Top news Regions Topics Artificial intelligence Climate Vaccines War in Ukraine Israeli-Palestinian conflict US politics Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East North America Environment Health Politics Conflicts Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 06/02/2026 AI-generated images of New York mayor, mother with Jeffrey Epstein spread online Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 26/01/2026 AI-enhanced image depicting shooting of Minnesota nurse includes hallucinations Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 03/02/2026 AI videos in support of political parties dominate social media ahead of Bangladesh election Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 27/01/2026 Altered image of helicopter hovering over Ugandan opposition leader's home unrelated to 2026 elections Image Artificial intelligence Published on 06/02/2026 Altered image of immigration protest misrepresented as largest ever in the US Image 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Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 06/02/2026 AI-generated images of New York mayor, mother with Jeffrey Epstein spread online
Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 26/01/2026 AI-enhanced image depicting shooting of Minnesota nurse includes hallucinations
Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 03/02/2026 AI videos in support of political parties dominate social media ahead of Bangladesh election
Editors' choice Image Artificial intelligence Published on 27/01/2026 Altered image of helicopter hovering over Ugandan opposition leader's home unrelated to 2026 elections
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 06/02/2026 Altered image of immigration protest misrepresented as largest ever in the US
Image Published on 06/02/2026 Multiple factors behind fatal NZ landslide, not just tree removal: experts
Image Donald Trump Published on 05/02/2026 Fake Trump post on tariffs, Carney and Epstein circulates online
Image Published on 05/02/2026 Edited Yogi Adityanath speech used to claim Hindu hardliner launched Indian leadership bid
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 05/02/2026 Bust of 'St. Kian Delos Santos' at drug war victims exhibition is AI creation
Image Published on 05/02/2026 Online scammers pose as Malaysian police to promote money recovery service
Image Donald Trump Published on 04/02/2026 Fabricated post claims Trump forcing schools to screen 'Melania' documentary
Image Donald Trump Published on 04/02/2026 Trump shares video falsely claiming Walmart shuttering California stores
Image US politics Published on 04/02/2026 Police arrest of robbery suspect mischaracterized online as ICE brutality
Image Published on 04/02/2026 Months-old videos misrepresented as showing protests by Indian students
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 04/02/2026 Audio of Trump mocking California governor at WEF is AI-generated
Image Published on 03/02/2026 Images showing American YouTube star IShowSpeed injured in Nigeria are doctored
Image Published on 03/02/2026 Clip of Indian home minister speaking about Muslim land boards falsely linked to campus equity protests
Image Published on 03/02/2026 Video of Venezuelan accident falsely shared as Indian politician's plane crash
Image Myanmar unrest Published on 03/02/2026 Social media posts misrepresent old Aung San Suu Kyi image as recent
Image Published on 03/02/2026 Movie set clip falsely depicted as jihadists given free passage at Nigerian military checkpoint
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 03/02/2026 AI images passed off as deadly Philippine boat disaster
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 02/02/2026 Posts leap on Nipah outbreak in India to spread false lockdown claim
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 02/02/2026 Image of cameraman filming Alex Honnold's Taipei 101 climb is AI-generated
Image US politics Published on 30/01/2026 Altered image used to falsely claim 'staged' attack on Ilhan Omar
Image Migration Published on 30/01/2026 Alberta separatists recycle unfounded Trudeau 'old stock white Canadians' quote
Image Published on 30/01/2026 Photo from 2025 Gaza protest in Amsterdam falsely linked to Malema's court appearance in S.Africa
Image Published on 30/01/2026 Old clip of Danish parliament session misrepresented as lawmakers laughing at Trump's Greenland claim
Image Published on 30/01/2026 UN heritage body rejects false claim it denied funding for Cambodian temple repairs
Image Climate Published on 30/01/2026 Posts capitalise on Australian bushfires to fuel baseless 'chemtrails' conspiracy
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 30/01/2026 AI-generated memorial posters circulate after fatal South African school bus accident
Image Donald Trump Published on 30/01/2026 Clip of Trump targeting Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is AI-generated
Image Published on 30/01/2026 Years-old photos misrepresented as Sri Lanka opposition's show of support for prime minister
Image LGBTQ+ Published on 29/01/2026 Misidentification sparks anti-LGBTQ rhetoric around shooting of Minnesota nurse
Image War in Ukraine Published on 29/01/2026 Images of scuttled Iranian ship do not show US aircraft carrier destroyed by Russia
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 29/01/2026 Doctored video misrepresents Trump’s Davos meeting with Egypt’s Sisi
Image Bangladesh unrest Published on 29/01/2026 Damaged bust of Indian independence leader falsely linked to anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 29/01/2026 Barbs directed at Filipino tennis player Alexandra Eala appear to be AI fabrications
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 29/01/2026 Footage of massive snowfall in Kamchatka is AI-generated
Image US politics Published on 28/01/2026 Voter registrations at former California shelter address do not prove fraud
Image Published on 28/01/2026 Misinformation over donation to ICE agent sparks calls to boycott Chipotle
Image Published on 28/01/2026 Images of people floating at sea falsely linked to deadly Philippine ferry sinking
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 28/01/2026 Video of bus trapped in Indonesia flash flood is AI-generated
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 28/01/2026 Images depicting deadly Pakistan mall fire are AI-generated
Image US politics Published on 27/01/2026 Video falsely places tribute to Minneapolis shooting victim in Times Square
Image Artificial intelligence Published on 27/01/2026 Images of Nigerian president visiting injured boxer in hospital are AI-generated
Image India-Pakistan relations Published on 27/01/2026 Video of Indian army chief acknowledging US intervention in Pakistan conflict is doctored
