๐ FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, 21 January 2026 The Cube Fact check: How can a country actually withdraw from NATO? Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the North Atlantic alliance over European countries' reticence to join the war in Iran. However, questions remain over how exactly he would be able to do so, both under domestic law and NATO treaties.
๐ Power plants in Europe The Cube Is the EU 'self-castrating' over Russian energy? Is Europe โself-castratingโ by refusing to go back to Russian energy, despite the war between the US and Iran? Russiaโs Foreign Ministry spokesperson uses a 2021 Dutch energy campaign to mock the EUโs energy deficiency. 25/03/2026
๐ Fake article attributed to Euronews spread as part of Russian disinformation campaign targeting Hungary's upcoming elections. The Cube Fake Euronews website targets Hungary election with false claims A network linked to pro-Kremlin actors is impersonating major media outlets to spread false claims about Hungarian opposition leader Pรฉter Magyar ahead of parliamentary elections. 24/03/2026
๐ Marine Vlahovic on the set of the MaghrebโOrient Express programme, broadcast on TV5MONDE (@TV5MONDE) The Cube Family denies Israel's role in French journalistโs death A social media campaign pushing fake news to exploit the death of a French journalist has emerged in recent days, accusing Israel of killing her in order to censor her reporting on Gaza. According to her family and friends, these claims are baseless. 24/03/2026
๐ FILE: compilation from Associated Press, BFM and Sud Radio The Cube Who are the latest Russian disinformation actors sanctioned by the EU? A former military serviceman and a freelance journalist accused of war crimes - who are the four individuals the EU is sanctioning for spreading Russian propaganda? 24/03/2026
๐ Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to Downing Street in London, 17 March 2026 The Cube Is the UK demanding decades of rent from the US if it leaves NATO? The transcript of a fake speech allegedly made by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been posted online, raising questions about whether NATO countries pay rent when stationing military personnel in a fellow member state. 23/03/2026
๐ Students play Pokemon Go in the street as its released in Tokyo (AP Phot/Koji Sasahara) The Cube Fact check: Are Pokรฉmon GO players unwittingly helping to train AI? The hit mobile game Pokรฉmon GO has come under scrutiny following claims that images captured within the app may have been used to train AI systems developed by its creator, without players' consent. However, these images were not collected entirely without usersโ awareness. 20/03/2026
๐ Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, 22 Jan 2026 The Cube Fact check: Is 'Polexit' really on the cards for Poland? Social media is abuzz with claims that Poles want to leave the EU and that Warsaw is on the cusp of launching the trigger to do so, off the back of a warning by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. 19/03/2026
๐ Social media Benjamin Netanyahu X post The Cube Netanyahu denies death rumours in video falsely branded AI Since the US and Israel began their military campaign against Iran on 28 February, Iranian state media and pro-regime accounts have pushed fake news about the death of Netanyahu and other senior Israeli political figures. 18/03/2026
๐ Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, March 12, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) The Cube Russia using Iran war as proganda weapon against Ukraine Russia has consistently spread disinformation about Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion. Now, analysts say the Kremlin is shifting its messaging strategy by exploiting narratives about the war in the Middle East. The Cube debunks some of the false claims. 17/03/2026
๐ Portraits of school children from the Shajarah Tayyebeh primary school who were killed in an airstrike are shown in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday 12 March 2026. The Cube Fact check: What do we know about the airstrike on a school in Iran? Conflicting narratives have emerged following the bombing of a school in Iran amid US-Israeli strikes in the country. The Cube breaks down satellite images and news reports that claim to show what happened. 16/03/2026
๐ FILE: IRAN'S WAR GAME In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency, and taken on 28 June 2011. The Cube Tehran claims US-Israeli strikes have 'no impact': Is this true? Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi alleged that strikes on Tehran have "no impact" on the country's military capabilities, but is there any basis to these claims? 12/03/2026
๐ Migrants rescued south of Crete walk after their arrival at the the port of Lavrio, Greece, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) The Cube EU migration reform: Could it lead to ICE-style practices in Europe? A proposed law designed to streamline migrant returns from the EU has sparked concern that it will empower European authorities to adopt measures akin to those used by the controversial US immigration agency ICE. The Cube investigates. 12/03/2026
๐ FILE - People take part in the 'Warsaw and Kyiv Pride' march for freedom in Warsaw, Poland, 25 June 2022. The Cube Fact check: Has Ukraine just legalised same-sex marriage? A Supreme Court ruling in Ukraine recognising a same-sex couple as a "de facto" family unit has sparked confusion online. 11/03/2026
๐ Fake Euronews videos posted on social media The Cube Fake Euronews reports spread disinformation about Middle East war A disinformation campaign which has been linked to pro-Russian actors is imitating reputable media outlets to push fake reports about the Middle East war, as part of a campaign to discredit the West and Ukraine. 10/03/2026
