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Bangladesh unrest

Published on 20/02/2026

Old video misrepresented as post-election violence in Bangladesh

Editors' choice

Published on 17/02/2026

Images of Australian peninsula do not refute sea-level rise

Editors' choice

Published on 17/02/2026

Old Ebola video resurfaces in posts falsely claiming outbreak of Nipah virus in Uganda

Editors' choice

Published on 12/02/2026

Ontario resident misidentified as Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect

Published on 20/02/2026

Chart inflates prevalence of transgender people committing mass shootings

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/02/2026

Video purporting to show women in glass boxes in Ghana is AI-generated

Published on 20/02/2026

Disguised as Malaysian lawyers, online scammers target fraud victims seeking help

Published on 20/02/2026

Posts baselessly claim Indonesian president made death penalty mandatory for graft convictions

Published on 20/02/2026

Footage of past rallies against Trump falsely linked to Epstein files

Published on 20/02/2026

Video shows Muslims praying in front of planter, not Australia shooting memorial

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/02/2026

Image of Thai opposition party's cyber campaigns team is AI-generated

Published on 19/02/2026

Posts misrepresenting Trump's Ellis Island Medal of Honor resurface online

Published on 19/02/2026

Posts use altered image of lawmakers kissing to discredit allies of Philippine president

Published on 18/02/2026

Livestream from Patagonia falsely claimed to show Antarctica's 'Ice Wall'

Published on 18/02/2026

Influencer touts unproven diet changes to treat acne

Published on 18/02/2026

Letter accusing Eritrea of troop incursion into Ethiopia taken out of context

Published on 18/02/2026

Videos of security drill misrepresented as Bangladesh election protest

Published on 17/02/2026

Invented graphic flips poll results on Alberta independence support

Published on 17/02/2026

Palm reader misidentified as former Indonesian president Joko Widodo at Indian temple

Published on 17/02/2026

Purported image of UAE leader in Epstein files is manipulated

Artificial intelligence

Published on 17/02/2026

Video of avalanche in northern India is AI-generated

Published on 17/02/2026

Experts warn against eye drops touted online as cure‑all

Published on 16/02/2026

Months-old video shows Iranian drone destroyed over Israel, not by US military

Artificial intelligence

Published on 16/02/2026

Posts praising Thailand prime minister’s multilingualism use AI-altered video

Published on 16/02/2026

Fake news graphic attributes fabricated remarks to Sri Lanka deputy minister

Published on 16/02/2026

Posts lure Malaysian users to imposter government website with bogus laptop offer

Published on 13/02/2026

Canadian flags at half-mast after shooting, not transgender pride banner

Published on 13/02/2026

Posts claiming to show an ex-FBI agent who tracked a scammer to South Africa are a hoax

Published on 13/02/2026

Circulating pepper spray clip unrelated to anti-Herzog protest in Australia

Published on 13/02/2026

Video of vehicles accompanying camel race falsely linked to US-Iran tensions

Published on 13/02/2026

Old video from Indonesian presidential campaign misrepresented as recent event

Published on 13/02/2026

Old Lady Gaga image falsely linked to Epstein

Published on 12/02/2026

Image of far-right influencer misrepresented as Tumbler Ridge shooter

Published on 12/02/2026

Footage of 2023 police chase misrepresented as attack on ICE

Artificial intelligence

Published on 12/02/2026

Membership card linking “terrorist” to Nigerian president’s political party is fake

Artificial intelligence

Published on 12/02/2026

Image of Epstein with Mark Zuckerberg, LinkedIn co-founder is AI-generated

Published on 12/02/2026

Images of ex-Philippine leader's family manipulated to show supposed state of health in detention

Published on 12/02/2026

Posts denigrate Sri Lankan opposition leader with fabricated news graphic

Published on 12/02/2026

False internet shutdown claims spread before Bangladesh's landmark vote

Published on 11/02/2026

Texas government says El Paso highway shutdown memo is fake

Published on 11/02/2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl outfit baselessly linked to Congresswoman AOC

Published on 11/02/2026

Vietnam War image falsely linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Published on 11/02/2026

Posts resurface years-old video of opposition party leader following Japan’s snap poll

Published on 11/02/2026

Baseless claims that Bangladesh vote 'postponed' mislead online

Published on 11/02/2026

False posts about Nipah virus prey on fear of spread in Philippines

Published on 10/02/2026

RFK Jr overstates early evidence ketogenic diet treats schizophrenia

Published on 10/02/2026

Bad Bunny did not include Liam Ramos in Super Bowl show

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 10/02/2026

'Flood' of disinformation ahead of Bangladesh election

Artificial intelligence

Published on 10/02/2026

Images of pre-election rallies in Bangladesh are AI-generated

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/02/2026

AI-generated image of Bad Bunny burning flag circulates ahead of Super Bowl

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/02/2026

AI-generated image fuels Epstein conspiracy theories

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/02/2026

Image of Thai PM-elect with South African businessman is AI-generated

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