Fake Video

• Montreal church says people ignited a flare, not a fire, at famous shrine

  A video that circulated on social media seemed to show people playing drums and chanting around a fire on the steps pf Saint Joseph's Oratory. It was initially thought to be fake.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
  
• Montreal Oratory says no fire or noise reported, believes social media video is fake

  The video, which has circulated on social media, appears to show people playing drums and chanting north African soccer cheers around a fire on the church's front steps.

  Trending

  Sep 4, 2023
  
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• This fake video of Donald Trump is shaky, but a sign of things to come

  A nearly-good-enough faked video of Donald Trump is a sign of a deceptive tactic that we should be wary of.

  Politics

  Jun 9, 2018
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• Earth won’t be cast into weeks of darkness in November, or at any other time

  Reports on a variety of dubious sites claim that the world will be cast into darkness between November 15 and November 30 due to an "astronomical event between Jupiter and Venus."

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2017
• No, a ‘diarrhea outbreak’ didn’t shut down a Winnipeg strip club and other fake news

  Bad shrimp at the buffet, photoshopped G8 pictures, convincing videos of a former president and other updates from the world of fake news.

  Features

  Jul 15, 2017
• Beards full of poo, invented illness, and other things that were fake online this week

  The web is full of fakes and hoaxes. We look at just a few of them from the past week.

  May 8, 2015
• What was fake (and real) online this week

  Long-lost siblings reuniting over Tinder, a secret royal daughter -- we look at what was real and what was fake on the Internet this week.

  World

  May 1, 2015
• The Zombie Fortress, a CN Tower in Germany, and other things that were fake online this week

  The web is full of fakes, frauds and hoaxes. Here's your guide to fake things online this week.

  Apr 23, 2015