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Published on 19/03/2026

AI fakes about Iran-US war swirl on X despite policy crackdown

Editors' choice

Published on 17/03/2026

Fabricated Trump post stokes fears of imminent US draft to Iran

Editors' choice

Published on 13/03/2026

Images claiming US-Israeli pilots bombed Iranian aircraft decoys are AI-generated

Editors' choice

Published on 13/03/2026

Posts falsely link email in Epstein files to Covid conspiracy

Published on 19/03/2026

No evidence Israeli flag projected on Tehran apartment block

Artificial intelligence

Published on 19/03/2026

AI-generated visuals falsely depict destruction from deadly floods in Kenya

Published on 19/03/2026

Video shows 2020 fire, not Iranian strike on Dubai airportt

Published on 19/03/2026

Old Iran protest footage shared as missile attack on Tel Aviv in March 2026

Published on 19/03/2026

Posts share imposter registration site as Sri Lanka rations petrol

Published on 19/03/2026

Video of Iranian strike on vital Israeli port is AI-generated

Published on 19/03/2026

Purported images of Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking in Epstein files are AI-generated

Published on 19/03/2026

Malaysia's Election Commission dismisses October snap poll claims

Published on 19/03/2026

Old video misrepresented as Iran's missile strike on Israel in Middle East war

Published on 18/03/2026

Calgary school's Ramadan accommodation misrepresented as food ban

Published on 18/03/2026

Baseless posts about 'Indian engineer' detained in Bahrain share AI image

Published on 18/03/2026

Image of South Korean warehouse fire falsely shared as destroyed Iranian fleet

Published on 18/03/2026

Deepfake video of Indian general shared with false claims about torpedoed Iran ship

Published on 17/03/2026

Supposed Trump post touting 'Hormuz Peace Board' is fake

Published on 17/03/2026

Footage from Kyiv mislabeled as Iranian drone strike in Bahrain

Artificial intelligence

Published on 17/03/2026

Doctored video misidentifies US senator and fabricates praise for Ethiopian leader

Published on 17/03/2026

'Digitally manipulated' video of Indian minister's comments on Iran misleads online

Published on 17/03/2026

Posts falsely claim Trump imposed punitive tariffs on Sri Lanka for rescuing Iranian sailors

Published on 16/03/2026

Video shows caterpillar fungus harvest, not people displaced by Middle East war

Published on 16/03/2026

Decades-old photo of sinking tanker falsely linked to Middle East war

Published on 16/03/2026

Video of oil tanker blaze in Gulf of Oman falsely linked to Iran war

Published on 16/03/2026

Posts misrepresent far-right US influencer as captured Israeli soldier

Published on 16/03/2026

Posts falsely claim unrelated videos show Iranian strike on Israeli leader's house

Published on 16/03/2026

Posts share fabricated Kim Jong Un warning to Israel over Middle East war

Artificial intelligence

Published on 13/03/2026

Presidential office says purported letter by Brazilian leader praising South Korea is fabricated

Published on 13/03/2026

Dutch military escort misrepresented as US jet protecting Indian airliner

Published on 13/03/2026

Video of distraught US soldier after Iranian attack is AI-generated

Published on 13/03/2026

Video shows Dubai air show, not US army 'abandoning' Dubai base

Artificial intelligence

Published on 12/03/2026

Deepfake videos of Malaysian leaders used to promote hoax Ramadan aid scheme

Published on 12/03/2026

AI-generated clip and old video shared in false posts about Iran striking USS Abraham Lincoln

Published on 11/03/2026

Video does not show Trump dismissing Spanish PM over Iran

Published on 11/03/2026

2022 Crimea bridge blast falsely shared as Iranian attack on the King Fahd Causeway

Published on 11/03/2026

Clip of US fighter jet evading an Iranian missile comes from a video game

Published on 11/03/2026

Clip of gas station explosion in Romania falsely linked to Middle East war

Published on 11/03/2026

Image of fire at US embassy in Saudi Arabia is AI-generated

Published on 11/03/2026

Footage of air strikes in United Arab Emirates near Burj Khalifa is AI-generated

Published on 11/03/2026

Old photo of quake-hit Buddhist landmark falsely linked to Myanmar army strikes

Published on 10/03/2026

Social media videos push dangerous turpentine 'detox' practices

Published on 10/03/2026

AI video of burning ship does not show USS Abraham Lincoln sinking after missile strike

Published on 10/03/2026

Images of Russian and Norwegian tankers falsely linked to Iranian warship's sinking

Published on 10/03/2026

Old video of California chemical fire falsely linked to missile strikes on Israel

Published on 09/03/2026

Image of US radar destroyed by Iran in Qatar is AI-generated

Published on 09/03/2026

Fox News airs old footage of Trump honoring US troops

Published on 09/03/2026

Footage from 2022 military exercise misrepresented amid Middle East war

Published on 09/03/2026

AI clip of commotion at Dubai airport misleads online

Published on 08/03/2026

Old video, image from Lebanon falsely linked to Middle East war

Published on 06/03/2026

Images depicting capture of American solders in Iran are AI-generated

Published on 06/03/2026

AI-generated video falsely claims to show Iranian missiles hitting Israeli city

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