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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)

False: Photo of a Thai volleyball player flashing a three-finger salute False posts in Thailand have criticised a volleyball player for purportedly flashing the three-finger salute protest symbol during a match in the capital Bangkok attended by Pita Limjaroenrat, the front runner to become the kingdom's next prime minister. But the photo shared in the posts was actually taken at an earlier match the Thai volleyball team played in Brazil. The international organisation that hosted the match and Thailand's national volleyball body said the player was pictured discussing tactics with her teammates -- not making a political gesture. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Last moments of passengers before Titan sub implosion Five passengers died on board the Titan submersible in June 2023 when it imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck off the US coast of Newfoundland. In the aftermath, a video has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on social media claiming to show the victims’ final moments before the tragedy. However, the claims are false: the people seen in the clip do not match the crew involved in last month’s fatal accident. AFP Fact Check traced the footage to an investor in the OceanGate company, which founded the Titan, who confirmed that he filmed the clips during an expedition in August 2021. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)