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US elections 2024

Published on 02/10/2024

Fact-checking the 2024 US vice presidential debate

Editors' choice

Published on 13/09/2024

BlackRock did not ask Ukraine to 'stop burying dead soldiers on its land'

Editors' choice

Kenya elections 2022

Published on 12/08/2024

‘Hashtags for hire’: How paid digital mercenaries meddled in Kenyan and Nigerian polls

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 05/10/2024

Video shows fireworks display in Algeria, not Iran's attack on Israel

Published on 04/10/2024

Rescue footage misrepresented as North Carolina flooding aftermath

Published on 04/10/2024

Fabricated image of Hurricane Helene flooding spreads online

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 04/10/2024

Old clip shows Nigerian maritime disaster, not Huthi attack on Israeli ship

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 04/10/2024

Old video of Russia gas station blast falsely linked to Hezbollah attack on Israel

Published on 04/10/2024

Posts circulating in Ethiopia make misleading claims about tensions in the Horn of Africa

Published on 04/10/2024

Video of India cricket parade falsely linked to Muslim comments row

Published on 04/10/2024

Video shows ferry capsizing in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, not near tourist hotspot Bali

Published on 04/10/2024

Damaged smartphone photo from Egypt falsely linked to Lebanon communication device blasts

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 04/10/2024

Footage from Algeria and Indonesia falsely linked to Middle East conflict

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 03/10/2024

Posts falsely claim to show attack on US forces in Baghdad

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 03/10/2024

Video shows Yemen gas station explosion, not attack on Israel

Published on 03/10/2024

Post misleads with old video of Nigerian police raid on illegal pill mill

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 03/10/2024

Ethiopian politician’s words taken out of context to claim he called for ousting Tigray’s interim leader

Published on 03/10/2024

Unrelated clip misrepresented as 'final moments' of Thai school bus inferno

Published on 03/10/2024

Doctored image circulates in posts about 'protest sign demanding South Korean politicians' arrest'

Published on 03/10/2024

False posts target Malaysians with imposter websites and WhatsApp hotlines for government aid application

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 03/10/2024

Newspaper rejects imposter report on Bangladesh politician 'secret meeting' with Indian PM

Published on 02/10/2024

Posts misconstrue potential changes to gender markers on Toronto forms

Published on 02/10/2024

False claims about 'aspirational' UN pact spread online

Published on 02/10/2024

Viral video showing thwarted hijacking recorded in Barbados, not South Africa

Published on 02/10/2024

Local governorship election in Nigeria fuels misleading claims

Published on 02/10/2024

Video of pope's East Timor visit falsely linked to Indian Muslims' protest

Published on 02/10/2024

Old campaign event clip misleadingly shared as 'Indonesian president-elect choosing cabinet'

Published on 02/10/2024

Video shows Borussia Dortmund fans in Germany, not rally in support of monarchies

Published on 02/10/2024

Photo shows asylum seekers on a boat off the coast of north Africa, not Vietnamese refugees in 1975

Published on 02/10/2024

Posts falsely blame HAARP research project for Hurricane Helene

US elections 2024

Published on 01/10/2024

Trump amplifies cherry-picked US migrant crime data

Published on 01/10/2024

Animated plane crash video misrepresented as Brazilian air disaster

Published on 01/10/2024

Video does not show Meitei protesters 'removing Indian flag' at local government office

Published on 01/10/2024

Video shows a Vietnam prison memorial, not a torture cell in Pakistan

Published on 01/10/2024

New Delhi leader filmed apologising for school ceremony gaffe, not for using Hindu slogan

Published on 30/09/2024

Old UK video falsely linked to Ugandan opposition leader’s clash with police in September 2024

Published on 30/09/2024

Experts warn against social media trend promoting banana peel paste to whiten teeth

Published on 30/09/2024

Sri Lankan trade union leader denies tea company urged him not to stage staff strike

Published on 30/09/2024

Video shows truck swept away by strong current in India, not Thai floods in 2024

Published on 30/09/2024

Plunging gas cylinder in water will not stop a leak, say experts

Published on 30/09/2024

Video shows dead cows in Nigeria market, not 'livestock killed by floods in Bangladesh'

Published on 29/09/2024

Facebook posts misquote Sri Lanka's PM on 'bankrupting' country

Published on 28/09/2024

Photo of US-Japan military drills misrepresented as 'standoff in South China Sea'

Published on 28/09/2024

Chinese posts falsely claim EU 'cancelled' visa-free policy for Hong Kong passport holders

Published on 27/09/2024

Posts falsely claim Hurricane Helene appeared suddenly on radar

Published on 27/09/2024

Video shows Hurricane Ian, not Helene

US elections 2024

Published on 27/09/2024

Walz campaign rally remarks misrepresented online

Published on 27/09/2024

Video shows sardines beaching in the Philippines, not Indonesia

Published on 27/09/2024

Decades-old image shows airshow collision, not 'US fighter jet shot down by Russia'

Published on 26/09/2024

Posts mislead on climate impact of human-caused CO2

Published on 26/09/2024

Deepfake of Justin Trudeau used for fake passive income ads

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