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US elections 2024

Published on 12/08/2024

Trump baselessly accuses Harris of faking crowd size with AI

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Bangladesh unrest

Published on 08/08/2024

Protesters pictured in former Sri Lanka president's house, not ex-Bangladesh PM's bedroom

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Kenya elections 2022

Published on 12/08/2024

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

Published on 13/09/2024

NYPD refutes claims of new pronoun requirements for officers

US elections 2024

Published on 13/09/2024

Screenshot of fake Elon Musk, Travis Kelce dispute spreads online

US elections 2024

Published on 13/09/2024

Trump's debate comment on 'transgender operations' in prison, explained

US elections 2024

Published on 13/09/2024

Hells Angels not travelling to Colorado to fight Venezuelan crime ring

US elections 2024

Published on 13/09/2024

How Kamala Harris's comments on fracking have shifted

Published on 13/09/2024

Posts falsely claim video shows Kenyan President William Ruto’s deputy accusing him of bribery

Published on 13/09/2024

Video of Elon Musk commenting on inter-country ride-hailing prank is a deepfake

Published on 13/09/2024

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

Published on 13/09/2024

Old footage of gusts blowing over pedestrians falsely linked to arrival of Typhoon Yagi

Published on 13/09/2024

Video of candlelight vigil in Bangladesh falsely linked to protests for murdered Indian doctor

Published on 13/09/2024

Fabricated banknote showing presidential candidate misleads Sri Lankans ahead of polls

Published on 13/09/2024

Old video of Pakistan rally for Imran Khan recirculates after supporters demand his release

Published on 13/09/2024

Posts falsely link decade-old super storm photos to Typhoon Yagi in 2024

Published on 12/09/2024

Canadian car loan ads are not legitimate

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 12/09/2024

Argument over LGBTQ issues at Montreal protest unrelated to Gaza war

US elections 2024

Published on 12/09/2024

Posts claiming Minnesota Vikings denounced Tim Walz stem from satire

Published on 12/09/2024

Misleadingly edited clip does not show Philippine lawmaker 'announcing universal pension law'

Published on 12/09/2024

Indian news outlet did not report Sri Lankan presidential candidate's 'victory'

Published on 12/09/2024

Images show power station demolished in England, not 'Chinese nuclear power plant destroyed by earthquake'

Published on 12/09/2024

Video shows Polish tanks after military parade, not 'deployed for war with Russia'

US elections 2024

Published on 11/09/2024

Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate

US elections 2024

Published on 11/09/2024

No evidence Kamala Harris injured teenager in hit-and-run collision

Published on 11/09/2024

Fake X page for Georgia school shooting suspect spreads online

Published on 11/09/2024

Posts mislead with claim about petrol prices falling across Nigeria

Published on 11/09/2024

Rehashed claim falsely accuses Nigerian man of smuggling explosives into South Africa

Published on 11/09/2024

Journalist targeted by cropped video of police hunt for wanted Philippine pastor

Published on 11/09/2024

Video of river in northern China falsely linked to flooding in Thailand and Laos

Published on 11/09/2024

Photo of former S.Korea president doctored to add 'pro-Japanese' message

Published on 11/09/2024

Footage of rainstorm hitting China hotel was not filmed during Typhoon Yagi

US elections 2024

Published on 11/09/2024

Trump campaign amplifies baseless rumors of migrants stealing pets

Published on 10/09/2024

Video of trench massacre filmed in Burkina Faso, not Nigeria

Published on 10/09/2024

Brawl in Somaliland’s parliament falsely linked to fallout over weapons sent to Somalia by Egypt

Published on 10/09/2024

India opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi targeted with baseless 'secret family photo'

Published on 10/09/2024

Art installation in Spain falsely shared as 'real giant crabs in Indonesia'

Published on 10/09/2024

Social media posts falsely claim Indian opposition leader says party will 'redistribute Hindu money'

Published on 09/09/2024

Chinese tanks pictured pulling back from contested border region, not 'invading Indian territory'

Published on 09/09/2024

Russian official misquoted on bank transfer system

Published on 09/09/2024

Video shows Islamic event at Indonesia mosque, not preparations for pope's visit

Published on 09/09/2024

Video of Pakistan policemen's funeral falsely linked to Balochistan attacks

Published on 09/09/2024

Video shows pope at ceremony, not 'visiting Vatican embassy in Jakarta'

Published on 06/09/2024

Old active shooter training photo misrepresented as Georgia school gunman

US elections 2024

Published on 06/09/2024

Walz targeted by more false 'stolen valor' claims

US elections 2024

Published on 06/09/2024

Purported video of Tim Walz dancing is altered

Published on 06/09/2024

Image of Chinese viaduct falsely circulates in Kenya as accident ‘black spot’

Published on 06/09/2024

Christmas mass celebration footage falsely linked to Pope's Indonesia trip

Published on 06/09/2024

Indonesian minister's interview misrepresented as him 'criticising journalist over protest support'

Published on 06/09/2024

Posts falsely link Thai brand to selling government’s 10-year-old rice

Published on 06/09/2024

US tornado footage misrepresented as Typhoon Shanshan in Japan

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