Fact-Check & OSINT Review #3

In the third edition of the SPOTLIGHT Fact-Check Review, members of the European Broadcasting Union join Maria Flannery and Thomas Hougaard, who break down recent fact-checks carried out and published by the Eurovision Social Newswire.

The team presented real examples from the past month, walked attendees through the fact-checking process step-by-step, and discussed the challenges faced during the fact-checks and how they were overcome.

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Fact-checks in this episode

Photo purporting to show scantily-clad potential U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi running is altered

Video of Rachel Maddow breaking down while reporting on Musk meme is not genuine

Image claiming to show Hezbollah capture of IDF soldiers in Lebanon is over 6 years old from Gaza

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Upcoming Fact-Check Reviews

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