CounterPoint

Verification and fact checking service tackling dis and misinformation in a rapidly changing news environment

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@AntSpeaks ❌ FALSE: This clip is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON match, not the World Cup. It is currently being misused online to spread xenophobia against Moroccans.

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@StellaEscoTV @SecRubio ❌ FALSE: This clip is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON match, not the World Cup. It is currently being misused online to spread xenophobia against Moroccans. As a journalist you should fact check before spreading misinformation.

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@noFrontMilitar ❌ FALSE: This clip is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON match, not the World Cup. It is currently being misused online to spread xenophobia against Moroccans.

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@isaacrrr7 ⚠️ False context: Viral clip is from a 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations match. It is not World Cup footage, despite being used to push xenophobia online.

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@MeghUpdates ⚠️ False context: Viral clip is from a 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations match. It is not World Cup footage, despite being used to push xenophobia online.

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@LeonhardHahn @FIFAcom Don't believe the captions: this footage is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON game, not the World Cup. It's being shared out of context to spread anti-Moroccan hate. ❌

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@JaipurDialogues Don't believe the captions: this footage is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON game, not the World Cup. It's being shared out of context to spread anti-Moroccan hate. ❌

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@AzzurraBarbuto FACT CHECK: This clip is from a 2023 U-23 AFCON match, not the World Cup. It resurfaced during the 2024 Olympics to fuel xenophobia against Moroccans.

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@plexaleOK @FIFAWorldCup FACT CHECK: The viral clip is not from the World Cup. The footage was actually filmed during a 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations match. It resurfaced during the 2024 Olympic Games and is being weaponized out of context to fuel xenophobic narratives against Moroccans.

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⚠️ Misinformation Alert: The video currently being shared across social media platforms does not depict a World Cup match. Verification confirms the clip originates from the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. Its resurgence during the 2024 Olympic Games highlights a coordinated effort to promote xenophobic sentiment targeting the Moroccan community.

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

A Moroccan player makes a throat-slitting gesture while shouting “Allahu Akbar” after scoring a goal, directly enacting Quranic verses about striking the necks of infidels.

They just have to turn everything into their religious war against non-Muslims. Zero sportsmanship.

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@realMaalouf The football clip going viral is not from the World Cup at all. ❌ It’s old footage from a 2023 U-23 AFCON match. It popped back up during the 2024 Olympics and is actively being used to push xenophobic hate against Moroccans. Don't fall for the bait.

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This clip is not from the World Cup. It was filmed during a 2023 match in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations and can found across social media. It resurfaced at the 2024 Olympic games and is often used to stir xenophobic sentiment towards moroccans.

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FACT CHECK: A viral video allegedly depicting Iyad Hussein Al-Jawhar and Lina Raad Mohsen, officials from Iraq’s Northern Projects Authority, has been denied by the company as being fabricated although many still laud its legitimacy.

In a televised interview on Iraq Al-Hadath, the retired Al-Jawhar stated he was targeted by an electronic blackmail ring demanding money before the leak. He is pursuing legal action.

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@DemocratiaX The account tweeting this is based in Sweden

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@DemocratiaX This image is thumbnail from a popular youtube video from Croatia's Adriatic coast. In the video there are plenty of cultures present including those visibly from Africa and the middle east as well as east Asia - this is largely due to it being a tourist hot spot.

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@HamzaOday775 Whilst the gathering is real, there is little evidence to suggest that it was aimed at posturing towards Saudi Arabia - previous gatherings have been aimed at ending US/Israeli aggression.

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@HamzaOday775 Clarification: This image depicts an armed tribal gathering in the Bani Hashish district of Houthi held Sana'a, Yemen, held on June 29, 2026. According to teh Yemen News Agency it was organised to demonstrate readiness to end the ongoing US/Israeli led aggression and blockade.

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@GlobalDiss CLARIFICATION: This video is from a protest in 2016 where Italian muslims prayed in front of Rome's landmarks to protest the lack of mosques and places of worship in the country. These types of gatherings are not common occurrence in Rome.

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@Netanyahu_News #FACTCHECK: This video is not recent. The footage has been circulating online for at least four years and likely shows military activity near Russia's border with Ukraine in the lead-up to the 2022 invasion. Snow-covered rooftops visible in the footage give it away.

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@isaacrrr7 #MISLEADING: The footage is from Launga village in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India, and dates back to March 2018. https://t.co/JsOPIZo6qs