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Editors' choice

Published on 11/07/2025

Texas cloud seeding operation triggers conspiratorial outrage after deadly floods

Editors' choice

South Korea martial law

Published on 11/07/2025

Years-old photos misrepresented as 'cash found at ex-South Korean minister's residence'

Editors' choice

India-Pakistan relations

Published on 11/07/2025

Edited clip of India minister spreads months after Pakistan conflict

Published on 11/07/2025

Posts falsely claim UK issued warrant for South African opposition leader

Artificial intelligence

Published on 11/07/2025

Image showing Nigeria's ex-president Goodluck Jonathan shaking hands with Donald Trump is AI-generated

South Korea martial law

Published on 11/07/2025

Old Trump remarks falsely linked to former South Korean president's arrest

Published on 11/07/2025

False Philippine landslide posts misuse old clip from Taiwan

Published on 11/07/2025

Misleadingly edited Netanyahu interview omits warning of 'Taliban takeover of Pakistan'

Published on 11/07/2025

Image of Israeli spy strapped to rocket bears AI signs

Published on 10/07/2025

Widespread video compilations misrepresent old visuals as Texas flood scenes

Published on 10/07/2025

Old video report misleadingly used to claim Ethiopian oil supplied to market

Published on 10/07/2025

Posts claiming Nigerian ‘Yahoo boy’ scammed Trump out of $250k are misleading

Published on 10/07/2025

Tourist attraction clips falsely linked to Iran-Israel war

Artificial intelligence

Published on 10/07/2025

AI-generated clip of 'Bolivian parliament building collapse' misleads online

Published on 10/07/2025

Clip of Philippine president discussing overseas worker's execution misleadingly edited

Published on 10/07/2025

Leopard attack clip shot in India, not Bangladesh

Published on 09/07/2025

Clickbait websites falsely accuse celebrities of boycotting Pride

Published on 09/07/2025

Joe Rogan misleads on 'climate cooling' in Bernie Sanders interview

Published on 09/07/2025

Deepfake of South African epidemiologist misleads on Covid-19 vaccine safety

Published on 09/07/2025

Posts falsely claim French president sided with Thailand in Cambodia border spat

Published on 09/07/2025

Football riot clip falsely linked to Thailand-Cambodia dispute

Published on 09/07/2025

Baseless claims S. Korean president committed heinous crimes resurface

Published on 09/07/2025

Scene from Western film misrepresented as 'Iran executing Israeli spies'

Published on 09/07/2025

Ukraine explosion clip misrepresented as Mideast conflict

Published on 08/07/2025

Articles falsely claim massive donations from Canada for Texas flood victims

Published on 08/07/2025

Misleading claims on folic acid fortification spread online

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/07/2025

AI-generated video falsely linked to Israel-Iran conflict ceasefire

Published on 08/07/2025

Clips of unrelated pipelines falsely depicted as part of Ethiopian gas export project

Published on 08/07/2025

Fabricated pro-Yoon subtitles added to CIA chief's interview

Published on 08/07/2025

Parliament scuffle clip is from Georgia, not Israel

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/07/2025

Image made with AI misleads about purported N. Korean contamination of S. Korean rivers

Published on 08/07/2025

Video does not show 'Israeli air force defection' in war with Iran

Artificial intelligence

Published on 07/07/2025

AI images of 'anti-pest control interview' spread online as S. Korea swarmed with lovebugs

Published on 07/07/2025

False posts share AI-generated news report about Iran 'surrendering' to Israel

Published on 04/07/2025

Clip shows Peruvian pilgrimage, not Israelis fleeing war with Iran

Published on 04/07/2025

No Pakistan order banning male professors from teaching women: govt

Published on 04/07/2025

Old Gaza blast picture falsely linked to Iran-Israel war

Artificial intelligence

Published on 03/07/2025

Image of red Niagara Falls is fake

Published on 03/07/2025

Manipulated chart misleads on migration rate in Canada

Published on 03/07/2025

Philippine senator's plea to colleagues misrepresented as 'vow to defy constitution'

Published on 03/07/2025

Image of masked anti-Thai PM protesters bears AI signs

Published on 03/07/2025

Thai posts falsely claim Cambodia loses access to Singapore oil exports

Published on 02/07/2025

Flag removal video falsely linked to Zohran Mamdani's election win

Published on 02/07/2025

Trump's past threat to North Korea misleadingly linked to Middle East tensions

Published on 02/07/2025

Pakistan politician targeted with false electric taxi name claims

Published on 02/07/2025

Altered NATO summit image accompanies false claim leaders secured ex-Philippine president’s release

Published on 02/07/2025

Silver note commemorating Indonesian independence is not legal tender

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 02/07/2025

Video shows quake-hit building in Myanmar, not proof of corruption in Bangladesh

Published on 02/07/2025

Photo shows address to students, not 'activist briefing lawmakers about vote rigging in South Korea'

Published on 01/07/2025

Iraq religious procession misrepresented as Zohran Mamdani supporters

Published on 01/07/2025

Clips show 2020 Beirut port explosion, not US strikes on Iran

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