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5G
Published on 22/05/2020

Photo of antenna in fake cactus taken almost a decade before 5G technology

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Published on 22/05/2020

Hoax government notice circulates in the Philippines about the civil service exam

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Covid-19
Published on 21/05/2020

This photo has circulated in reports about Ramadan gift bags in India since at least 2015

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Published on 20/05/2020

French scientist Didier Raoult did not state COVID-19 was created to kill Africans

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Covid-19
Published on 19/05/2020

Fake 'roadmap' for India's plans to relax coronavirus lockdown circulates online

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Covid-19
Published on 19/05/2020

Old hoax about washing fruit and vegetables with salt water resurfaces in Thailand

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Covid-19
Published on 15/05/2020

Misleading claim circulates that Thailand tops global index for COVID-19 reponse and has lowest number of coronavirus cases

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Covid-19
Published on 15/05/2020

Experts dismiss purported doctor's 'ridiculous' claim that ingesting semen could cure COVID-19

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Covid-19
Published on 15/05/2020

This video has circulated online since at least July 2019 in reports about Gujarat railway police

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Covid-19
Published on 14/05/2020

Myth circulates online that prolonged use of face masks can cause hypercapnia

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Covid-19
Published on 13/05/2020

This video shows victims of a gas leak at an Indian chemical plant

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Covid-19
Published on 13/05/2020

This 2019 photo has been doctored to include a COVID-19 reference

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Covid-19
Published on 12/05/2020

Coronavirus pandemic: misinformation circulates about antiviral medicine remdesivir

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Covid-19
Published on 12/05/2020

This photo shows a Pakistani chief minister at iftar in Pakistan in 2018

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Covid-19
Published on 12/05/2020

This video has circulated in reports since at least 2015 -- years before the COVID-19 pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 09/05/2020

This video shows a street in Dubai after authorities eased coronavirus lockdown measures

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Covid-19
Published on 07/05/2020

This video shows a hospital in India

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Published on 06/05/2020

Doctored photo is latest attack on Bill Gates amid COVID-19 vaccine push

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Covid-19
Published on 06/05/2020

These photos show the Philippine capital Manila, not Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo

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Covid-19
Published on 06/05/2020

This video shows a gathering at a mosque in Maharashtra before India announced a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

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Covid-19
Published on 05/05/2020

Using face masks does not cause hypoxia

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Vaccines
Published on 05/05/2020

African mistrust of Western vaccines threatens coronavirus fight

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Covid-19
Published on 05/05/2020

This video shows a police drill in India during the coronavirus pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 05/05/2020

This video has circulated since 2016 in reports about a noise complaint at a Mumbai mosque

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Covid-19
Published on 04/05/2020

Hoax report circulates about University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial

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Covid-19
Published on 04/05/2020

Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo refutes 'false' quote attributed to him about the novel coronavirus

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Covid-19
Published on 29/04/2020

Hoax text message circulated online about Australia's coronavirus contact-tracing app

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Covid-19
Published on 28/04/2020

This story was originally published on a satirical website

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