The most shared false claims around the globe, curated by Blasting News’s editorial team

Unique contribution: We are monitoring social media, national and international media, and fact-checking websites in order to share the fake news making the rounds this week. Don't be fooled! Edited by Angelo Paura.

The world of news is complex – and false stories and images are often widely shared on social media. Blasting News’s editorial team spots the most popular hoaxes and misleading information every week to help you discern truth from falsehood. Here are some of the most shared false claims of this week, of which none are legit.

World

European Commission President has not called to scrap the Nuremberg Code

False claim: Posts shared on social media claim that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the abandonment of the Nuremberg Code in order to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory.

Truth:

• The false claim spread on social media after a press conference on December 1, 2021 in which the European Commission president said that the bloc's members should consider making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory.

• During the press conference, however, Von der Leyen did not mention the Nuremberg Code. There is also no recent record of interviews or statements in which she called for getting rid of the code.

• Created in 1947 following the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World War, the Nuremberg Code sets out ten ethical principles to protect people from...

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