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Editors' choice

Published on 22/08/2025

Weaponising the feed: Inside Kenya's online war against activists

Editors' choice

Published on 19/08/2025

Korean posts misrepresent Trump's Washington takeover as 'declaration of martial law'

Editors' choice

Published on 08/08/2025

Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge

Editors' choice

Artificial intelligence

Published on 19/08/2025

AI image falsely claimed to show European leaders outside Oval Office

Published on 30/08/2025

Chilean Air Force video falsely shared as 'US fighter jet tribute to Putin'

Published on 29/08/2025

Posts falsely claim to show illegal soap factory in South Africa

Published on 29/08/2025

Aerial footage of devotees at Indian religious festival misrepresented as crowd at political rally

Published on 29/08/2025

Australia traveller data not a precise measure of migration: experts

Published on 29/08/2025

Trump insult directed at special counsel, not former South Korean leader

Published on 28/08/2025

Man misidentified online as Minnesota church shooter

Published on 28/08/2025

Claim that 25 percent of Nigerian men are not biological parents of their children is misleading

Artificial intelligence

Published on 28/08/2025

Cash aid scams target Malaysians with deepfake videos of royals

Published on 28/08/2025

Dramatic footage of flash flood in India falsely linked to Pakistan downpours

Published on 28/08/2025

Footage shows small plane flown in South Africa by Zambian pilot, not Ethiopian woman

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 28/08/2025

Old photo misrepresented as showing tribute to Bangladesh's founding president on death anniversary

Published on 27/08/2025

Umbrella-carrying student falsely labeled as gunman amid shooting scare

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on 27/08/2025

No change to Canada's plans to recognize Palestinian statehood

Published on 27/08/2025

Health influencers mislead on cereal ingredient

Published on 27/08/2025

Experts rubbish claims garlic and betel leaves can reduce blood pressure and sugar level

Artificial intelligence

Published on 27/08/2025

AI-generated video of sudden downpour misleads online

Published on 27/08/2025

No highway use charge for motorcyclists: Malaysia govt

Artificial intelligence

Published on 27/08/2025

Image of handcuffed ex-S. Korea president at eye exam is AI-generated

Published on 27/08/2025

Video shows crowd gathered for bullock cart race, not Indian opposition leader's rally

Published on 26/08/2025

Footage shows armed guards destroying Houthi sea ‘drone’ boat, not Somali pirates

Published on 26/08/2025

Old India cyclone visuals misrepresented online as recent monsoon

Published on 26/08/2025

Experts refute claims that ants help repel chikungunya mosquitoes

Published on 26/08/2025

Video shows demolition in Indonesia, not 'Thai army knocking down Cambodian homes'

Artificial intelligence

Published on 26/08/2025

AI video misleads about Indonesian minister's remarks on educator salaries

Published on 26/08/2025

Posts about India floods share mislabelled Chennai airport video

Published on 26/08/2025

Chinese posts baselessly claim UNESCO revoking recognition of S. Korean cultural practices

Published on 25/08/2025

Canadian senior benefit is not reduced to pay older immigrants

Published on 25/08/2025

Indonesia clips misleadingly shared in posts about Philippine juvenile justice law

Artificial intelligence

Published on 25/08/2025

Video of armed Chinese robots is AI-generated

Published on 25/08/2025

Old war footage filmed in Sri Lanka, not Myanmar

Published on 25/08/2025

Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to fresh taxi violence in Johannesburg

Published on 24/08/2025

Video shows storm in Austria, not monsoon rains in northern Pakistan

Published on 22/08/2025

No connection between HAARP atmospheric research and Hurricane Erin

EndSARS protests

Published on 22/08/2025

Posts falsely claims former Nigerian minister’s car was stoned during campaign

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/08/2025

AI-manipulated clips of Malaysian immigration officers lead to Indonesian passport scam

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/08/2025

Philippine govt warns against hoax call for scholarship applications

Published on 22/08/2025

Years-old video of river rescue falsely linked to disaster in India's Uttarakhand state

Published on 21/08/2025

Old clips falsely depicted as Russia quake

Published on 21/08/2025

Video shows assault at Indian sporting club, not beating in Pakistan

Published on 21/08/2025

'Solidarity march' footage misrepresented as Cambodian protest over govt's handling of border clashes

India-Pakistan relations

Published on 21/08/2025

Video of Indian military chief saying '250 soldiers were killed in Indian-Pakistan clash' is edited

Published on 20/08/2025

Photo altered to falsely claim it shows passport of Nigerian separatist movement

Published on 20/08/2025

Dramatic mudslide clip filmed in Japan, not Pakistan

Published on 20/08/2025

Malaysian road authority imposter accounts promote fraudulent 'test-free driving licences'

Published on 19/08/2025

New Year celebration videos misrepresented as China demonstrations

Published on 19/08/2025

Old photo shows drug submarine near Mexico, not Solomon Islands

Published on 18/08/2025

Video does not show Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi at Afrobeats star Davido’s wedding

Published on 18/08/2025

Old S.Korea killing case falsely presented as recent

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