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One year on: Misinformation about the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan One year ago, on August 15, 2021, the Afghan capital of Kabul was surrounded and then captured by the Taliban. As the world watched the takeover unfold, numerous examples of misinformation began circulating online. The FRANCE 24 Observers followed the fake news trail: debunking posts that critiqued the American withdrawal, supported Afghanistan’s new leaders or denounced the violence that accompanied Taliban rule.