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Philippine elections 2025

Published on 09/05/2025

Digital voting breeds distrust among overseas Filipino workers

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Artificial intelligence

Published on 06/05/2025

Video of Trump 'threatening Pakistan' is manipulated

Editors' choice

Published on 15/04/2025

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

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

Published on 08/05/2025

Video of Suharto's remarks on ex-Indonesian president's university diploma bears signs of AI

Published on 08/05/2025

Clip shows old press briefing, not Indian army admitting 'scared of Pakistan'

Published on 08/05/2025

Image shows Indian plane crash in 2024, not 'jet downed by Pakistan'

Published on 08/05/2025

Old bushfire video misrepresented as recent blaze in Israel

Published on 07/05/2025

Trump's 2019 'let them fight' comment unrelated to India, Pakistan clash

Canadian elections 2025

Published on 07/05/2025

Unsupported fraud claims conflate Canadian advance polling with mail-in ballots

Published on 07/05/2025

Posts falsely claim court ordered reinstatement of Nigeria’s Rivers state governor

Published on 07/05/2025

Dated plane crash visuals falsely linked to India-Pakistan crisis

Published on 07/05/2025

Clip shows missile-hit building in Lebanon, not Pakistan

Published on 07/05/2025

Old video used to claim Nigerian customs officials intercepted smuggled arms in April 2025

Published on 07/05/2025

Anthony Fauci not charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand

Published on 06/05/2025

Video of England blaze misrepresented as Israel wildfires

Artificial intelligence

Published on 06/05/2025

Video of Mark Carney announcing new auto regulations is AI-generated

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 06/05/2025

Ethiopian broadcaster targeted with false claims about popular figures joining armed rebels

Published on 06/05/2025

Disinformation fuels support for Burkina Faso's junta leader in Nigeria

Published on 06/05/2025

Air parade clip falsely portrayed as Russian military in Indonesia

Published on 06/05/2025

Religious maritime pilgrimage mispresented as Chinese ships surrounding Taiwan

Published on 06/05/2025

Old Pakistan fire clip resurfaces as India tensions spiral

Published on 06/05/2025

Months-old video shows protesters detained in November 2024, not 'Pahalgam attack sympathisers'

Published on 05/05/2025

'Flawed' paper overstates health risks of abortion pills: experts

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 05/05/2025

Imposter account of Philippine poll body spreads false ID requirement claims

Published on 05/05/2025

Gaza war footage falsely linked to Kashmir attack

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 05/05/2025

Singaporean opposition candidate misquoted online ahead of polls

Published on 05/05/2025

Mocked-up People magazine cover with South Korea presidential contender misleads online

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 03/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Australian foreign minister approved aid to Palestinian Authority

Canadian elections 2025

Published on 02/05/2025

Canadian election count independent of media projection calls

Published on 02/05/2025

Spanish Holy Week procession footage misrepresented as Pope Francis funeral

Published on 02/05/2025

Manipulated newscast shared online as 'North Korean directive to agents in the South'

Published on 02/05/2025

Fabricated Albanese quote about Labor-Greens preference deal misleads online

Published on 02/05/2025

Hair styling product cannot be used to treat knee pain

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 01/05/2025

Video of Palestinian flags at Vatican misrepresented as pope's funeral

Published on 01/05/2025

Video shows wildfire in Los Angeles, not Israel

Published on 01/05/2025

Old plane crash video misrepresented as aftermath of Kashmir attack

Published on 01/05/2025

Fake report about Indonesia leader's plan for future capital spreads online

Published on 01/05/2025

Video shows man captured by Indian army in 2022, not suspect in deadly Kashmir attack

Canadian elections 2025

Published on 30/04/2025

Census data does not prove fraud in Canada opposition leader's defeat

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