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Fake and misleading images from the World Cup final have been gaining tens of millions of views on social media.<\/p>\n

Some of the most viral posts focus on US President Donald Trump and Spain’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal.<\/p>\n

BBC Verify has been looking into how we know the real from the fake – as Aisha Sembhi explains.<\/p>\n

Graphics by Sally Nicholls and Mark Edwards.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fake and misleading images from the World Cup final have been gaining tens of millions of views on social media. Some of the most viral posts focus on US President Donald Trump and Spain’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal. 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