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Pet Food: Photo shows remains of the Russian soldiers crushed into meat cubes Pet FoodDid a viral photo capture the bodies of Russian soldiers mashed together into a rectangular piece of flesh "for easy transportation"? No, that's not true: The image showed previously frozen but then thawed pet food left in the streets of a Russian village near the border  (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Video confirms dissolution of Ethiopia’s ruling political party Changing allegiances (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: US president Joe Biden wearing a diaper during June 2023 fall? No, ignore edited photo IN SHORT: A photo circulating on social media shows US president Joe Biden getting up after a fall, seemingly wearing a white diaper. But the photo has been edited. A photo circulating on social media in early June 2023 allegedly shows US President Joe Biden in a diaper. With the (Source: Africa Check)

False: US church burned down during same-sex couple's wedding? No, most details in these Facebook posts are incorrect IN SHORT: A video of a steeple collapsing does show a church in Massachusetts that was destroyed by a fire. But claims that the fire took place during the wedding of a same-sex couple are false. A video of a church steeple collapsing during a fire has been widely shared on social (Source: Africa Check)