It has been claimed on social media that a video of a huge fireball shows the recent explosion in Paris. But the video was actually taken in Russia in 2020, and shows the explosion of a petrol station.
Misleading images and videos are some of the most common kinds of misinformation we see online, but they can sometimes be hard to spot.
It’s always worth checking if a picture shows what the post says it does before you share it—we have written a guide on how to do soThis article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—
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