Fact Check

Editors' choice

Published on 14/01/2025

Officials refute claims that Biden visit halted firefighting planes

Editors' choice

Published on 10/01/2025

Post falsely claims video shows police in Nigeria beating up hungry people

Editors' choice

Published on 13/01/2025

False posts about 'China health emergency' misuse old Covid photos

Editors' choice

Published on 14/01/2025

Photo shows S.Korea opposition lawmakers donating at 2023 rally, not Yoon impeachment protest

Editors' choice

Published on 09/01/2025

Decade-old footage from Nepal resurfaces after deadly quake in Tibet in January 2025

Published on 16/01/2025

Canadian Conservative leader's voting record misrepresented

Published on 16/01/2025

Burning home is Ohio mansion, not Sean 'Diddy' Combs's LA residence

Published on 16/01/2025

Unfounded conspiracies swirl on energy weapon use amid Los Angeles fires

Published on 16/01/2025

Old video falsely shared as showing 2025 vandalism act at Kenyan ruling party office

Published on 16/01/2025

Video shows firefighting plane crashing in Chile, not Los Angeles

Published on 16/01/2025

Video of Chile rail tragedy sparks false reports of train crash in India

Published on 15/01/2025

Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy

Kenya elections 2022

Published on 15/01/2025

Posts falsely claim that Kenya’s deputy leader is seen lecturing a presidential aide in a clip

Published on 15/01/2025

Video shows family salvaging belongings amid Los Angeles wildfires, not looters

Published on 15/01/2025

Image shows unscathed house after wildfires in Hawaii, not Los Angeles

Published on 15/01/2025

Old video of Japan building collapse falsely linked to Tibet quake

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/01/2025

Video of Trump appointee calling for Imran Khan's release bears signs of AI

Published on 15/01/2025

Clip of 'three-faced' elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival

Published on 15/01/2025

Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash

Published on 14/01/2025

Airport video of joyful fire crew predates Los Angeles wildfire crisis

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/01/2025

AI bunker images spark misinformation on Squid Game origin

Published on 14/01/2025

Old Trudeau photo falsely linked to 2025 resignation

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/01/2025

Clip of ex-Pakistani PM 'kissing jailed socialite Ghislaine Maxwell' shows signs of AI

Published on 13/01/2025

Canada is not a corporation owned by the United States

Published on 13/01/2025

Edited TikTok photo sparks misinformation on Indonesia anti-corruption boss

Published on 13/01/2025

Video shows deadly earthquake in Nepal in 2015, not 2025

Published on 10/01/2025

Viral images of Hollywood sign on fire are fake

Published on 10/01/2025

Unproven COPD treatments use doctored footage of Mehmet Oz, Snoop Dogg

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 10/01/2025

Old speech by Ethiopian PM falsely linked to recent criticism by opposition politician

Published on 10/01/2025

Picture of protest calling for arrest of S.Korea president altered to add Chinese flag

Published on 10/01/2025

Dashcam footage from Taiwan falsely linked to deadly 2025 Tibet earthquake

Published on 10/01/2025

Photo shows snow-covered anti-Yoon protesters, not supporters of the South Korean president

Published on 10/01/2025

Footage from 2015 Nepal earthquake resurfaces online after Tibet tremor

Published on 10/01/2025

Posts misidentify musician in old video as Indian tabla drum maestro Zakir Hussain

Published on 10/01/2025

Clip shows Indonesia football chief talking about match fixing, not announcing exit from regional governing body

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 10/01/2025

Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh

Published on 10/01/2025

Photos show Iraqis arrested while disguised in women's clothing, not 'Syrian prison guard who attempted escape'

Published on 09/01/2025

New year, old scam: Stimulus hoax circulates on Facebook

Published on 09/01/2025

Old photo of Turkey quake falsely linked to Tibet jolt

Published on 09/01/2025

Jailed ex-Pakistan PM's party rejects fabricated report on release talks

Published on 09/01/2025

Footage of India mock train crash sparks false claims about 'fatal accident'

Published on 09/01/2025

Video of tyre-slashing Indian tutor sparks anti-Muslim misinformation

Published on 08/01/2025

Video shows YouTuber, not Sean 'Diddy' Combs, biking in prison

Published on 08/01/2025

Hydrogen peroxide falsely promoted as cancer treatment

Published on 08/01/2025

Ex-Syrian leader, not Nigeria’s president, named winner of corruption award

Published on 08/01/2025

Clip shows cargo loaded at Shenyang airport, not 'repatriation of North Koreans killed in Ukraine'

Published on 08/01/2025

Dashcam footage shows 2024 Japan earthquake, not Tibet jolt

Published on 08/01/2025

Photo shows damage in Yemen's Sanaa airport in 2015, not 2024

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/01/2025

AI imagery passed off as genuine pictures of UAE plane crash

Published on 08/01/2025

Clip shows turbulence during flight in September 2024, not from Jeju Air plane before deadly crash

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/01/2025

AI image of 'burning Temu warehouse in China' stems from satire

Artificial intelligence

Published on 07/01/2025

Trudeau's resignation prompts altered reaction clips

US elections 2024

Published on 07/01/2025

Images of US inauguration press platform sparks false claims online

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