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Editors' choice

Published on 26/05/2026

Videos misrepresented as attacks on foreigners in South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests

Editors' choice

Published on 19/05/2026

Altered photos of Biden, Trump with Xi spread online

Editors' choice

Published on 20/05/2026

Old Moderna research triggers false hantavirus claims online

Editors' choice

Published on 14/05/2026

'Seeds of instability': Health disinfo targets Philippine leader

Published on 28/05/2026

Old Taiwan hantavirus death falsely shared as recent

Artificial intelligence

Published on 28/05/2026

Altered clip of mayor candidate in North Korean military uniform misleads ahead of vote

Published on 27/05/2026

Climate consensus remains despite revisions to far-end emission scenarios

Published on 27/05/2026

Paxton, Trump falsely claim Texas Senate candidate Talarico is vegan

Published on 27/05/2026

Repatriation flight video falsely shared as evidence of staged hantavirus crisis

Artificial intelligence

Published on 26/05/2026

AI-generated video of US journalist praising Pakistan misleads online

Published on 26/05/2026

Photo of Duterte's chartered ICC jet misrepresented as plane awaiting fugitive Philippine senator

Published on 26/05/2026

Video shows procession in Bangladesh, not protest over West Bengal's roadside prayer ban

Published on 26/05/2026

Posts tout unproven treatment for hantavirus, Ebola

Published on 26/05/2026

Photo of man in luxury sneakers falsely identified as South Korean politician

Published on 26/05/2026

Months-old footage of Uttar Pradesh demonstration falsely linked to West Bengal violence

Published on 26/05/2026

Satire report about Myanmar armed group charging for citizenship misleads online

Artificial intelligence

Published on 26/05/2026

AI-generated billboard image falsely tied to Thai beer dynasty abuse scandal

Artificial intelligence

Published on 25/05/2026

AI-generated remake of old video misrepresented as footage from Middle East war

Published on 25/05/2026

Old clip from Bangladesh falsely linked to electoral clashes in India

Published on 24/05/2026

Old Yemen video misrepresented as attack on madrassa in India

Published on 22/05/2026

Video of arson attempt on church is from Mexico, not UK

Published on 22/05/2026

Video of man wearing fake Pakistani army uniform arrested for drug trafficking misleads online

Published on 22/05/2026

S. Korean posts falsely link old video to Starbucks marketing fiasco

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/05/2026

Purported video of Aung San Suu Kyi meeting China's top diplomat is AI-generated

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/05/2026

False claims of post-election unrest in Solomon Islands share fabricated images

Published on 21/05/2026

Botswana and Tanzania did not impose retaliatory measures on South Africa amid anti-migrant tensions

Published on 21/05/2026

Video of mock funeral is not related to Nigerian finance minister’s resignation

Published on 21/05/2026

Claims that Trump peeked at Xi's notes during Chinese state banquet are false

Published on 21/05/2026

Venice performance art misrepresented as anti-Muslim violence in India

Published on 21/05/2026

Baseless hantavirus 'scamdemic' claims cite unrelated Australia lab incident

Published on 21/05/2026

Video shows fight during Indian festival, not demolition of mosque

Published on 21/05/2026

Clip of religious ritual in Bangladesh falsely linked to West Bengal unrest

Published on 21/05/2026

Posts falsely claim Sri Lanka's cricket teams will adhere to new quota system

Published on 20/05/2026

Posts falsely link 5G networks to 'climate control'

Published on 20/05/2026

Old, unrelated videos misrepresented as post-election violence in India's West Bengal

Published on 20/05/2026

Brawl at Indian mosque misrepresented as Imran Khan's supporters beating up imam

Artificial intelligence

Published on 20/05/2026

Image of bin full of Chinese gifts thrown away by US officials, media is AI-generated

Published on 19/05/2026

Footage of Bangladesh fire misrepresented as post-election arson in West Bengal

Published on 19/05/2026

Video of man beaten for harassing women in Bangladesh shared with anti-Muslim claims in India

Published on 19/05/2026

Posts linking Covid jabs to hantavirus misuse Pfizer, WHO documents

Published on 18/05/2026

AI-generated video falsely shared as US military plane struck by Iran

Published on 18/05/2026

Fabricated newspaper front page about gold control measures spreads in India

Published on 18/05/2026

Old Air Force One landing video falsely shared as Trump arrival in China

Published on 18/05/2026

Footage of Holi festival fight falsely shared as post-election attacks in West Bengal

Published on 18/05/2026

Posts falsely claim handwritten birth certificates in Malaysia are invalid

Artificial intelligence

Published on 17/05/2026

Posts use AI-generated visuals to exploit division about Philippine electricity subsidies

Published on 15/05/2026

Image shows 2025 Spanish military exercise, not 'staged' hantavirus evacuations

Published on 15/05/2026

False claim of Iranian airstrike in Djibouti misleads with clips of fires in Lebanon and Russia

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/05/2026

AI image of ‘impossible’ wildlife encounter hampers conservation work: research group

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/05/2026

AI-generated image depicting raid victims as communist insurgents misleads online

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/05/2026

AI-generated audio of Thai PM announcing border reopening misleads online

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/05/2026

AI-generated picture misrepresented as victims from deadly India boat disaster

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