France is grappling with further political turmoil after Sébastien Lecornu, the country's latest prime minister, stepped down after less than a month in the post. The move came the day after Lecornu revealed his new cabinet. Some social media users are claiming that the ministers appointed in his short-lived government will receive three months' salary, after being in post for only a matter of hours. But their claims lack nuance, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.

A viral post on social media claims that French President Emmanuel Macron is spending almost €150 million in state funds on a luxury underground bunker to "shield the French elite from a looming World War III". The video claims to have solid proof coming straight from Tracfin, a service of the French finance ministry that fights money laundering. In reality, this fake news probably comes from a Russian covert influence network called Storm-1516. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

As protesters in Morocco have been taking to the streets calling for improved social services and less corruption, some online are circulating footage allegedly showing a woman assaulted by security forces during the gatherings. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this footage is not linked to the recent protests and has been taken out of its original context.

Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump shared an apparently AI-generated clip championing fictional cure-all medical technology, known as "med beds". The video has since been deleted from his account, but it has injected new life into a long-held conspiracy theory about "med beds'', which is prominent in far-right QAnon circles online. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes tells us more in Truth or Fake.

In the wake of Moldova's parliamentary election, which saw the ruling pro-Western party clinch a solid victory, some online are widely circulating footage they allege is proof voter fraud on the part of the ruling party. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, there are many elements in the footage which cast doubt on its authenticity.

In a lengthy 357-word diatribe online, US President Donald Trump blasted the UN for what he called "triple sabotage" during his address to the UN General Assembly, after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctions. His post has triggered a slew of conspiracy theories under the hashtag #EscalatorGate. Vedika Bahl goes through them in this edition of Truth or Fake.

People are selling their cars, quitting their jobs and saying goodbye to their children. On TikTok, viral videos show Christians preparing for what they call the "Rapture", predicted to take place on September 23 or 24. It all stems from a prediction made by a South African pastor several months ago, in which he said Jesus spoke to him. But for all the believers, there's also been a slew of online mockery about the latest doomsday theory, as Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.

US President Donald Trump has made sweeping statements urging Americans not to use the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy, saying it had links to autism. But he provided little scientific evidence to back this up. He also made sweeping statements about there being "virtually no autism" amongst the Amish or in Cuba. Most dangerously, he also repeated debunked claims about vaccines causing autism. FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl fact-checks these claims in Truth or Fake.

To mark France's recognition of a Palestinian state, 50 town halls across France have hoisted the Palestinian flag onto their facades. It's a defiant move against a government order by hardline Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau that ordered them not to do so, saying that displaying flags violates the French "principle of neutrality." But what is this principle, and what does the law say about the flag flying? Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

A 2024 US Department of Justice study was scrubbed from the department’s website just days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The report found that far-right extremism had caused “far more” deaths in the US than attacks by left-wing or radical Islamist groups. Its findings stand in stark contrast to recent statements from the Trump administration, which have blamed “the radical left” for Kirk’s killing. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.