Fact Check

Editors' choice

Published on 14/10/2025

White House's Chicago 'chaos' video uses footage from other cities

Editors' choice

Artificial intelligence

Published on 24/10/2025

AI-generated clip of Louvre jewel heist spreads online

Editors' choice

Published on 24/10/2025

Unfounded infertility claims mar Pakistan's HPV vaccine drive

Editors' choice

Published on 05/11/2025

Vietnam-based Facebook pages peddle conspiracies about South African ambassador who died in Paris

Published on 06/11/2025

Post about noncitizen voting for Mamdani was a joke

Published on 06/11/2025

Posts falsely claim to show police arresting Mozambican woman in Johannesburg

Published on 06/11/2025

Experts warn wing clipping can lead to pet birds developing health, behavioural issues

Artificial intelligence

Published on 06/11/2025

AI-generated image misrepresented as hurricane damage on coastal town in Jamaica

Published on 06/11/2025

Months-old video shows Pakistani missile, not Afghan test

Artificial intelligence

Published on 06/11/2025

Clip of fire on Malaysian light rail generated with AI help

Published on 06/11/2025

Trump's South Korean trip did not include clandestine trip to see jailed president

Published on 06/11/2025

Old video of Indian politician being insulted falsely linked to upcoming state polls

Published on 05/11/2025

Video of workers collecting Arizona mail ballots is not evidence of fraud

Published on 05/11/2025

Footage from Canada misrepresented as 'fraud' in 2025 US elections

Artificial intelligence

Published on 05/11/2025

Image depicting Sudanese mother protecting boy from gunmen is AI-generated

Published on 05/11/2025

Indian opposition politician hit with fabricated 'eat beef' remarks

Published on 05/11/2025

Old footage falsely shared as return of fugitive former central bank head to Sri Lanka

Published on 05/11/2025

Clipped video of Trump's meeting with Lee Jae Myung misleads online

Published on 05/11/2025

Elon Musk, Eric Trump mislead on New York City ballot design

Published on 04/11/2025

False NYC voter fraud accusations originated with satire

Published on 04/11/2025

Old and unrelated images misrepresent unrest during Tanzania’s general election

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/11/2025

AI image of skyscraper football venue dupes globally

Published on 04/11/2025

Posts about Trump-Macron handshake misuse unrelated image

Published on 04/11/2025

Chinese flag flown outside South Korean govt building for state visit, not APEC summit

Published on 04/11/2025

Purported announcement of Malaysian student smartphone prohibition is fabricated

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/11/2025

Posts use manipulated video to spread false endorsement of Bihar election candidate

Published on 03/11/2025

Homeland Security video mislabels Chicago footage as 'Antifa terrorists' in Portland

Published on 03/11/2025

No evidence US food aid program will end permanently

Published on 03/11/2025

British Columbia minister misidentified as haka performer

Published on 03/11/2025

Posts falsely tout unproven treatment for high blood pressure and sugar level

Published on 31/10/2025

Dangerous lead paint was not concentrated enough to block radiation

Published on 31/10/2025

Walmart refutes November 1 closure rumor

Published on 31/10/2025

Video shows extremists seizing Burkina Faso military ware, not jihadists in Nigeria

Published on 31/10/2025

Indian posts stoke religious divisions with misrepresented UAE national day video

Published on 31/10/2025

Digital art misrepresented as visuals from Mars

Published on 31/10/2025

Experts warn parents against solely relying on unproven onion remedy

Artificial intelligence

Published on 31/10/2025

AI clip about 'Japan is back' slogan misleads Chinese users

Published on 31/10/2025

Picture from 2024 Ukraine drone attack on Russia gas plant falsely shared as recent

Published on 31/10/2025

N. Korea missile image falsely linked to Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict

Published on 30/10/2025

Video compilation does not show Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica

Published on 30/10/2025

Old speech misrepresented as Kenyan politician Raila Odinga’s final public address

Published on 30/10/2025

False claims target Muslim lawmaker in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka

Published on 30/10/2025

Posts fabricate 'ambush attempt' on Philippine senator investigating corruption scandal

Published on 29/10/2025

Virginia mail ballot can be returned multiple ways to protect privacy

Published on 29/10/2025

'Weather weapon' conspiracy theories pushed to explain Hurricane Melissa

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 29/10/2025

Pakistani minister misquoted in posts about Gaza peace plan

Artificial intelligence

Published on 29/10/2025

Video of police officer desecrating South Korean flag is AI-generated

India-Pakistan relations

Published on 29/10/2025

Manipulated image of Virat Kohli signing Pakistan flag riles cricket fans

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 29/10/2025

Scripted video misrepresented as genuine Bangladesh extortion scene

Published on 29/10/2025

Video shows performance by Japanese girl group, not military pilots

Published on 29/10/2025

Video of monastery airstrike falsely linked to scam centre raid in Myanmar

Published on 28/10/2025

Trump post snubbing Dodgers, Blue Jays is fake

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