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Updated on 26/02/2021 at 13:27

Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover

Published on 26/02/2021 at 04:30

Social media posts falsely claim footage shows Trump delivering supplies to Texas after storm

Published on 26/02/2021 at 06:00

Myanmar military coup

Social media posts mislead on Thai PM's meeting with Myanmar foreign minister in Bangkok

Published on 26/02/2021 at 13:30

A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha greeting Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin at Don Meung airport in Bangkok. The photo circulated online as Myanmar's junta-appointed foreign minister visited Bangkok to hold talks with his counterparts from Thailand and Indonesia in what was the first known face-to-face meetings between a senior junta member and foreign government officials. The image has been shared in a misleading context: the photo in fact shows Prayuth with his secretary-general Distat Hotrakitya at the entrance of the Royal Thai Police Headquarters.

These photos were taken after fuel vehicles exploded in Afghanistan

Published on 26/02/2021 at 11:00

Doctored TV report misleads on payments to Myanmar's civil servants and pensioners

Published on 26/02/2021 at 06:25

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Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official advised giving China's Sinovac vaccine to poor people

Published on 01/03/2021 at 10:35

As the Philippines gave emergency approval to the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, a purported news graphic circulated online that appeared to show genuine comments about the jab from the Philippines' head of vaccine procurement, Carlito Galvez. The posts allege Galvez suggested the vaccine should be reserved for "poor Filipinos". The claim is false: the purported news graphic, which was shared in multiple Twitter and Facebook posts, has been fabricated. Galvez's office denied he made the alleged remarks in a post on Twitter on February 23, 2021.

Covid-19 measures won’t be lifted on March 1 in Canada

Published on 26/02/2021 at 22:08

Indian social media posts, media reports falsely claim WHO approved herbal medicine as Covid-19 treatment

Published on 26/02/2021 at 10:10

Busting coronavirus myths

Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover

Social media posts falsely claim footage shows Trump delivering supplies to Texas after storm

Myanmar military coup

Social media posts mislead on Thai PM's meeting with Myanmar foreign minister in Bangkok

These photos were taken after fuel vehicles exploded in Afghanistan

Doctored TV report misleads on payments to Myanmar's civil servants and pensioners

CORONAVIRUS

Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official advised giving China's Sinovac vaccine to poor people

Covid-19 measures won’t be lifted on March 1 in Canada

Indian social media posts, media reports falsely claim WHO approved herbal medicine as Covid-19 treatment

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Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official advised giving China's Sinovac vaccine to poor people

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Covid-19 measures won’t be lifted on March 1 in Canada