๐ Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) The Cube Is Meloni reshaping Italy's electoral law to secure re-election? Opposition parties say that proposals to change Italy's electoral law are an attempt by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to tilt the system in her favour to stay in power at the next election. The Cube investigates. 09/03/2026
๐ Fake and misleading images have gone viral amid the Iran war. The Cube Did you spot these fake videos about the Iran war? The escalation between Iran, Israel and the US has prompted a wave of viral war footage online. But many of the videos gaining millions of views are misleading, wrongly captioned, lifted from video games or entirely AI-generated. 06/03/2026
๐ Image of French border guards holding sign for individuals landing from Dubai The Cube Did French border guards mock influencers returning from Dubai? Social media posts have showed French border guards stationed in airport arrivals with signs that appear to read, โto all the influencers and other people in tax havens such as Dubai, the tax authorities wish you a smooth return to France". But is this real? 05/03/2026
๐ A collage of a document in the files and the Kremlin. @Jon Elswick, @Alexander Zemlianichenko. The Cube Do the Epstein files show he was working for Russia? From internet users to US lawmakers, speculation abounds regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to intelligence agencies. Questions about his links to Russian elites have come to the forefront following the release of the latest batch of files. 03/03/2026
๐ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Cube No, Netanyahu did not flee Israel for Berlin amid Iran war Viral claims that the Israeli leader fled the country to hide in Germany, based on flight-tracking data, have sparked calls for a protest. They are, however, ultimately unfounded. 03/03/2026
๐ Videos of ICE agents are AI-generated. The Cube AI-generated ICE clips threaten trust in real footage, experts say Nearly 200 AI-generated ICE clips have gained millions of views across social media, according to data shared with The Cube. 02/03/2026
๐ A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File) The Cube Did the EU bypass Hungary's veto on Ukraineโs โฌ90 billion loan? On 24 February, the European Parliament announced that it had signed off on a โฌ90 billion loan to support Ukraine. On social media, some users claimed this showed Brussels had overridden Hungaryโs opposition to the loan. However, this is only one part of the legislative process. 27/02/2026
๐ Doctored Euronews videos form part of Milan Winter Olympics disinformation campaign. The Cube Fake Euronews videos used in Milan Olympics disinformation campaign Across social media, a series of doctored Euronews videos spread false claims about Ukrainian athletes and refugees over the course of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. 25/02/2026
๐ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, 8 December 2025. The Cube Russia baselessly claims UK and France plan to give Ukraine nukes As Ukraine marks four years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, Kyiv has shut down "absurd" claims by Russian intelligence that the UK and France will give it nuclear weapons. 24/02/2026
๐ Deepfake videos of celebrities posted on X demand EU leaders force Zelenskyy to sign peace treaty on Russian terms, @antibot4navalny. The Cube Deepfake celebrity videos used to pressure Europe over Ukraine Edited videos of Hollywood actors are being used to push a pro-Kremlin narrative targeting European leaders. Researchers say the campaign is coordinated. 24/02/2026
๐ FILE - A person works on a laptop computer in Hudson, US, 16 November 2022. The Cube How deepfake scams are reaching record levels on social media As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams piled up in 2025. 23/02/2026
๐ French Leclerc main battle tanks fire during an exercise at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The Cube Fact check: Did the EU charge the UK billions to join SAFE? Canada paid a one-off โฌ10 million to join the EUโs SAFE defence scheme, whilst the UK was reportedly asked for a much higher fee. These numbers stem from reports of real negotiations, but the full picture is more complex. 20/02/2026
๐ Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a media conference at the end of the EU summit in Brussels, 23 Janauary 2026 The Cube Fact check: Will Spain's regularised migrants be allowed to vote? Spain's move to legalise some 500,000 undocumented migrants has fuelled plenty of dubious and misleading claims about what rights they will be granted. 18/02/2026
๐ FILE - Police vans carrying soccer fans arrive at a police station in Marseille, France, 14 June 2016. The Cube Arrests in French far-right activist murder case follow misinformation A flood of conflicting narratives and misinformation about alleged suspects tied to the killing of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque in Lyon has spread online, preceding the first wave of arrests. 17/02/2026
๐ Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories . (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) The Cube Did Francesca Albanese really call Israel 'the enemy of humanity'? Last week, France, Germany and others called for the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, over an alleged anti-semitic comment about Israel. Her supporters say the claim is based on misinformation. 17/02/2026
๐ FILE: The American Consulate is seen in Nuuk, Greenland, Friday 6 Feb 2026. The Cube Did Trump's Greenland bid spark laughter inside the Danish parliament? According to viral social media videos, Trump's Greenland takeover plans sparked hysterical laughter inside the Danish parliamentary chamber. In reality, the clips have been miscaptioned. 16/02/2026
