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Philippine elections 2025

Published on 09/05/2025

Digital voting breeds distrust among overseas Filipino workers

Editors' choice

Published on 15/04/2025

Posts falsely claim ICC issued arrest warrant for Nigeria’s senate president

Editors' choice

Published on 13/05/2025

No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war

Published on 16/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Sudanese paramilitary announced attack on Eritrean navy

Artificial intelligence

Published on 16/05/2025

Pakistan PM's 'military retreat speech' is doctored

Published on 16/05/2025

Video shows Pakistani paraglider, not parachuting Indian air force pilot

Published on 16/05/2025

Months-old footage misrepresented as missile attack on Pakistan

Published on 16/05/2025

Footage from Pakistan plane crash falsely linked to conflict with India

Published on 16/05/2025

Old video of donkey carrying bodies falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 15/05/2025

Post falsely claims video shows suspended Nigerian governor apologising to predecessor

Published on 15/05/2025

Post from parody account was not shared on X by Kenya’s President William Ruto

Published on 15/05/2025

Malaysian oil manufacturer rebuffs non-halal claims

Published on 15/05/2025

Image of Crimea explosion falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 15/05/2025

Old polling data misrepresented as recent South Korean presidential election survey

Published on 14/05/2025

False information on ivermectin continues to circulate worldwide

Published on 14/05/2025

Alberta independence referendum petition must register with election agency

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated clip glorifying Burkina Faso’s leader was not released by singer R. Kelly

Published on 14/05/2025

Video shows Dubai port fire, not South Asia conflict

Published on 14/05/2025

Overseas voters in S. Korea polls must provide documentation proving nationality

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated video targets South Korean presidential frontrunner ahead of election

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

AI-generated video falsely shared as 'jet shot down by Pakistan army'

Published on 14/05/2025

Video game footage misrepresented as fighting between India and Pakistan

Published on 14/05/2025

Image of Trump watching South Korean presidential candidate is doctored

Artificial intelligence

Published on 14/05/2025

No truth to claim that Pope Leo XIV was a jazz musician

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Baseless 'impeachment vote' claims target Philippine Senate hopeful

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Philippine polling firm disowns 'local election survey' graphics

Published on 13/05/2025

Old videos of Pakistan army chief falsely linked to current conflict with India

Published on 13/05/2025

Video shows gas cylinder fire in Mumbai, not Indian strike on Pakistan

Published on 13/05/2025

Old video of US Air Force pilot misrepresented as Indian colonel

Published on 13/05/2025

Old Afghanistan video falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 13/05/2025

Election 'letter' from Philippine bishops is fabricated

Published on 13/05/2025

Image of S. Korea ex-leader 'taunting' colleague is doctored

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 12/05/2025

False ballot shading claims surface as Philippines heads to poll

Published on 12/05/2025

Footage of Chile wildfire falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 12/05/2025

Beirut blast clip misrepresented as South Asia conflict

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 11/05/2025

Posts misrepresent Philippine vice president's election rally footage

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 11/05/2025

Bogus disqualification claims target Philippine political party ahead of vote

Published on 09/05/2025

Fake New York Times headline circulates after new pope elected

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/05/2025

Diana Carney biography likely written by AI sparks conspiracy claims

Published on 09/05/2025

False claims about mercury in vaccines aired on Joe Rogan's podcast

Published on 09/05/2025

Video of Kenyan police officer stomping on a man’s head is from 2018, not 2025

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 09/05/2025

Video of 2020 Beirut port explosion misrepresented as Huthi missile attack on Israel

Published on 09/05/2025

Image shows collapsed dam in Ukraine, not India

Published on 09/05/2025

Pakistan news anchor crying over Gaza war, not India conflict

Published on 09/05/2025

Old Gaza explosion footage misused in posts about India-Pakistan

Published on 09/05/2025

Video of Taiwan 2024 election rally misrepresented as footage from anti-Lai Ching-te protest

Published on 08/05/2025

Viral Harvard response to Trump education secretary is fake

Published on 08/05/2025

Serbian anti-graft protest misrepresented as anti-West demonstration in Burkina Faso

Published on 08/05/2025

Video of Filipino actor reciting 'president's speech' falsely linked to ex-leader Duterte

Published on 08/05/2025

Retired Indian general targeted with false dismissal claims

Published on 08/05/2025

Posts claiming 'low' Australia voter turnout share preliminary figures

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