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Sriwijaya Air crash
Published on 12/01/2021

This video circulated online in reports about an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 1996

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Published on 07/01/2021

These photos actually show ballots from the 2015 Myanmar election

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Published on 31/12/2020

These photos show sculptures made by a French artist in 2016

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Published on 24/12/2020

These photos show snakes at a farm in Vietnam, not in Myanmar

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Published on 22/12/2020

These photos show damage caused by different earthquakes in Taiwan from 2016 to 2019

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Published on 18/12/2020

This image shows an art installation by an Australian artist

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Published on 16/12/2020

False claims circulates online that Facebook will shut down Messenger service

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Covid-19
Published on 08/12/2020

These ‘anti-virus’ cards are ineffective in preventing Covid-19 infection, experts say

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Donald Trump
Published on 04/12/2020

False Facebook posts shared in Myanmar claim Donald Trump won the US election in 2020

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Published on 03/12/2020

Hoax report circulates on Facebook that Myanmar actor is set to donate $380 to every household in Myanmar

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Covid-19
Published on 27/11/2020

Misleading viral posts shared in Myanmar warn of 'Zombie deer virus' outbreak after Covid-19 spike

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Thailand protests
Published on 25/11/2020

Old photos of Aung San Suu Kyi shared in false posts about her ‘showing support for Thai pro-democracy protesters’

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Published on 24/11/2020

These photos have circulated in reports since 2019 about a Myanmar minister marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

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Published on 18/11/2020

Hoax Facebook posts circulating in November 2020 claim inquiry was launched in Myanmar to investigate election fraud

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Published on 12/11/2020

These images show the Colombian army raiding a rebel camp in April 2020

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Covid-19
Published on 11/11/2020

Misleading claim circulates in Burmese about WHO ‘designating’ Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine as official inoculation

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Published on 09/11/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that Aung San Suu Kyi lost seat in Myanmar election before result was announced

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Published on 28/10/2020

These photos have circulated in reports since 2015 about a rally after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris

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Published on 26/10/2020

These photos show a fire in South Korea’s Ulsan that broke out two days before the Myanmar boy band’s performance in the city

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Published on 21/10/2020

Fake survey results about ‘declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party’ circulate on Facebook ahead of election

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Published on 15/10/2020

False claim circulates on Facebook that authorities announced Myanmar will acquire Covid-19 vaccine before end of 2020

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Published on 13/10/2020

This photo actually shows a former Indian ruler in the princely state of Bundi in northeast India

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Published on 07/10/2020

Hoax circulates on Facebook that Burmese mixed martial arts fighter is offering $38 million to Myanmar people

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Published on 05/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that Facebook posts show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party ahead of 2020 election

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Covid-19
Published on 02/10/2020

False claim circulates on Facebook in Myanmar that chewing betel quid can prevent Covid-19 infection

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Published on 24/09/2020

Hoax circulates online that Aung San Suu Kyi plagiarised a historic Russian poem

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Published on 22/09/2020

Old Myanmar navy photos recirculated with false anti-Rohingya claim during coronavirus pandemic

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Published on 15/09/2020

Photo of Myanmar workers from Covid-shuttered factory misrepresented as 'illegal' Bengali migrants

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