Claim: After Greece was hit by what has become the largest European wildfire ever recorded, unfounded and baseless claims circulated in August 2023 that asylum-seekers started some of the blazes, whipping up an anti-migrant frenzy online.
Fact-check: Greek wildfires spur misinformation against migrants
Verdict: greek wildfires spur misinformation against migrants
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Petros Konstantinidis
Date published: 2023-08-30T12:36:00