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Editors' choice

Published on 30/05/2025

'Make America Healthy Again' report cites nonexistent studies: authors

Editors' choice

Published on 30/05/2025

Personal stamps cannot be used on ballots: S.Korea poll body

Editors' choice

Published on 13/05/2025

No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war

Published on 30/05/2025

No evidence of mandatory face scans for Canadians at US border

Published on 30/05/2025

Pro-India parade filmed in Gujarat state, not Pakistan

Published on 30/05/2025

Picture of S.Korean politician 'supporting rival' is doctored

Artificial intelligence

Published on 30/05/2025

Video showing Pope Leo XIV praising Burkina Faso’s leader is AI-generated

Published on 30/05/2025

Visuals of Indian opposition leader 'posing with YouTuber detained for spying' are altered

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 29/05/2025

Spliced footage of Duterte-backed politician sparks turncoat claims

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 29/05/2025

Video of Ethiopian mayor admitting she confided in rebel group is fake

Published on 29/05/2025

Posts about China parachuting supplies for Gazans misuse old clip

Published on 29/05/2025

Clip shows weapons captured by Burmese rebel group, not by Indian army

Artificial intelligence

Published on 29/05/2025

AI-generated video of glass bridge breaking misleads online

Published on 29/05/2025

India factory fire footage misrepresented as Pakistan air strike

Published on 28/05/2025

Old video of train derailment in Thailand recirculated as 'accident in May 2025'

Published on 28/05/2025

Video shows Philadelphia plane crash, not Indian airstrike on Pakistan

Published on 28/05/2025

Marvel actor video edited to spread India-Pakistan misinformation

Published on 28/05/2025

Old clip from Yemen passed off as visuals from India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 27/05/2025

US review of infant formula sparks misleading social media posts

Published on 27/05/2025

Video of Pope Leo XIV denouncing Vance is fake

Published on 27/05/2025

Posts claiming Nigerian woman facing death penalty for renouncing Islam are a hoax

Published on 27/05/2025

Picture shows Chernobyl nuclear plant control room, not Pakistan airbase after Indian strikes

Published on 27/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Australian arrested for trying to take out cash

EndSARS protests

Published on 27/05/2025

Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 27/05/2025

Military drill footage misrepresented as China airdropping aid into Gaza

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 27/05/2025

Video shows home demolition in Bangladesh, not vandalism targeting former MP

Published on 27/05/2025

Deepfake video of Trump 'cancelling Pride Month' deceives South Korean users

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 26/05/2025

Posts misrepresent unrelated videos as 'Rodrigo Duterte's release' from ICC detention

Published on 26/05/2025

Old plane crash video falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 26/05/2025

Video shows pilot injured in 2019 crash, not 'shot down' by Pakistan

Published on 23/05/2025

Sea ice data does not disprove warming in Antarctica

Published on 23/05/2025

Trump video on S.African farm murders contains many falsehoods

Artificial intelligence

Published on 23/05/2025

AI-generated video of 'giant anaconda' misleads online

Published on 23/05/2025

Old travel vlog misrepresented as Chinese, Pakistani soldiers 'celebrating victory' over India

Published on 23/05/2025

Old S. Korean election image misrepresented as recent Lee Jae-myung crash

Published on 23/05/2025

CCTV clip of Brazil robbery falsely linked to Burmese anti-junta fighters

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 23/05/2025

Websites falsely connect Marcos Sr to nonexistent banks

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 23/05/2025

Image of 'impeach Marcos protest' is altered

Published on 22/05/2025

Video of S.Africa crosses screened by Donald Trump shows 2020 protest, not ‘burial sites’

Published on 22/05/2025

RFK Jr misleads on chickenpox vaccine use in Europe

Published on 22/05/2025

Old Davos video falsely linked to South African president's 2025 state visit to US

Published on 22/05/2025

Footage of assault predates latest India-Pakistan conflict

Published on 22/05/2025

Zelensky's 'no portraits' speech misattributed to Senegal leader

Published on 22/05/2025

Video shows capsized ferry in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, not Sulawesi

Published on 22/05/2025

Old Turkey crash image falsely linked to South Asia conflict

Published on 22/05/2025

Inaccurate koala 'mass slaughter' claims spread online

Published on 21/05/2025

Vaccine skeptics baselessly blame Covid-19 shots for Biden cancer diagnosis

Ethiopia conflict

Published on 21/05/2025

Execution video from 2021 filmed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, not in Amhara

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 21/05/2025

Jailed Philippine ex-leader not released after election win

Published on 21/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Pope Leo XIV snubs LGBTQ flag

Published on 21/05/2025

Old video of militant group leader addressing media resurfaces after India-Pakistan ceasefire

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