Fact Check

Editors' choice

Published on 10/03/2025

False data distort complex picture of South African farm murders

Editors' choice

Published on 25/03/2025

East Timor religious event falsely shared as Turkey protest

Editors' choice

Published on 25/03/2025

Posts share fabricated record of former Philippine president 'refuting ICC charges'

Editors' choice

Published on 07/03/2025

Fact-checking Trump's claims on DOGE spending cuts

Published on 04/04/2025

No evidence to support use of warm betel leaves applied to babies' skin to treat phlegm

Published on 03/04/2025

Photo shows victims of 2011 Pakistan bombing, not train siege

Published on 03/04/2025

Algerian housing project falsely associated with Burkina Faso’s military leader

Published on 03/04/2025

False posts about 'attack' on Pakistan army centre misuse unrelated fire clip

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 03/04/2025

Video of Ghana market fire shared in false claims about attacks on Bangladesh's Hindu minority

Published on 03/04/2025

Picture shows aftermath of US carrier fire in 1969, not Huthis attack

Published on 03/04/2025

Video shows Taiwanese soldier taking off equipment, not collapsing during presidential visit

Artificial intelligence

Published on 02/04/2025

Footage bearing AI signs falsely presented as Myanmar quake aftermath

Published on 02/04/2025

Old clip shows vehicles vandalised in Bangladesh, not violence in eastern Indian state

Published on 02/04/2025

AI image of Turkish demonstrator in Pikachu costume spreads online

Published on 02/04/2025

Old clip of Duterte at political event sparks false 'acquittal' claims

Published on 01/04/2025

Misinformation targets judge who ruled against Trump in deportation case

Published on 01/04/2025

Quake-damaged temple misidentified as sacred site in Myanmar's Yangon city

Artificial intelligence

Published on 01/04/2025

Video of 'Myanmar earthquake aftermath' bears AI signs

Published on 01/04/2025

Video shows Duterte in 2022, not 'returning from ICC detention'

Published on 01/04/2025

Old New Zealand photo falsely shared as impact of Myanmar earthquake

Published on 31/03/2025

Analysis shows 'leaked' Vance rant about Musk is likely fake

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 31/03/2025

Posts misrepresent Bangkok amusement park show as scene from Gaza

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 31/03/2025

Old video shows Eritrean troops returning from Ethiopia, not heading to war

Published on 31/03/2025

Old photos of US Navy vessels misrepresented as showing 'rusty Chinese warships'

Published on 31/03/2025

Old stock images falsely presented as Thailand quake sniffer dogs

Published on 31/03/2025

Old clip of arson suspect reignites anti-Chinese attitudes as South Korea battles deadly blazes

Published on 28/03/2025

Posts misleadingly claim to show Yemeni man and his child bride who died after wedding night

Published on 28/03/2025

Fabricated article about South Korean wildfires inflames anti-Chinese sentiment

Artificial intelligence

Published on 28/03/2025

False posts about 'Indonesian pyramid' share AI visuals

Published on 28/03/2025

Old video of petrol bombs resurfaces in posts about March 2025 Turkey protests

Published on 28/03/2025

Old image of under-construction overpass resurfaces after accident on Thai highway

Canadian elections 2025

Published on 27/03/2025

Graphic showing surge for People’s Party of Canada was aired by mistake

Published on 27/03/2025

Photo of Russian intercontinental ballistic missile falsely shared as belonging to Ethiopia

Published on 27/03/2025

Image of Kenya’s Mike Sonko with Chinese investors unrelated to Vietnam death row inmate

Published on 27/03/2025

Old clip shared as Sri Lanka police chief's remarks on evading arrest

Published on 27/03/2025

Iraq religious gathering falsely portrayed as pro-Duterte rally

Published on 27/03/2025

Pro-Duterte remarks falsely attributed to Philippine news anchor

Artificial intelligence

Published on 27/03/2025

Image of 'Gazan mother with son's bones' is made with AI

Published on 26/03/2025

WEF did not call for ban on backyard farming

Published on 26/03/2025

Posts falsely claim HIV treatments are no longer free in Nigeria

Published on 26/03/2025

Only six African countries enjoy visa-free entry to Russia, not all of them

Published on 26/03/2025

Pro-Duterte posts misrepresent ICC chief's comments on court's jurisdiction

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 26/03/2025

Old Tel Aviv shooting footage falsely linked to Huthi missile strike

Published on 26/03/2025

Unrelated fire clip misrepresented as Pakistan train hijacking

Published on 26/03/2025

False posts on Indonesia ex-governor's 'arrest' misuse unrelated clip

Published on 26/03/2025

Video shows Serbian anti-graft rally, not protest sparked by Istanbul mayor's arrest

Published on 25/03/2025

Canada's richest province is not 'poorer than poorest' US state

Published on 25/03/2025

Kennedy file release reignites false claim about Biden

Published on 25/03/2025

Video showing 2015 explosion in Yemen falsely shared as US airstrikes in 2025

Published on 25/03/2025

Video shows illegal theme park structure in Indonesia being torn down, not mosque in India

Published on 25/03/2025

Philippine first lady's dinner photo falsely linked to Rodrigo Duterte arrest

Published on 25/03/2025

Oarfish sighting does not foreshadow natural disasters

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