๐ Norwegian skiiers compete in the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. The Cube No, Trump hasn't threatened tariffs on Norway over Olympic gold medals A viral claim that Trump is slapping heavy tariffs on Norwegian salmon because of the amount of Winter Olympic gold medals the country is winning is fabricated. 13/02/2026
๐ Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance stand during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) The Cube Fake claims of JD Vance being booed buffet Milan Winter Olympics From a fake viral video of JD Vance being booed to Russian-backed disinformation, did you spot these fake claims surrounding the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics? 12/02/2026
๐ Parliament members sit as France's National Assembly, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) The Cube France's assisted dying bill: Claims vs facts France is engaged in a political debate over a controversial proposal to create a legal right to medically-assisted dying. One of the key concerns is the eligibility criteria, sparking a number of claims about how far the proposed law could go. 11/02/2026
๐ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks with the media as she arrives for the EU Summit in Brussels, 18 December 2025. The Cube Fact check: Is the EU censoring Americans and meddling in elections? A report by Republican lawmakers in the US has slammed the European Commission for allegedly posing as a 'foreign censorship threat', claiming it unfairly targets conservative and populist views and tries to manipulate elections in EU member states. The Cube takes a look at the allegations. 09/02/2026
๐ French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors, 8 January 2026 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The Cube Russian actors lead smear campaign falsifying Macron and Epstein ties A large-scale disinformation campaign backed by Russian bots is using doctored French media reports to falsely link Emmanuel Macron to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. 06/02/2026
๐ AI-generated images of public facing figures with Jeffrey Epstein have emerged online. The Cube Fake photos of European and US politicians with Epstein spread online The latest tranche of files related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has set the internet ablaze with AI and manipulated images supposedly depicting him with politicians. Not all are real. 06/02/2026
๐ A document shows a diagram prepared by the FBI attempting to chart the network of Epstein's victims and the timeline of their alleged abuse. The Cube Epstein files: How far is Europe's political elite implicated? The release of more than three million extra documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has prompted resignations, accusations and a wave of online vitriol towards members of Europeโs political elite. But who is actually named in the files, and to what extent? 04/02/2026
๐ Photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier holds a Soviet made RPG-7 anti-tank launcher during training at the frontline, 26 January 2026. The Cube Russia's war in Ukraine: Are AI chatbots censoring the truth? Europeans are increasingly turning to chatbots for answers to their most pressing questions about global conflicts. But can AI-generated responses be trusted, or do they spread misinformation? 04/02/2026
๐ A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with a payload of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 The Cube Fact check: Is Elon Musk allowing Russia to use Starlink? Claims that Russian forces are increasingly accessing Starlink in Ukraine have prompted questions about how the technology works and why restricting access is complex. 03/02/2026
๐ Various Amelia memes flood the internet. The Cube How AI character Amelia spread across Europe An AI character created for education has been transformed into a political meme spreading across Europe, largely associated with far-right and misleading narratives. 02/02/2026
๐ Olympic rings are projected on the facade of a building in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Cube Will ICE handle security at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy? On 27 January, the US's controversial ICE agency said that its investigative arm would be involved in security-related support for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The announcement sparked political protests, but what's the truth behind the outrage? 30/01/2026
๐ The EU has not created its own social media platform The Cube Fact check: Is the EU launching a social media platform called 'W'? Viral posts claiming the EU is launching its own social media platform to counter X, in the wake of various scandals, are misleading. 29/01/2026
๐ workers at the Bertin meat processing plant cut meat in the town of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file) The Cube Will the Mercosur agreement really bring 'toxic' food to our plates? From farmers burning tyres outside the European Parliament to motorway blockades across the continent, tensions around the EU-Mercosur trade agreement don't look set to go away. Many critics argue that it will lead to a flood of "toxic" products on the European market, but how true is this? 28/01/2026
๐ President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV The Cube Did the pope really snub Emmanuel Macron over Notre-Dame's windows? A clash over Notre Dame's windows and a proposed assisted-dying law are among the alleged reasons Pope Leo XIV did not want to see the French president. 27/01/2026