Now playing Next EuroVerify Fact check: Could an ‘experiment’ have caused the Iberian blackout? Uncorroborated claims that Spanish authorities experimented with the electricity grid just before the April blackout are circulating online. Euroverify fact checks.
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fake Euronews video alleging Romania election meddling spreads online A doctored video using Euronews' logo falsely claims Romania cautioned France over interference in the recent presidential ballot. Bucharest has in fact accused Russia of meddling in the vote. 22/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fact check: Did NATO create the Eurovision Song Contest? Social media users and alternative news outlets claim that decades-old NATO documents reveal that the military alliance was the mastermind behind Eurovision. 22/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fact check: Did France ask Telegram to silence Romanian conservatives? Paris has categorically rejected the allegations made by Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who has provided no evidence to back up his allegations. 21/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fake Turkish government advert urges Indian tourists to ignore boycott The false announcement comes amid a real call to boycott among Indians to boycott Turkey, following tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. 20/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify False claims that Burkina Faso detained French spy go viral online Anti-Western disinformation is rampant in Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel, with analysts and governments claiming pro-Russian campaigns are undermining stability. 19/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere. 16/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Romania grapples with disinformation ahead of presidential run-off Analysts say disinformation actors continue to sow division and distrust ahead of a consequential presidential second round on Sunday. 15/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fact check: What are the German coalition’s plans to tackle fake news? Misleading claims that the "black-red" coalition government led by Friedrich Merz is set to introduce "censorship laws" under a "Ministry of Truth" are circulating online. Euroverify fact-checks. 13/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Macron, Merz and Starmer targeted by Russian 'cocaine' claims The allegations that the leaders of France, Germany and the UK took drugs while on a train on their way to Kyiv are part of a wider Russian disinformation campaign. 12/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fact-checking claims about the UK's geoengineering experiments New government-funded trials to test ways of reflecting sunlight to tackle climate change have been met with misleading claims and conspiracy theories. 12/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify From sanctions to solar flare: Iberian blackout still fuels fake news With no official confirmation yet as to the cause of the unprecedented blackout, Euroverify fact-checks some of the unfounded theories that continue to run rampant online. 09/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Can France's prime minister call a referendum on the budget? The potential move follows the passing of France's tumultuous 2025 budget in February, which aims to reduce the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year. 08/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Disinformation, conspiracy theories circulate as papal conclave begins Cardinals gather Wednesday in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect the successor of Pope Francis. Euroverify debunks false theories about the secretive conclave. 07/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Fake Charlie Hebdo cover shows Zelenskyy exploiting pope’s death Pro-Russian actors routinely spread fake Charlie Hebdo editions online to discredit Ukraine and weaken the West's support for Kyiv. 06/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify No, Danish MP didn't seek Kremlin's help to protect Greenland Greenland has been caught in the disinformation crossfire as geopolitical tensions between world powers rise. 05/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify No, Africans were not denied access to visit Pope Francis' body The video allegedly showing a man being escorted away from the late pontiff's body appeared online before the lying in state even began. 02/05/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Misinformation buffets Portugal ahead of snap elections The country has set up a rapid response system to help monitor and report dubious claims and trends linked to the elections. 30/04/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Iberian blackout sparks spread of false theories online With the lights now coming back on in the Iberian Peninsula, Euroverify fact-checks some of the false claims that circulated during Monday's unprecedented blackout. 29/04/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify Is the US blocking German plans to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine? As German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz hints at a change in policy on the transfer of Taurus missiles to Kyiv, unfounded claims are circulating that the Trump administration could block the move. 29/04/2025
Now playing Next EuroVerify No, Poland isn't importing 'fake asylum seekers' Social media users and even Polish politicians have falsely claimed that a video shows a large group of migrants being secretly brought into Kraków at night. 28/04/2025