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This week social media witnessed a majority of claims related to the United States Presidential elections going viral. We also saw misleading claims related to the recent attack in Vienna along with a fake letter attributed to the late James Bond actor, Sean Connery.
The original photograph of the woman wearing the yellow Amnesty International banner reads, “My door is open for refugees.” And it is not related to the recent attack in Vienna.
The letter purporting James Bond actor Sean Connery’s outrage over Steve Jobs asking him to appear in an Apple commercial is fabricated. In fact, the letter in context is a product of a humour site called Scoopertino.
The viral clip of Pornhub popping up on CNN’s magic wall is fabricated. The original video was manipulated to spread fake news.
Donald Trump did not refer to Republicans as “the dumbest group of voters in the country.” No profile or interview done by People Magazine attributes these lines to Trump.
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October 29, 2020
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