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France 24
19-05-2025
- Business
- France 24
Elon Musk's tweets: Investigating the billionaire's anti-European rhetoric
The Observers 05:34 The FRANCE 24 Observers collaborated with France Info and Belgium's RTBF to analyse the rhetoric of Elon Musk, one of Trump's closest advisers. This two-part investigation, conducted by the Médias Francophones Publics, examines the X owner's social media posts, documenting how the billionaire is propagating anti-Ukraine sentiment and posting tweets in support of the European far right.
France 24
14-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Gaza's Morag corridor: What does satellite imagery show us?
France 24's The Observers team analyzed a series of satellite imagery, including Israeli media and army footage, that shows us the latest developments regarding the construction of the IDF's Morag corridor in Gaza. A crucial part of the final steps for Israel's 'conquest of the Gaza Strip' plan. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
France 24
02-05-2025
- General
- France 24
Gaza: Community kitchens face collapse as Israeli blockade continues
The Observers Issued on: Modified: Charity kitchens have become the only source of food for thousands of families in Gaza, especially since March 2, when Israel re-imposed a blockade on humanitarian aid. But with the new blockade, food stocks are again declining, and community kitchens are closing down. What's more, some kitchens were reportedly hit by Israeli air strikes.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How a fake news story about Islamist anti-dog-walking leaflets circulated in Canada and the UK
Did people really post Islamist anti-dog leaflets in Canada and the United Kingdom? Since early April, several photos of leaflets and fliers asking people to no longer walk their dogs out of respect for their Muslim neighbours have inflamed Islamophobic discussions online. However, all of these photos are old and were flagged as potential fakes even when they first came out. We take a look at how three different fake news items have circulated. "Do not walk your dog here! Muslims do not like dogs. This is an islamic area now,' reads a flyer shown in a photo posted on X on April 15 by Ashlea Simon, the chairman of the British far-right political party Britain First. "I'd prefer to keep the dogs and deport the Islamists if I'm honest,' she said in her post, which garnered more than 300,000 views in two days. Quite a few British social media accounts shared the photo, showing a piece of A4 paper taped to a sign near a park. 'Should we be told where we can walk our dogs?" reads a post by the X account Simon Scissorhands, who describes himself as a 'proud patriot' in his bio. But where did this flyer come from? It turns out that this flyer isn't recent. The conservative account Update News already shared it back in July 2024 in a post that garnered more than 1.5 million views on X. However, the article did provide more information about the photo, which the article reported was taken in the borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. Read more on The Observers - France 24
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Vanishing reservoirs, empty taps: how Iran's water crisis became a national emergency
In recent days, images of vast, dried-up reservoirs near Tehran have circulated on social media. These dams supply water to more than nine million people in the Iranian capital, and their depletion has sparked widespread concern. A combination of decades of drought, mismanagement, and crumbling infrastructure is driving Iran towards an unprecedented water crisis as the Middle East enters its warm season, experts warn. A video of the Amir Kabir Dam, 30 km northwest of Tehran, taken in August 2024 shows clear blue water reaching up into the hills. In a video from the same vantage point in March 2025, the water has disappeared, replaced by a cracked, desolate lake bed. Another video being widely shared by Iranians shows a group of motorcyclists driving on the muddy bed of the Latyan Dam reservoir, 15 km northeast of the capital. "You'd be shocked if you knew this was the bed of the Latyan reservoir,' the caption reads. Tehran is on the brink of running out of water. Authorities are preparing to introduce rationing, with daily supply cuts expected to curb consumption as shortages worsen, officials and experts say. Seventy percent of Tehran's water comes from five nearby dams, including Karaj and Latyan. But an unprecedented dry spell – the rainfall in Tehran since the beginning of 2025 has been the lowest recorded in 55 years – means water levels have been declining fast. State media reported on March 5 that the five reservoirs are only 13% full. Iran has been suffering from drought for more than 40 years. Water shortages in rural areas have led to tensions between farmers and authorities they accuse of mismanaging water supplies. Read more on The Observers - France 24Read also:How 'corruption and lucrative projects' are 'killing' the biggest lake in the Middle EastThe environmental impact of Iranian desert safarisGas shortage renders Iran's air quality 'unbreathable' due to mazut pollution
