๐ Daniel Toccin receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot as he and his wife get vaccinated against coronavirus and seasonal flu for an upcoming trip in Miami, 9 September 2025. EuroVerify Misleading claims about EU COVID vaccine approval persist online The approval of COVID-19 vaccines may have been fast-tracked, but these medicines were still subject to rigorous checks carried out by regulatory authorities.
๐ Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez EuroVerify Was Spain's amnesty law condemned by 16 countries and the EU? Viral posts and media coverage claimed that 16 European countries had taken a stand criticising Spain's amnesty law. Others said the European Commission even labelled it a "democratic anomaly." Is this true? 29/09/2025
๐ President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2025, at the UN headquarters EuroVerify Fact-checking Donald Trump's Europe claims in UN speech Trump's speech contained claims relating to immigration in Europe, the climate crisis and Russia's war in Ukraine. 25/09/2025
๐ The video has been misleadingly shared for months EuroVerify Polish rally video resurfaces as fake French protest footage The video has previously been shared with other misleading captions related to an alleged 'anti-migrant' march in Warsaw. 24/09/2025
๐ Territorial defense officers clean up debris from the destroyed roof of a house, after multiple Russian drones struck, in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 EuroVerify Report misrepresented to claim Poles blame Kyiv for drone incursion New Polish research says prevalence of social media comments linking Ukraine to drone incursion is the result of a coordinated disinformation operation, and is not indicative of public sentiment. 24/09/2025
๐ A woman holds a sign addressing ANTIFA at a protest in Los Angeles on Monday, June 1, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis. EuroVerify Fact-check: Has the Netherlands banned Antifa? Calls to ban Antifa have emerged in Europe following the killing of Charlie Kirk. No links between Kirk's suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, and any other left-wing groups have been made to date. 23/09/2025
๐ Police remove the barricades used by protesters to disrupt the 21st stage of the Spanish cycling race La Vuelta, 14 September 2025. EuroVerify Fact check: Which country is the safest in Europe? European countries are often touted as some of the safest in the world, and various rankings indeed consistently place them at the top of the list. 22/09/2025
๐ Members of a young naval sailors club perform with Russian national flag during Russia's National Flag Day celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, 22 August 2025. EuroVerify Russian fact-checking website peddles propaganda narratives The Global Fact-Checking Network's website may look credible, but it is in fact backed by Russia's state news agency TASS. 19/09/2025
๐ Protestors at the final stage of La Vuelta EuroVerify Did Pedro Sรกnchez incite pro-Palestine protesters to stop La Vuelta? Spainโs Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez is facing criticism from opposition leaders who accuse him of inciting the pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted and ultimately cancelled the final stage of La Vuelta a Espaรฑa cycling race. 18/09/2025
๐ Constitutional Court judges during the validation of the presidential mandate for Nicuศor Dan in Bucharest, Romania, 22 May 2025. EuroVerify Fact check: Do Romanian judges work the most in Europe? Although more civil cases pass through Romanian civil courts than the European average, this doesn't apply to all areas of law. 18/09/2025
๐ A drone carrying a bomb flies over during joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground near Barysaw, Belarus, 15 September 2025. EuroVerify Russian propaganda fuels disinformation about Poland drone incursion At least 19 drones entered Polish airspace earlier this month. While NATO has not yet determined whether the incursion was intentional, a raft of online disinformation has since emerged. 17/09/2025
๐ AI-generated and unrelated images have been shared on social media to suggest London's far-right protests are spreading across Europe EuroVerify Unrelated and AI-generated images used to claim UK protests spreading While several anti-immigration rallies organised by radical right-wing parties have been staged across Europe in recent months, online videos and images are being misleadingly used to distort the scale of the current protest movement. 16/09/2025
๐ People walk on the forecourt of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, 21 August 2025. EuroVerify Terrorists threaten Notre Dame cathedral in old, fake video The video first emerged in January and was debunked at the time. 16/09/2025
๐ Coalition of the willing defence ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, April 10, 2025 EuroVerify Russian disinformation fabricates Western plan to 'occupy' Ukraine Pro-Kremlin actors are using disinformation to take aim at Western efforts to facilitate a peace settlement for Ukraine. 15/09/2025
