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YouTube accidentally links Notre-Dame fire to 9/11 attacks

• Broadcasts of the Notre-Dame fire triggered a YouTube fact-check feature which accidentally tagged it as footage of the 9/11 terror attacks. [Courtesy]

A YouTube fact-check feature which is meant to tackle misinformation accidentally tagged live broadcasts of a fire engulfing Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris with details about the 9/11 terror attacks.

The blaze erupted in the UNESCO world heritage landmark in the French capital Monday, sending its spire and roof crashing to the ground as flames and clouds of smoke billowed into the sky.

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