The conservative Italian press is accusing Emmanuel Macron of trying to interfere with the conclave in favour of a French candidate. These accusations prompted a strong reaction from the Élysée Palace that categorise these claims as "fake news". We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

In the latest round of deepfakes targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney since the Canadian election, the PM is allegedly announcing new auto regulations in Canada, leading some social media users to draw comparisons between Carney and late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

US President Donald Trump says he knows nothing” about the image of himself dressed as pope, even though it was posted on his personal Instagram and Truth Social accounts. Also, what fake news is going around ahead of the May 7 conclave? We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

"Chemtrails" are an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that's existed for decades, despite being consistently debunked by scientists. But with several US states looking to ban geoengineering, this conspiracy theory has escalated its way into actual US legislation that could result in real-life laws. The US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has endorsed the non-existent chemtrails, even blaming them on a particular US government agency. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.

The FRANCE 24 Observers, in collaboration with Belgium's RTBF and France Info, has used data analysis techniques to categorise more than 15,000 of Elon Musk's posts on X. This edition sheds light on how Musk became a spokesperson for European far-right rhetoric on X, by posting hundreds of messages denigrating European values and pushing the visibility of far-right influencers and politicians in Europe. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Although Monday’s federal election saw Canadian news banned from being shared on Meta platforms for the first time, Canadians were still blasted with misleading and fake political content ahead of the vote. According to an analysis by the Financial Times, a coordinated network of accounts on X attacked Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and boosted positive content of the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre. Much of this content slammed Carney for his alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.

Already-icy relations between India and Pakistan continue to deteriorate following the deadly attack in disputed Kashmir that left 26 tourists dead. As tensions mount between the two neighbours, misinformation is also starting to circulate. In this edition of Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl looks into misleading claims surrounding the attack’s victims, and the dangerous role AI images play in the fallout.

In this edition of Truth or Fake, we debunk the viral video purportedly showing British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a passionate embrace with Lord Waheed Alli. The two men were at the centre of a "freebies" row in the UK last autumn, after Lord Alli donated hundreds of thousands of pounds in gifts to Starmer and his Labour Party. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell tells us more.

US President Donald Trump has stirred up fresh controversy after he shared what users say is a digitally altered image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckle tattoos, in an attempt to show "evidence" that the man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador is a member of the MS-13 criminal gang. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Since Israel’s breach of the ceasefire on March 18, the Al-Mawasi zone in southern Gaza, home to at least one million displaced Palestinians, is no longer designated as a ‘humanitarian zone’ by the Israeli army. Nonetheless, they continue to direct civilians to this area, which has been targeted by several Israeli strikes in recent weeks. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.