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Pro-Iran narratives target Azerbaijan’s Jewish war hero amid Israel-Baku disinformation row

The posts appeared amid renewed Iranian and pro-Iranian claims that Azerbaijan is being used as a platform for Israeli operations against Iran.

Jewish National Hero of Azerbaijan Albert Agarunov
US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 27, 2026. 

Trump admin. considering $300 billion investment fund if Iran upholds ceasefire - report

 Israel CENSORED, Khamenei in Russia, and Trump 'disappears'

Unpacking viral theories: Censorship, Mojtaba missing, and death hoaxes

LOOKING ON with their son, Barron,  as husband Donald Trump takes the  presidential oath in the US Capitol in  Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump claims Iran using AI as 'disinformation weapon,' coordinated with US media outlets


Disputed ‘morality police’ abolishment reveals media’s challenges with Iran - analysis

The Iran “morality police” story is an example of Iranian media wanting to report a story that may be part of a feedback loop.

 DEMONSTRATORS NEAR THE Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, on Wednesday, hold placards during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran.

Netanyahu uses empty voting centers photos from 2019 to encourage voting

The message shared by the Likud leader stated that right-wing voting percentages were down used photos from the 2019 elections to illustrate his point.

 RIGHT: Photo from the September 2019 elections shared by then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. LEFT: The same image is shared again by Netanyahu, only this time he claimed it to be from November 2022.

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AI video platform D-ID converts still images into videos, a huge next step in the future of synthetic media

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Twitter to expand its community fact-checking experiment, Birdwatch

Birdwatch launched in January last year, allowing some Twitter users to debunk misleading tweets by attaching notes to the content in order to provide context or point to accurate sources.

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Teenagers can't discern true from fake online health messages - study

Most existing research on media literacy involves adults. However, adolescents are equally active online and need to have the skills to understand health information. 

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Alex Jones: The American lie machine spreading across the world

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The lie machine that is tearing American society asunder is at play wherever populism thrives, including in Israel.

 ALEX JONES talks to media outside the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, which this week ruled he must pay bereaved parents compensation for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax

How Israel shot down false reports on Jabaliya explosion in Gaza

As it soon became apparent, the children’s tragic death was not at Israel’s hands. Though many Israel supporters lament Jerusalem’s poor public relations efforts, this time it actually worked.

 Palestinians gather at the scene where senior commander of Islamic Jihad militant group Khaled Mansour was killed in Israeli strikes, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, August 7, 2022.

Iranian media falsely reports fire in IDF base hours after Tehran blasts

Iranian media falsely claim a fire in an IDF base near Jerusalem • Exiled Iranian opposition group claims responsibility for two blasts in Tehran

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Voices from the Arab press: When Babo became Ivan

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 THE VISION of Sen. Lindsey Graham (at L; Republican – South Carolina) was the one that unfortunately materialized into reality.

How amber teething necklaces are dangerous for babies

Amber teething necklaces have been used for centuries to help babies feel better when they are teething, but there is no scientific basis to it.

 A toy that is not beneficial, but could be dangerous and cause strangling, suffocation and infection. A baby with an amber necklace.