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AFP's fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent fact-checks on the US election: In their final debate, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden sparred over the coronavirus response, US policy on China, and race in America. President Donald Trump's son Eric shared a photo of a mansion he said belongs to Joe Biden, implying the Democratic candidate is corrupt. But instead of showing Biden's current residence, the photo depicts one he bought decades earlier and later sold. A photo was shared thousands of times with the claim it showed a rally for President Donald Trump in Florida in October 2020. The photo is actually from the 2018 Street Parade music festival in Switzerland, and was previously used to spread disinformation about a protest against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin, Germany. Facebook posts criticize Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris's record as a prosecutor. However, the posts misrepresent incarceration statistics and also falsely state that she released evidence after two Black men were executed. Social media users spread an image of rappers 50 Cent -- who has urged supporters to vote for the president -- and Ice Cube, both wearing Trump 2020 hats. But the image has been doctored; in the original, their hats featured logos for the BIG3 basketball league and the New York Yankees. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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