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Published on 19/02/2026

Posts misrepresenting Trump's Ellis Island Medal of Honor resurface online

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Published on 19/02/2026

Posts use altered image of lawmakers kissing to discredit allies of Philippine president

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Published on 18/02/2026

Livestream from Patagonia falsely claimed to show Antarctica's 'Ice Wall'

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Published on 18/02/2026

Influencer touts unproven diet changes to treat acne

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Published on 18/02/2026

Letter accusing Eritrea of troop incursion into Ethiopia taken out of context

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Published on 18/02/2026

Videos of security drill misrepresented as Bangladesh election protest

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Published on 17/02/2026

Invented graphic flips poll results on Alberta independence support

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Climate
Published on 17/02/2026

Images of Australian peninsula do not refute sea-level rise

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Published on 17/02/2026

Palm reader misidentified as former Indonesian president Joko Widodo at Indian temple

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Published on 17/02/2026

Purported image of UAE leader in Epstein files is manipulated

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Published on 17/02/2026

Old Ebola video resurfaces in posts falsely claiming outbreak of Nipah virus in Uganda

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 17/02/2026

Video of avalanche in northern India is AI-generated

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Published on 17/02/2026

Experts warn against eye drops touted online as cure‑all

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Iran
Published on 16/02/2026

Months-old video shows Iranian drone destroyed over Israel, not by US military

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 16/02/2026

Posts praising Thailand prime minister’s multilingualism use AI-altered video

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Published on 16/02/2026

Fake news graphic attributes fabricated remarks to Sri Lanka deputy minister

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Published on 16/02/2026

Posts lure Malaysian users to imposter government website with bogus laptop offer

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Published on 13/02/2026

Canadian flags at half-mast after shooting, not transgender pride banner

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Published on 13/02/2026

Posts claiming to show an ex-FBI agent who tracked a scammer to South Africa are a hoax

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Published on 13/02/2026

Circulating pepper spray clip unrelated to anti-Herzog protest in Australia

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Iran
Published on 13/02/2026

Video of vehicles accompanying camel race falsely linked to US-Iran tensions

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Published on 13/02/2026

Old video from Indonesian presidential campaign misrepresented as recent event

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Published on 13/02/2026

Old Lady Gaga image falsely linked to Epstein

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Published on 12/02/2026

Image of far-right influencer misrepresented as Tumbler Ridge shooter

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Published on 12/02/2026

Ontario resident misidentified as Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect

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US politics
Published on 12/02/2026

Footage of 2023 police chase misrepresented as attack on ICE

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/02/2026

Membership card linking “terrorist” to Nigerian president’s political party is fake

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/02/2026

Image of Epstein with Mark Zuckerberg, LinkedIn co-founder is AI-generated

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