๐ A notice warning about land mines is attached to a tree as a Ukrainian specialized team searches for mines in a field in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 9, 2022 EuroVerify Pro-Kremlin disinformation claims Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines A group established by deceased Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be behind the false claims that Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines. 12/09/2025
๐ Police stand outside a Paris court, prior to verdict on accusations that French actor Gerard Depardieu sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film, 13 May 2025. EuroVerify Foreign nationals left pig heads outside Paris mosques to spark unrest While the investigation into the pig heads remains under way, a spate of similar incidents have occurred in France in recent years and Russia is suspected of involvement. 11/09/2025
๐ Director of the DGSI (Direction generale de la securite interieure), Celine Berthon shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron, 11 March 2025. EuroVerify Claims French intelligence chief resigned part of Russian propaganda Disinformation about the resignation of Cรฉline Berthon, the first woman to lead France's domestic intelligence agency, emerged on social media during the summer. 11/09/2025
๐ WhatsApp appears on a smartphone EuroVerify Fact check: Is the EU about to start scanning your text messages? Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal still being debated and the measures likely to change before anything is enforced. 11/09/2025
๐ Photos showing a pamphlet purportedy advising violent Russian soldiers' wives to refrain from speaking out circulate online EuroVerify Verifying viral pamphlets targeting violent Russian soldiers' wives Social media users have been sharing photos of a pamphlet purportedly advising Russian soldiers' wives to refrain from speaking out about domestic abuse. Euroverify traces its origins. 11/09/2025
๐ Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presides over a meeting with Middle Eastern foreign ministers at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 EuroVerify Did Sรกnchez 'regret' not having a nuclear bomb to stop the Gaza war? Statements made by the Spanish premier have triggered a flood of allegations online. Euroverify fact-checks. 10/09/2025
๐ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at the Border Guard School near Lithuanian-Belarusian border, 1 September 2025. EuroVerify Conflicting claims emerge on Russian GPS jamming targeting VDL's plane Euronews' verification team, EuroVerify, has compiled a timeline of the contradicting statements which have emerged following allegations that Russian GPS jamming targeted the flight of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 09/09/2025
๐ People arrive at Atocha train station as other passengers wait to catch the train during a 24-hour partial strike by train drivers in Madrid, Tuesday 14 June 2016. EuroVerify Fact check: Which EU country has the most punctual trains? Switzerland is often ranked the best when it comes to Europe as a whole, but what about the EU separately? 08/09/2025
๐ President Donald Trump shakes hands with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington EuroVerify Trump makes imprecise claims about NATO alliesโ defence spending In his meeting with the recently-inaugurated Polish president, Trump claimed Poland had been among just two countries hitting NATOโs 2% spending target. 08/09/2025
๐ French President Emmanuel Macron waits for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, 3 September, 2025 EuroVerify Is Emmanuel Macron really preparing to take France to war in 2026? Revelations in the satirical newspaper "Le Canard enchaรฎnรฉ" have created controversy, leading many Internet users to accuse the government of secretly preparing for war. 05/09/2025
๐ An election poster of the German far right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in front of a giant election poster showing a map of Germany, Jan. 29, 2025 EuroVerify Alternative for Germany candidates' deaths spark conspiracies Police have ruled out any foul play in relation to the recent deaths of seven AfD candidates, but prominent public figures are sowing unfounded theories online. 05/09/2025
๐ The image has been AI-generated EuroVerify The false story of the WWII nurse in Normandy An AI-generated image of a WWII nurse is circulating widely online. 04/09/2025
๐ A firefighter works to extinguish a fire on the outskirts of Sever do Vouga, Portugal, which has been surrounded by forest fires for several days, Wednesday 19 September 2024. EuroVerify Do immigrants receive more than firefighters in Portugal? Social media posts allege that immigrants receive more in benefits than firefighters do in wages, following a summer of unprecedented wildfires in Portugal. 04/09/2025
๐ Bottles of virgin olive oil in Barcelona, Spain. EuroVerify Fact check: debunking viral claims about Spanish olive oil Several viral online claims are suggesting that Spanish olive oil is being secretly mixed with Moroccan oil. Others say that the government is preparing to recall olive oil products from the market due to overproduction. One of these claims is false - and the other, only partially true. 03/09/2025
๐ Moldova's President Maia Sandu EuroVerify Disinformation intensifies ahead of Moldovan parliamentary elections Euronews' verification team identified a raft of online accounts planting unfounded claims about the government of President Maia Sandu. 03/09/2025
