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A video appearing to show CCTV footage of a woman being separated from a baby while boarding the Paris metro has been circulating online. But this is not real CCTV footage and the scene has been staged. 

The black-and-white footage shows a woman struggling to lift a pram into a metro carriage when the doors close with the woman onboard and the pram on the platform. A time and location stamp suggests the incident took place after midnight on “Line 7”, while both the logo on the carriage and a sign for ‘Louis Blanc’ station suggest it was filmed in a metro station in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. 

Some versions of the clip go on to show a man interacting with the baby and swinging the pram close to the edge of the platform. They have overlaid text saying a…

A photo appearing to show a CCTV camera outside the former home of George Orwell has been edited. 

The image shows a large camera with a sign saying “24 hour CCTV recording in operation” in front of a house featuring a plaque that notes “George Orwell 1903-1950 novelist and political essayist lived here”. 

George Orwell is perhaps best known for his novel ‘1984’, in which citizens of a totalitarian state are subject to mass surveillance. 

This photo was shared on social media as early as 2012, and has recently circulated on both Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with a caption saying: “They are trolling George Orwell’s ghost.”

However, the image has been edited—it’s part of a series called ‘Restyles of the Dead and Famous’ by photographer

A video compilation being shared online claims to show Israel bombing a hospital in Gaza. But the video actually shows events in Syria. 

The video compilation [WARNING: graphic images], which has been shared on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, shows CCTV footage of an explosion in what appears to be different areas of a hospital. 

The video has been shared with the claim it shows Israel attacking a hospital in Gaza during the recent conflict. Multiple posts have the caption: “Israel was CAUGHT on camera BOMBING the Al-Sadaqa HOSPITAL.”

The Al Sadaqa Hospital, which is also known as the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, is located in Gaza City and has reportedly closed due to a lack of fuel. It was also reported that medical officials said this…