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Dispute over Pakistani opposition politician's arrest sparks false claims of civil war

Updated on 28/10/2020 at 06:33

Misleading claim spreads online that Sri Lankan opposition politicians wore ‘bullet wound’ sticker to protest drug lord’s death

Published on 28/10/2020 at 04:43

Misleading claim spreads online that majority of sanitary towels in South Korea contain cancer-causing chemicals

Published on 26/10/2020 at 10:34

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

Published on 26/10/2020 at 07:58

These photos do not show skylines under different prime ministers in Thailand -- they were taken in Singapore

Published on 26/10/2020 at 08:39

Hoax circulates online that Sri Lankan opposition party offered quarantine facilities in coronavirus hotspots

Published on 26/10/2020 at 07:42

This video shows a former Indonesian fisheries minister speaking to fishermen in 2018, not to workers in 2020

Published on 26/10/2020 at 05:05

Misleading claim circulates online that Australian state leader would travel to AFL final, skipping quarantine

Published on 23/10/2020 at 11:48

No, this footage has circulated since 2019 in reports about a crocodile in west India

Published on 23/10/2020 at 10:40

Social media posts share misleading claim that Australia’s Victoria state premier has a net worth of $91 million

Updated on 18/01/2021 at 16:43

The photo was published in 2016 in a report about a monk at a protest in Sri Lanka

Published on 23/10/2020 at 05:28

This clip has circulated in reports since 2017 about flooding at an airport in Mexico

Published on 22/10/2020 at 10:45

Doctored video purports to show Pakistani opposition leader incorrectly guessing price of groceries

Published on 22/10/2020 at 08:41

Victoria Police launch investigation into how sticker attacking state leader Daniel Andrews appeared on police car

Published on 22/10/2020 at 08:19

This satirical video was made in 2020 using old black and white movie clips

Published on 22/10/2020 at 03:35