Fact Check

Editors' choice

Published on 13/08/2025

Old clips misrepresented online after Russian mega-quake

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 12/08/2025

Images of people setting bottles of food adrift towards Gaza are AI-generated

Editors' choice

Published on 08/08/2025

Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge

Editors' choice

Published on 18/07/2025

Fireflies will still light up summers, despite a decline in diversity

Published on 15/08/2025

Panic spreads over exaggerated claims of 'tentacled' rabbits invading US

Published on 15/08/2025

As Trump surges troops to Washington, old images recirculate online

Published on 15/08/2025

Photo shows ammunition seizure, not bullets sold in South Sudan market

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 15/08/2025

Video of crowds cheering on Israel's soldiers is AI-generated

Published on 15/08/2025

Hong Kong billionaire targeted with baseless mansion sale claims

Published on 15/08/2025

Footage shows truck dodging landslide in Indonesia, not India

Published on 14/08/2025

Doctors say tetanus still merits vaccination, despite posts downplaying risks

Published on 14/08/2025

Posts falsely link old swastika photo to Zohran Mamdani campaign

Published on 14/08/2025

Scam posts falsely claim Ethiopian university entrance exam results have been published

Published on 14/08/2025

Old clip of casino fire falsely shared as 'arson targeting Thai workers in Cambodian scam centre'

Published on 14/08/2025

Naval exercise footage shot in US, not Taiwan

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 14/08/2025

Baseless claims ex-US envoy visited Bangladesh share forged document

Published on 13/08/2025

Fabricated report on S.Africa's Afrikaans ride-hailing service shared online

Published on 13/08/2025

Video shows deadly boat crash in Indonesia, not Myanmar

Published on 13/08/2025

Visuals of old jet crash misrepresented as recent Bangladesh air tragedy

Artificial intelligence

Published on 13/08/2025

Norway sinks claims on AI image of 'floating greenhouse'

Published on 12/08/2025

Posts misidentify CDC headquarters shooter

Published on 12/08/2025

Posts falsely claim Toyota has unveiled a water-powered engine

Published on 12/08/2025

Clip of Pakistan PM niece's supposed criticism is edited

Published on 12/08/2025

Old photo shows military helicopter in Afghanistan, not crackdown on Pakistan militants

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 12/08/2025

Photo shows 7-year-old child in Gaza, not dead teenager

Published on 12/08/2025

Video shows aircraft built by Bangladeshi man, not Indian teenager

Published on 12/08/2025

Video from Malaysian airshow in 2023 falsely linked to Cambodia-Thailand clash

Published on 12/08/2025

S.Korea ex-PM falsely links tourism campaign to voter fraud

Published on 12/08/2025

Video shows hornbills in southern Thailand, not 'vultures feeding on soldiers' bodies'

Published on 11/08/2025

AI-generated visuals depicting daughters of Thai soldiers killed in border clash spread online

Published on 11/08/2025

Baseless Singapore 'floating prison' claims spread online

Published on 11/08/2025

Video shows crime scene reconstruction in Tehran, not 'Iran parading Israeli spies'

Published on 11/08/2025

Decade-old photo misrepresented as South Korean reaction to Trump's tariffs

Published on 08/08/2025

Image of man lying outside South African hospital fuels anti-migrant narratives

Published on 08/08/2025

Social media posts misleadingly describe lenacapavir as a vaccine

Published on 08/08/2025

Video of Trump dancing on White House roof is fake

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 08/08/2025

Old video does not show Tigray politician declaring new war against Ethiopian government

Published on 08/08/2025

Forged dining card shared in posts targeting Pakistan ex-PM's sons

Published on 08/08/2025

Clip shows buried cars after flooding in China, not Pakistan

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/08/2025

AI clip falsely shared as tsunami hitting Japan

Published on 07/08/2025

Altered video of Minneapolis mayoral candidate spreads online

Published on 07/08/2025

Post falsely claims images show Nigerian children hospitalised after eating local dish

Published on 07/08/2025

Old tsunami footage from Greenland falsely linked to July 2025 earthquake in Russia

Published on 07/08/2025

Mid-air blast footage shot in US, not off Philippine coast

Published on 07/08/2025

Bogus report on Indonesia laptop graft probe spreads online

Published on 07/08/2025

White House social media post published before Taiwan recall vote began

Artificial intelligence

Published on 07/08/2025

Experts rubbish Aboriginal 'Wandjina art' image that bears AI signs

Published on 07/08/2025

Baseless posts of stranded whales 'warning about Russian earthquake' spread online

Published on 06/08/2025

Video compilation misrepresents old, unrelated clips as Wyoming hailstorm

Artificial intelligence

Published on 06/08/2025

Images showing a bridge collapsing in Nigeria are AI-generated

Published on 06/08/2025

Clip shows Donald Trump praising former German chancellor, not Yoon Suk Yeol

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 06/08/2025

Clip of Israeli protesters blocking aid convoy from entering Gaza is from 2024

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