Fact Check |

'He could get killed': Information war inflates Israel-Hamas fight

Published on 17/11/2023 at 18:44

Months after he was discharged from hospital, his right leg amputated, Mohammed Zendiq saw his image swirling online in a vicious disinformation campaign downplaying the horrors of the Israel-Hamas war.

Conspiracy theories hamper Nigeria’s HPV vaccine push to fight cervical cancer

Updated on 23/11/2023 at 10:26

Volcano misinformation erupts amid worldwide activity

Published on 22/11/2023 at 20:29

Israel-Hamas war

Photo of Syrian girl holding baby's oxygen mask misrepresented online

Published on 28/12/2023 at 23:02

Social media users are claiming a photo shows a young Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip assisting a baby with an oxygen mask. But the picture is unrelated to the Israel-Hamas war; an AFP photographer captured it in 2018 after a suspected Syrian chemical attack near Damascus.

Old video of Mexico explosion falsely shared as Israel-Hamas war footage

Published on 28/12/2023 at 12:14

Altered Dua Lipa statement on Israel-Hamas conflict spreads online

Updated on 28/12/2023 at 16:25

WAR IN UKRAINE

New York billboard with messages on Israel, Ukraine is fake

Published on 15/11/2023 at 20:13

A video spread across social media purports to show an animated digital billboard in New York City with the slogan "Stand With Israel" pushing aside the words "Stand With Ukraine" in November 2023. But the clip is doctored, the latest in a wave of disinformation about the conflicts involving the two countries; the company that owns the sign said it has run no such message, and images AFP and others captured of the display show an advertisement for a movie.

Fake headline spreads unsubstantiated claim on Ukraine-Hamas link

Published on 08/11/2023 at 16:05

Posts falsely claim Ukraine issued stamps to honour Nazi figure from World War II

Updated on 23/10/2023 at 08:50

COVID-19

Claims Covid-19 shots caused US disability uptick misrepresent data

Published on 21/12/2023 at 21:17

Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show an increase in the number of disabled workers beginning in 2020, but social media posts claiming this can be attributed to Covid-19 vaccination are unfounded. Experts told AFP that the rise in workers with a disability is largely due to growth in remote work since the start of the pandemic, along with the sometimes debilitating long-term effects of coronavirus infections.

Claims linking Montreal's HIV spike to Covid vaccination are unfounded

Published on 18/12/2023 at 23:12

Posts falsely claim Pfizer 'officially admits' heart inflammation is Covid jab side effect in 2023

Published on 11/12/2023 at 10:26

'He could get killed': Information war inflates Israel-Hamas fight

Conspiracy theories hamper Nigeria’s HPV vaccine push to fight cervical cancer