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During 2023 there has been a lot of fake news, especially about emotional events such as recent wars and crises. But there were also strange forgeries. DW's fact-checking team picked out ten particularly strange forgeries.
1. No, Volodymyr Zelenskiy is not dancing in this video
Since Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a lot of fake news circulating about both countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself is often the target of smear campaigns. As in the case where a video purportedly shows Zelensky dancing to belly dance beats in a tight, glittering gold suit. DW research shows: The video is a deepfake in which the president's face was superimposed on the body of a dancer.

2. No, Sweden has not organized sex tournaments
In July there was an outlandish claim that Sweden had declared sex a sport and was organizing a sex tournament. Many international media outlets reported on this, including the Times of India, one of India's most respected newspapers. One report said that Sweden wanted to hold a tournament in which participants would have to sleep together for up to six hours a day to determine who was the best.
This claim is false, as DW research shows: Göteborgs-Posten, one of Sweden's leading daily newspapers, reported that a Swedish strip club owner named Dragan Bratic had asked for sex to be classified as a sport. However, the Swedish sports association rejected this request in May, it confirmed to DW.
3. No, the viral photo of used condoms being cleaned and sold as new is not from Kenya
Another photo shows dozens of photos of what appear to be used condoms. Several Facebook posts earlier this year said that six students from Kenya were arrested for cleaning used condoms and selling them as new ones.
The claim is false, as a reverse image search shows. According to a 2020 news report, almost 324,000 used condoms were actually cleaned and resold not in Kenya, but in Vietnam. They are not sold by six students in Kenya, but by a small factory in Vietnam.
4. No, the recordings do not show cockroaches in the abdomen
"Në një spital qeveritar në Kenia, një pacient u kontrolluar me rreze magnetike, për shkak të dyshimit se në bark kishte insekte të gjalla," shkruanin përdorues të ndryshëm të Facebook në maj 2023, duke postuar një imazh të supozuar me një kacabu të madh në bark. Por imazhi është fotoshop i montuar, siç tregon një verifikim i fakteve. Radiografia origjinale është publikuar në një faqe interneti të radiologjisë - dhe në të nuk mund të shihet asnjë kacabu.

5. Jo, Joe Biden nuk ka pasur pelena
Presidenti amerikan Joe Biden është 81 vjeç - dhe vazhdimisht pretendohet se ai është shumë i vjetër për detyrën e tij. Në qershor 2023, një foto e supozuar e tij i gjunjëzuar në dysheme me një pelenë të dalë nga pantallonat qarkulloi në disa vende. Por imazhi është i manipuluar, siç tregon një studim i imazhit. Në fakt, Biden u rrëzua në një ceremoni në Akademinë e Forcave Ajrore të SHBA në qershor 2023 - por video dhe foto të shumta të rënies tregojnë se ai nuk kishte veshur pelenë. Materiali i imazhit është manipuluar.

6. Jo, nuk ka asnjë provë që një avion amerikan i humbur në 1955 u rishfaq pas 37 vjetësh
Një aeroplan u ngrit nga Nju Jorku në vitin 1955, humbi dhe u kthy prapë 37 vjet më vonë në Miami, Florida. Kështu thuhet në një postim viral në Facebook. Nuk ka asnjë provë për këtë pretendim, siç tregon verifikimi i fakteve nga Agence France-Presse. Nuk ka të dhëna nga autoritetet amerikane që një aeroplan u ngrit nga Nju Jorku në vitin 1955 dhe më pas u humb. Për më tepër, historia u botua fillimisht nga një gazetë tabloid amerikane e njohur për botimin e përmbajtjeve fiktive.
7. Jo, OceanGate nuk u gjet bosh
Kjo ngjarje tragjike bëri xhiron e botës: Më 18 qershor, pesë persona me kompaninë OceanGate u nisën me një mini-nëndetëse për të vizituar Titanikun, i cili u fundos në vitin 1912. Por pak kohë më vonë, lidhja me banorët u humb dhe ekipet e shpëtimit u përpoqën të gjenin zhytësit. E gjithë bota raportoi shpejt për të, e shumë përdorues folën edhe në mediat sociale për këtë. Ndërsa një pamje e supozuar e ekranit të CNN u bë virale. "OceanGate u gjet bosh," shkruhej në të. Por kjo ishte qartazi një informacion i rremë, siç tregoi hulumtimi ynë.

Artikulli pretendon se është i CNN, por pamje nuk ka dizajnin aktual të kanalit të lajmeve. Pamja e rreme e ekranit tregon paraqitjen e vjetër të CNN me të kuqe, dizajni aktual është i zi. Për më tepër, fotografia e supozuar e kopertinës së artikullit të rremë nuk tregon anijen e "Titanikut", por një zhytës të quajtur "Cyclops 1". Informacioni i mëtejshëm në tekstin e pamjes së pretenduar është gjithashtu i pasaktë.
8. Jo, Disney World nuk e hoqi Kështjellën e Hirushes
Fake news about Disney has been very popular for years. In November, a website reported that the Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida, in the United States had removed Cinderella's famous pink castle overnight. This claim was also shared in a video on TikTok and was viewed more than a million times.
The article and video are satire, as a look at the website shows. In addition, current photos from the amusement park show that the castle, the landmark of the park, is still standing./ DW
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