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Main Suspect Of Paris Terror Attacks Abdeslam Salah Reportedly Arrested in Belgium

  • by: Maarten Schenk
  • (Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:37:49 Z)

Update: Brussels judiciary denies the suspect is Abdeslam Salah:

Media in Belgium are reporting Abdeslam Salah, a suspect wanted in connection to the Paris terror attacks, was arrested during a raid in Molenbeek near Brussels today.

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Maarten Schenk is our resident expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.  He can often be found at conferences and events about fake news, disinformation and fact checking when he is not in his office in Belgium monitoring and tracking the latest fake article to go viral.

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