Fake French helicopter in Mali: debunking viral conspiracy theory

Images circulating on social media claimed to show a French helicopter shot down at Mali's border, fueling conspiracy theories.

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Fact-checkers confirmed these images do not match this reality and are taken out of their original context.

This debunking illustrates the spread of misinformation in a tense geopolitical context in the Sahel.

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