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The thin line between jokes and fake news • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 12 Oct 2021
A photo showing an obscene-looking children's slide has been going viral on Twitter with  the accusation this slide had been erected at a playground in a Paris school. Mayor Anne Hidalgo once again was in the line of fire. In reality, the tweet was a joke but the more it was shared, the more confusion it caused.

Also, the Korean Netflix series "Squid Game" has generated massive amounts of commentary online because of its violent scenes. But have children been trying to imitate these scenes, as some are saying online?

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