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🔴 “Love jihad”: Unmasking an Indian conspiracy theory
Using firsthand accounts from victims and an analysis of the troves of cartoons, fake stories, news articles and dramatised videos circulating online, the FRANCE 24 Observers team unravels the disinformation and propaganda associated with this divisive narrative.
▶️ Watch this special report on the Observers' social networks on Friday, June 23 at 6:30pm.
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In the heart of the Badia, the harsh terrain of the Syrian desert, Bedouin tribes face a daily struggle for survival in the face of escalating violence. But it is during the truffle hunting season, between February and April, that the violence reaches its peak. But behind these attacks looms the menacing presence of the Islamic State group.
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On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering a war on the ground and an online information war. The FRANCE 24 Observers team debunked 115 pieces of misinformation in the last year. We took a closer look at some of the narratives and themes that have emerged on both sides as battles continue both on the frontline and online.
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Sonnedix Gabon had already scammed a number of investors before it disappeared without a trace in January. But our Observer Boursier Tchibinda was already on the case.
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Since 2014, a group of Muslim students living in Daegu, South Korea have been meeting to pray at a home near their university. In late 2020, they got permission to fix up the house and turn it into a mosque to better accommodate Muslims in the area. But their plans have been hampered by resistance from locals which has, at times, turned into open Islamophobia.
One of the students told the @FRANCE24 Observers team how the community has reacted.
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On January 2, 2023 a mob wielding sticks descended on a #Catholic church in the Narayanpur region of central #India. The #attack was the latest incident in a wave of anti-Christian #violence that plagued the region through late 2022. The FRANCE 24 Observers team found out more 🔽
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These football fans in southern India are serious. Promoting Argentina, Germany, France or Brazil, official fan clubs started rallying support for their teams in the weeks leading up to the #WorldCup.
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The Dominican Republic has been carrying out widespread deportations of undocumented Haitians. But NGOs and advocates say the campaign has racist undertones. “If you are Black and you have curly hair, they think you are a Haitian,” one advocate for Haitians told the FRANCE 24 Observers team.
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Have you ever wondered if the videos showing the war in Ukraine on your feed are real? The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to the creators of the video game #Arma3 to see how it's been used in online disinformation. And how to spot whether a war video is #TruthorFake.
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