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Published on 12/09/2025

Seattle paralegal falsely linked to Charlie Kirk shooting

Editors' choice

Published on 12/09/2025

Canadian man misidentified online as Charlie Kirk shooter

Editors' choice

Published on 15/09/2025

India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist

Editors' choice

Published on 05/09/2025

RFK Jr. repeats vaccine misinformation in Congressional testimony

Artificial intelligence

Published on 16/09/2025

AI images falsely shared as aid boats bound for Gaza

Published on 15/09/2025

Photo of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in Trump shirt is altered

Published on 15/09/2025

Social media videos of elderly people manipulated to sell 'handmade' items

Published on 15/09/2025

German football fans' pre-match march misrepresented as anti-immigrant protest

Published on 15/09/2025

Old Dhaka clash video falsely shared as recent Bangladesh raid

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 15/09/2025

Video shows China fishing boats, not Gaza aid flotilla

Artificial intelligence

Published on 13/09/2025

AI-generated videos misrepresented as genuine footage of deadly monsoon floods in India

Published on 12/09/2025

Glyphosate use in Canadian forests triggers misinformation

Published on 12/09/2025

Canadian official dismisses false claim 'Islamist' sparked church fire

Published on 12/09/2025

Video from 2022 resurfaces claiming new bill in South Africa favours trespassers

Published on 12/09/2025

Spiky caterpillar misrepresented as microscopic image of HIV

Published on 12/09/2025

Old flooding photos resurface in monsoon-hit Pakistan

Published on 12/09/2025

Edited visuals of Chinese military misattributed to AFP

Published on 12/09/2025

Footage shows clashes at Labour Day rally, not pro-Palestinian protest

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 12/09/2025

Old Bangladesh unrest clip falsely shared as recent

Published on 12/09/2025

Clip of casino gunman is unrelated to Charlie Kirk assassination

Published on 11/09/2025

California arrest video misrepresented amid hunt for Charlie Kirk shooter

Published on 11/09/2025

Video from Indonesia falsely linked to Nepal protests

Published on 11/09/2025

Old video of religious ritual in Nepal falsely linked to deadly protests

Published on 11/09/2025

Video of people crossing collapsed bridge with ropes is from Sudan, not Nigeria

Published on 11/09/2025

Posts mislabel video of protests in Makassar

Published on 10/09/2025

Clip from 'No Kings' rally misrepresented as anti-ICE Chicago protests

Published on 10/09/2025

Posts falsely claim video of submerged Thai temple depicts flooding in Cambodia

Published on 10/09/2025

Fabricated Singapore media report targets Malaysia PM

Artificial intelligence

Published on 10/09/2025

AI-generated images misrepresented as real photos after Afghanistan quake

Published on 10/09/2025

Clip of Chinese jet near US fleet is digitally created

Published on 10/09/2025

Philippine child care agency warns of false posts about 'abandoned babies'

Published on 09/09/2025

Church fire in Canada blamed without evidence on Muslims

Published on 09/09/2025

Japan will not issue 'special' visas to citizens of four African countries

Published on 09/09/2025

Fabricated Trump post harpooning Albanese fools Australian users

Published on 09/09/2025

Indonesia protest video misrepresented as Bangladesh unrest

Published on 09/09/2025

Video shows submerged houses in Russia, not Thailand

Published on 09/09/2025

Photo shows El Salvador prisoners, not South Koreans detained in the United States

Published on 08/09/2025

Clip of strong winds in Vietnam falsely shared by Thai users to taunt Cambodia

Published on 08/09/2025

Philippine govt dismisses hoax shutdown order on e-commerce giants

Published on 08/09/2025

Australian state's ex-premier targeted with baseless legal case claims

Published on 08/09/2025

No evidence sprouted coconuts treat kidney disease

Published on 08/09/2025

Video of Trump blaming India for Pakistan floods is edited

Published on 08/09/2025

Seoul's early voting results in 2024 parliamentary election misrepresented in viral posts

Published on 08/09/2025

Old video shows deadly quake in Turkey, not Afghanistan

Published on 08/09/2025

Cloud formations do not portend quakes: experts

Published on 05/09/2025

Podcast amplifies false recommendations against fruit consumption

Published on 05/09/2025

UK church fire video does not relate to migrants: police

Published on 05/09/2025

Old video of police crackdown on taxis in S.Africa linked to fabricated story about pregnant woman

Published on 05/09/2025

Thai posts mock Cambodia with misattributed Pakistan flooding video

Published on 05/09/2025

Chinese drone show image edited with 'Welcome Modi' message

Published on 05/09/2025

Old videos of Indonesian VP misrepresented as recent meeting with protesters

Published on 05/09/2025

Video shows China rocket launch, not battleship explosion

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