Bill McCarthy
Digital Investigation Journalist at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Digital investigation journalist covering mis- and disinformation @AFP @AFPFactCheck • Formerly @PolitiFact, @newsobserver • @DukeU alum
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2 weeks ago |
opovo.com.br | Bill McCarthy
A morte do papa Francisco provocou uma onda de condolências de internautas de todo o mundo, mas também uma onda de desinformação, um fenômeno contra o qual ele mesmo lutou. Mensagens de conteúdo falso ou enganoso sobre o líder da Igreja Católica inundaram as redes sociais nos últimos dias. Um vídeo bastante divulgado parecia mostrá-lo afastando a mão do presidente americano, Donald Trump, durante um encontro no Vaticano.
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2 months ago |
factuel.afp.com | Bill McCarthy
"Zelensky continue de nier l'échec de l'offensive à Koursk" : c'est le titre de ce qui a l'air d'être la Une du quotidien La Croix datée du jeudi 13 mars 2025. Le sous-titre évoque la prétendue fureur des "alliés de l'Ukraine" à propos des "centaines de millions d'euros" qui auraient été dépensés "pour une opération ratée sur le territoire russe".
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2 months ago |
factuel.afp.com | Bill McCarthy
Deepfakes, vidéos trompeuses de soldats ukrainiens et fausses informations ciblant Volodymyr Zelensky connaissent un nouvel élan en ligne depuis février 2025.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
factuel.afp.com | Bill McCarthy
Au moins 27 personnes sont décédées dans les flammes qui ont embrasé début janvier 2025 la ville d'Altadena, au nord de Los Angeles, et le quartier huppé de Pacific Palisades, dans le nord-ouest de la mégapole, selon le dernier bilan disponible le 16 janvier.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
factuel.afp.com | Bill McCarthy
"Le légendaire panneau Hollywood, encerclé par les flammes, semble presque symbolique, évoquant la fin d’une ère ou même une punition divine", affirmait un post sur Facebook le 9 janvier 2025, tandis qu'une vidéo diffusée sur X et TikTok abondait : "le célèbre panneau Hollywood brûle".
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RT @billdmccarthy: @CardPrevost This imposter Pope Leo XIV account is now suspended. https://t.co/bEcSy8ucc0
RT @ddale8: I asked the spokesperson for the Stanford School of Medicine about this “very top of her medical class at Stanford” claim. The…
New: The Vatican confirms to @AFP that the X account @drprevost, which shared articles criticizing US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, is genuine and belonged to Pope Leo XIV. It was then-Cardinal Robert Prevost's only X account. https://t.co/PRTZErGwKV https://t.co/9dJD1XWiSe