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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · James Thomas

    Is Brussels threatening to freeze funds for AfD-voting German states? (opens the original)

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    Is Brussels trying to freeze EU funds to a German state that voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in an election in early September? According to several social media posts amassing thousands of views, likes and shares, and often with a picture of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attached, it is. They allege that millions, or even billions, of euros could be withheld from the state of Saxony-Anhalt, located in east-central Germany, after voters handed the

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · James Thomas

    Why are images of Italy's foreign minister in a miniskirt going viral? (opens the original)

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    A wave of images depicting Italy's foreign minister and deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani wearing a variety of skirts and dresses has swept across Italian-language social media platforms. No, he hasn't suddenly become a fashion icon overnight: these pictures are actually AI-generated, and Italians are sharing them over a controversial statement he made about women. To understand the joke, we need to go back to something Tajani, leader of the centre-right Forza Italia party, said at a politica

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · James Thomas

    Does Le Pen want to hold a Frexit vote if she becomes president? (opens the original)

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    A number of social media posts claim that Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in France's 2027 presidential election, is promising a referendum on the country's EU membership if she wins the keys to the Élysée Palace next year. The posts, primarily in Spanish, provide no further detail, and that's our first clue that the claims are false: Le Pen is not calling for a Frexit referendum if she becomes president. It is true that the National Rally politician is a harsh critic of the EU and once c

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · James Thomas

    Does Le Pen want to hold a Frexit vote if she becomes president? (opens the original)

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    A number of social media posts claim that Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in France's 2027 presidential election, is promising a referendum on the country's EU membership if she wins the keys to the Élysée Palace next year. The posts, primarily in Spanish, provide no further detail, and that's our first clue that the claims are false: Le Pen is not calling for a Frexit referendum if she becomes president. It is true that the National Rally politician is a harsh critic of the EU and once c

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · James Thomas

    No, the EU isn't demanding that Ukraine mobilise women (opens the original)

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    Is the EU demanding that Ukraine mobilise women to bolster its forces against Russia's invasion? It's a question that many social media users are debating after the allegations emerged on X and through Russian-language Telegram channels in recent weeks. The answer, however, is no. Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, a working body of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said that the claim originated from Russia's Foreign Intelligence Agency (SVR), which claimed, wit

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