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False context

If something feels too good to be true, start checking. Discover how a video can use a grain of truth to weave a false story.

A video may use an image from years ago and claim it is happening now, or show a real incident, but mislead over the location. These are techniques used to feed your biases.
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  • False contextIf something feels too good to be true, start checking. Discover how a video can use a grain of truth to weave a false story.
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