graphic shared in incorrect virus posts
(AFP) - Multiple online posts have shared a graphic that purports to show the virus that causes Covid-19 is small enough to pass through certain face masks. The claim is misleading, according to health experts. The virus spreads as part of larger particles created by sneezing or coughing that are effectively blocked by face masks, they said.
The graphic was shared on Facebook on September 3, 2020.
It purports to compare the size of the virus that causes Covid-19 with larger dust and aerosol particles.
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