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Editors' choice

Published on 12/06/2024

Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide

Editors' choice

Published on 10/06/2024

Footage shows boxes containing ballots accounted for by SA electoral body

Editors' choice

Published on 11/06/2024

Vaccine critics misrepresent US appeals court ruling over Covid-19 shots

Published on 10/07/2024

Image does not show Marine Le Pen crying after French vote

US elections 2024

Published on 10/07/2024

NFL quarterback did not have reserved seat at Trump rally

Published on 10/07/2024

Reports falsely claim Nigeria’s approval of Samoa deal legalises same-sex relationships

Published on 10/07/2024

Video of Eid al-Fitr celebration in Moscow misrepresented following French elections

India elections 2024

Published on 10/07/2024

Picture shows George Soros with his wife, not former Indian leader's daughter

Published on 10/07/2024

Posts misrepresent UK poultry protection measures

Nigeria elections 2023

Published on 10/07/2024

Post falsely claims Nigerian leader resigned as chairman of West African bloc

Artificial intelligence

Published on 10/07/2024

Video of ex-Singapore PM 'cautioning US-Taiwan ties' is doctored

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 10/07/2024

Photo of Israeli settlers clashing with police falsely shared as 'attack on Palestinian child'

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 10/07/2024

Google has not removed 'Palestine' from maps amid Gaza war

Published on 10/07/2024

Malaysian police warn of scam posts sharing false recruitment ads

Published on 09/07/2024

Posts linking crime to immigration in Canada are unfounded

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 09/07/2024

Video from pro-Palestinian demonstration misrepresented after French elections

Published on 09/07/2024

Historic dolphin stranding triggers baseless claims about wind farms

Published on 09/07/2024

Ethiopian leader’s remarks about alleged coup plotters taken out of context

Published on 09/07/2024

Old video does not show Ugandan leader warning against upcoming protests

Published on 09/07/2024

South African minister's Wikipedia entry falsely claimed he is Zimbabwean

Published on 09/07/2024

Video shows tanker blast in Brazil, not South Africa

Published on 09/07/2024

Clip of 'gold bars in Philippine sea' bears signs of AI

Published on 09/07/2024

Old footage of military drills misrepresented as 'US Navy stationed in South China Sea'

Published on 09/07/2024

Clips show Italian Easter tradition and gig by German band, not Olympics 'torch-lighting ceremony' in Paris

Published on 08/07/2024

Canadian extreme temperatures table omits recent records

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/07/2024

Image of 'Taj Mahal being built' is AI generated

Published on 08/07/2024

CGI of Indian cricketer's 'Times Square statue' circulates after World Cup win

Published on 08/07/2024

Video shows street performance portraying Hindu nationalist group as assailants

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/07/2024

Facebook users fall for AI-generated image of 'pink dolphin'

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 08/07/2024

Old photo of pink dress on Turkey grave falsely linked to Gaza war

Published on 05/07/2024

Scam ads promote erectile remedy using fake Ben Carson endorsement

Published on 05/07/2024

Prostate treatment ads target Canadians with bogus offers

Published on 05/07/2024

Old clip misrepresented as Hurricane Beryl

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 05/07/2024

Old clip of crowded Lebanon airport falsely linked to escalating Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Published on 05/07/2024

'Gunfire celebration' video falsely linked to former Pakistan PM Khan's illegal marriage case

Published on 05/07/2024

Dancing armed men clip falsely linked to Afghanistan's historic cricket win over Australia

Published on 05/07/2024

South Korean opposition party leader's photo altered to show him with 'boycott Japan' banner

Published on 04/07/2024

Old clip misrepresented as showing Vladimir Putin backing Kenyan tax protests

Published on 04/07/2024

Video shows decommissioned plane ablaze, not William Ruto’s personal jet

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 04/07/2024

Old video of Sri Lanka cargo ship fire falsely linked to Huthi attack

Published on 04/07/2024

Video of Indiana Jones stunt show falsely shared as 'soldier killed by plane propeller'

Published on 04/07/2024

Altered image does not show 'US delivering missiles to the Philippines'

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/07/2024

AI-generated images of 'Paris painted purple' falsely shared ahead of Olympics

Published on 03/07/2024

Bird flu claims targeting Bill Gates feed conspiracy theories

Published on 03/07/2024

Posts falsely claim Ethiopian government terminated port lease agreement with Somaliland

Published on 03/07/2024

Photo of Ugandan politician falsely depicted as Kenyan lawmaker assaulted over finance bill

Published on 03/07/2024

Two-year-old images of giant squid beached in South Africa resurface as a recent event

Published on 03/07/2024

Photo of US sisters used to falsely claim they went missing in South Africa

Published on 03/07/2024

Video of dog rescue in India falsely shared as canines 'saved from Dhaka biryani outlets'

Published on 03/07/2024

Pakistani man's death at mosque misrepresented as incident in Bangladesh

Published on 03/07/2024

Interview with first Indian PM edited to claim he 'did not take part in independence movement'

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