ASIA-PACIFIC

Misleading claim circulates on Korean social media that 'Germany closed 66 Chinese Confucius Institutes'

Published on 25/11/2020 at 07:34


The UAE’s temporary suspension of visas for Pakistanis is due to Covid-19, Pakistan says

Updated on 27/02/2021 at 02:33


Doctored weather forecast circulates in false Facebook posts about tropical cyclones hitting the Philippines

Published on 25/11/2020 at 06:04


This photo has circulated in a news report about a raid on an Indian sweet shop that uncovered a rotten dessert

Published on 25/11/2020 at 06:22


This video is a 2017 comedy sketch of an actor vandalising an Oval Office set

Published on 25/11/2020 at 04:42


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

Published on 24/11/2020 at 09:30


Hoax circulates online that Afghanistan announced $30 million Covid-19 aid package for Pakistan

Published on 24/11/2020 at 09:37


Facebook posts falsely claim that bacterial meningitis vaccine, not H1N1 virus, caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic

Updated on 09/05/2022 at 10:50


Misleading claim circulates online that Philippine Supreme Court justice has been 'removed' from participating in poll dispute case

Published on 24/11/2020 at 05:05


This image of the Burj Khalifa has been doctored – the original does not show a projection of Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma

Published on 24/11/2020 at 04:37


These are computer-generated images created by a Russian graphic designer

Published on 24/11/2020 at 04:23


These photos show an Indian regional party leader meeting UN officials in Geneva in August 2016

Published on 23/11/2020 at 08:40


Facebook posts falsely claim US oil magnate coined term ‘fossil fuels’ to introduce ‘idea of scarcity’, boosting oil prices

Updated on 30/11/2022 at 02:29


This video shows people shouting support for a local politician in the Indian state of Assam

Published on 23/11/2020 at 04:46


This video shows a rescue operation in Guatemala, not the Philippines

Published on 23/11/2020 at 04:03