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Editors' choice

Published on 13/05/2025

No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war

Editors' choice

Published on 15/04/2025

Posts falsely claim ICC issued arrest warrant for Nigeria’s senate president

Editors' choice

Published on 14/05/2025

False information on ivermectin continues to circulate worldwide

Published on 20/05/2025

Clip of Donald Trump asking Kenya’s President William Ruto to resign is AI-generated

Published on 20/05/2025

Posts falsely claim South Africa has imposed new rules for reporting cash withdrawals

Published on 20/05/2025

TikTok posts falsely claim Ethiopia’s health minister and her deputy quit over medical strike

Published on 20/05/2025

Clip shows air strikes in Lebanon, not attack on Pakistan military base

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/05/2025

Social media users share AI-generated imagery of Pakistani truck transporting Indian plane wreck

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 20/05/2025

Broadcast error fuels Philippine poll fraud claims

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/05/2025

Clip of Pakistan general saying country 'lost jets' is doctored

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/05/2025

Video of Trump saying Africa’s mineral resources belong to US is fabricated

Published on 20/05/2025

Old Pakistan mosque fire misrepresented as 'India strike'

Published on 20/05/2025

Old cannon footage falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 19/05/2025

Trump clip altered to spread false Ohio train derailment claim

Published on 19/05/2025

Video shows sandstorm in Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Published on 19/05/2025

No evidence linking vaccines to sudden infant deaths: doctors

Published on 19/05/2025

Clip shows Trump taunting ex-rival, not Pakistan

Published on 18/05/2025

Made-up CNN graphic circulates after India-Pakistan truce

Published on 18/05/2025

No recent overhaul in Philippine education system

Published on 16/05/2025

Canadian foreign worker aid misrepresented

Published on 16/05/2025

Video of Justin Bieber discussing Combs trial is fake

Published on 16/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Sudanese paramilitary announced attack on Eritrean navy

Artificial intelligence

Published on 16/05/2025

Pakistan PM's 'military retreat speech' is doctored

Published on 16/05/2025

Video shows Pakistani paraglider, not parachuting Indian air force pilot

Published on 16/05/2025

Months-old footage misrepresented as missile attack on Pakistan

Published on 16/05/2025

Footage from Pakistan plane crash falsely linked to conflict with India

Published on 16/05/2025

Old video of donkey carrying bodies falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 15/05/2025

Post falsely claims video shows suspended Nigerian governor apologising to predecessor

Published on 15/05/2025

Post from parody account was not shared on X by Kenya’s President William Ruto

Published on 15/05/2025

Malaysian oil manufacturer rebuffs non-halal claims

Published on 15/05/2025

Image of Crimea explosion falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 15/05/2025

Old polling data misrepresented as recent South Korean presidential election survey

Published on 14/05/2025

Alberta independence referendum petition must register with election agency

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated clip glorifying Burkina Faso’s leader was not released by singer R. Kelly

Published on 14/05/2025

Video shows Dubai port fire, not South Asia conflict

Published on 14/05/2025

Overseas voters in S. Korea polls must provide documentation proving nationality

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated video targets South Korean presidential frontrunner ahead of election

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated video falsely shared as 'jet shot down by Pakistan army'

Published on 14/05/2025

Video game footage misrepresented as fighting between India and Pakistan

Published on 14/05/2025

Image of Trump watching South Korean presidential candidate is doctored

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

No truth to claim that Pope Leo XIV was a jazz musician

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Baseless 'impeachment vote' claims target Philippine Senate hopeful

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Philippine polling firm disowns 'local election survey' graphics

Published on 13/05/2025

Old videos of Pakistan army chief falsely linked to current conflict with India

Published on 13/05/2025

Video shows gas cylinder fire in Mumbai, not Indian strike on Pakistan

Published on 13/05/2025

Old video of US Air Force pilot misrepresented as Indian colonel

Published on 13/05/2025

Old Afghanistan video falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Election 'letter' from Philippine bishops is fabricated

Published on 13/05/2025

Image of S. Korea ex-leader 'taunting' colleague is doctored

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 12/05/2025

False ballot shading claims surface as Philippines heads to poll

Published on 12/05/2025

Footage of Chile wildfire falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

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