๐ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 29 August 2025. EuroVerify Zelenskyy once again hit with false property empire allegations Both the Ukrainian president and his wife are often falsely accused of financial misconduct, to try and destabilise support for Ukraine against Moscow's war. 02/09/2025
๐ Several hundreds of people gather in Prague, Czech Republic, 21 Aug 2025, to commemorate the anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 EuroVerify Russian propaganda is 'overtaking' legitimate Czech news As Czech elections approach, disinformation has reached historic highs in the country, according to a study. 01/09/2025
๐ French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 12, 2025 EuroVerify Who's behind calls for a 10 September nationwide shutdown in France? Calls to "shut down France" first emerged in fringe online groups. They're now being espoused by the political mainstream. 01/09/2025
๐ The video has been miscaptioned on social media EuroVerify No, video doesn't show altercation between immigrant and Spaniards The video is ultimately satirical and doesn't even take place in Spain. 29/08/2025
๐ Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis at a NATO summit in Washington, 9 July 2024 EuroVerify No, Greek PM's wife didn't buy a flat with public funds The Greek government's director of digital communications has warned of a recent barrage of misinformation in the country. 29/08/2025
๐ French fire fighters heading to a wildfire near Corporales, northern Spain EuroVerify Spainโs wildfires were not deliberately set for building projects Spain has battled several devastating wildfires. The disaster is prompting claims that the fires were deliberately caused to make way for construction projects. Here is why these claims are false. 28/08/2025
๐ Ukrainian soldiers take position on a bridge inside the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. EuroVerify Debunking Trump's account of Russia's failed bid to seize Kyiv The US President says Russian troops would have captured the Ukrainian capital in hours in February 2022 had troops not got 'stuck in the mud'. War analysts tell a different story. 28/08/2025
๐ A woman looks at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Russia Ukraine war on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. EuroVerify Verifying Russian claim that Ukraine has lost 1.7 million soldiers Russian hackers claim to have uncovered evidence that Ukraine has lost 1.7 million soldiers since the start of the invasion. But their claims aren't supported by available evidence. 27/08/2025
๐ Construction machinery is parked next to the Kiruna Church in Kiruna, Sweden, 20 August 2025 EuroVerify Video shows church being relocated in Sweden, not Norway The transportation of the church was highly publicised in Sweden and beyond. 27/08/2025
๐ US President Donald Trump EuroVerify Yes, postal voting exists in Europe, contrary to Trump's claims Trump has claimed that mail-in ballots only exist in the US electoral system, vowing to scrap the voting method by the 2026 midterm elections. Here are the facts. 26/08/2025
๐ United States Vice-President JD Vance addresses the audience during the Munich Security Conference in February 2025. EuroVerify No, JD Vance did not say Romania is a French colony A Facebook post by a Romanian MEP claims that JD Vance said Romania is a French colony. However, both the statement itself and the assertion that he said this are false. 25/08/2025
๐ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 18 August 2025, Washington, DC EuroVerify Was von der Leyen kicked out of the Trump-European leaders meeting? Some viral social media posts claim that Donald Trump said to the European Commission president that he wanted โa grown-up talk with important peopleโ before asking her to wait outside. 22/08/2025
๐ Passengers look a departures information board at Orly airport, near Paris. EuroVerify Will flying outside the EU subject French to stricter tax audits? A viral video claiming that French people getting on a flight to a non-EU destination will be subjected to stricter tax controls has spurred outrage. However, this measure is nonexistent. 21/08/2025
๐ People walk at Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave 2 July 2025, in Paris. EuroVerify Is Paris Europe's most deadly capital during heatwaves? There are certain factors relating to geography and large-scale weather systems that make the French capital particularly vulnerable to heatwaves. 21/08/2025
๐ A viral image claims to showcase European leaders waiting in line to see US President Donald Trump. EuroVerify Did Trump make EU leaders wait in line outside his office? Posts are being widely shared featuring an image that social media users claim shows European leaders waiting in line to meet US President Donald Trump. However, the image is false. 20/08/2025
๐ This photo released by the Israeli military on 2 November, 2023, shows ground operations inside the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defence Forces via AP) EuroVerify Have Dutch police arrested Israelis for war crimes? Several posts on social media allege that Dutch police have arrested an Israeli soldier and a major general. However, in both cases, the pictures show the arrest of other people in different countries. 20/08/2025
