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Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake

The video appears to be an Al Jazeera report about Ukrainian fans defacing posters with Nazi symbols at the World Cup, but the video is fake.
No, it’s not dangerous to swim 30 minutes after eating

Eating right before swimming is “not a contributing risk to drowning” and “can be dismissed as a myth,” the American Red Cross says.

Yes, Cyber Monday got its start because people shopped online at work

The National Retail Federation coined the term “Cyber Monday” in 2005 after noticing a spike in people shopping online at work on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Video of Elon Musk saying Twitter employees got clips of Trump saying ‘you’re fired’ is fake

The video is a deepfake, or an edited video that’s made to look real. It was created using a clip of an interview Musk did in April.
VERIFY Fact Sheet: 5 tips to avoid online shopping scams

VERIFY viewers often ask us if products advertised online are scams. Here are five things to look for to identify an online shopping scam.

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Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake

No, it’s not dangerous to swim 30 minutes after eating

Yes, Cyber Monday got its start because people shopped online at work

Video of Elon Musk saying Twitter employees got clips of Trump saying ‘you’re fired’ is fake

VERIFY Fact Sheet: 5 tips to avoid online shopping scams

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