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Published on 29/04/2026

Claims of 'staged' US press gala shooting misrepresent Fox News coverage

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Artificial intelligence

Published on 16/04/2026

'Industrial' clickbait disinformation targets Australian politics

Editors' choice

Published on 22/04/2026

Skeptics falsely claim age of glacier-covered trees disproves Earth warming

Editors' choice

Artificial intelligence

Published on 02/04/2026

AI warfare: How digital battle is shaping Ethiopia-Eritrea war narratives

Published on 30/04/2026

Image of Trump pumping fist at US press gala is AI-generated

Published on 30/04/2026

Muslim advocates' photo misrepresented as Toronto councilors, fueling online hate

Published on 30/04/2026

Energy fears spark inaccurate fuel countdown posts in Australia

Published on 30/04/2026

Old clips of Indonesian leader misrepresented as train crash site visit

Published on 30/04/2026

Video of voters being threatened in Indian state elections is old

Published on 30/04/2026

Old tsunami video falsely linked to April 2026 earthquake in Japan

Published on 30/04/2026

Veteran journalist not fired by broadcaster over southern Thailand shooting coverage

Published on 29/04/2026

AI images falsely tie press gala shooting suspect to Guthrie, others

Artificial intelligence

Published on 29/04/2026

Images of Nigerian afrobeats star meeting US president at White House are AI-generated

Published on 29/04/2026

Social media post exaggerates cost of renouncing Nigerian citizenship

Published on 29/04/2026

AI audio falsely portrays Ugandan opposition leader lashing out at the West

Published on 29/04/2026

Old photo and AI image falsely depicted as Russian troops in Tehran

Published on 29/04/2026

Phishing scam targeting expectant women masquerades as Malaysian govt aid scheme

Published on 29/04/2026

Instagram user's hotel clip misrepresented as compromising video of India's Narendra Modi

Published on 29/04/2026

Old video of Iranian president biking unrelated to 2026 Mideast truce

Published on 28/04/2026

No evidence Usha Vance attended conference with media gala shooting suspect

Artificial intelligence

Published on 28/04/2026

AI-generated clip of horse shielding owner during Japan quake misleads online

Published on 27/04/2026

Fake Trump sleeping photo spreads after White House event

Published on 27/04/2026

Old clips misrepresented as April 2026 earthquake in Japan

Published on 27/04/2026

Posts falsely link old Kim Jong Un speech to North Korea energy shortages

Published on 24/04/2026

Posts falsely claim Canada implemented executive's 'exit tax' suggestion

Published on 24/04/2026

Conspiracy posts misidentify 'Mad Max' actor as NASA astronaut

Artificial intelligence

Published on 24/04/2026

Supposed CCTV clip showing northern Japan earthquake is AI-generated

Published on 24/04/2026

Posts falsely link old quake videos to Japan's April 2026 tremor

Published on 24/04/2026

Old clip of attack on Iranian ship misrepresented as shooting incident on Indian vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Published on 24/04/2026

Posts use fabricated design for new Malaysian ID to push anti-Chinese claims

Published on 23/04/2026

Old footage from state of emergency in Manipur falsely linked to West Bengal elections

Published on 23/04/2026

New York fire clip misrepresented as Hezbollah attack on Israel

Published on 23/04/2026

Fabricated Trump post mocking Australian PM dupes social media users

Published on 23/04/2026

Posts resurface old video of violent demonstrations to fan anti-immigrant sentiment

Published on 22/04/2026

Yerba mate supplements cannot replicate effects of GLP-1 agonists

Published on 22/04/2026

Old videos falsely linked to 7.7-magnitude tremor that rattled northern Japan

Published on 22/04/2026

Clip and image unrelated to US blockade of Iranian ports

Published on 21/04/2026

Meloni did not tell Trump to 'watch his words'

Artificial intelligence

Published on 21/04/2026

Image of Indian PM Narendra Modi's tea garden visit is AI-generated

Published on 21/04/2026

Old clip of Iranian speedboat falsely linked to US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Published on 21/04/2026

Footage from earlier uncrewed lunar mission misrepresented as Artemis II’s return

Published on 20/04/2026

Image of pink missile linked to Iran is AI-generated

Published on 20/04/2026

Posts share altered image to falsely accuse media of hiding Marcos's ill health

Published on 20/04/2026

Manipulated image falsely shared as evidence of Philippine media's cover-up about president's health

Published on 20/04/2026

Fabricated graphic misuses news outlet logos to spread false claim on Philippine leader's health

Published on 20/04/2026

Misleading fuel countdown posts stoke alarm in Australia

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/04/2026

Video of Muslim worshippers on Japanese train is AI-generated

Published on 17/04/2026

Fake Trump post ordering Catholic Church probe spreads amid pope spat

Published on 17/04/2026

Fabricated decree fuels claims that Cameroon’s Paul Biya appointed his son as vice president

Published on 17/04/2026

Old documentary clip falsely linked to Palm Sunday attack in Nigeria

Published on 17/04/2026

Malaysia's subsidised petrol scheme targeted with false and misleading claims amid fuel crisis

Published on 17/04/2026

Old attack clip falsely linked to Indian state election

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