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Published on 21/08/2025

Old clips falsely depicted as Russia quake

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Published on 13/08/2025

Old clips misrepresented online after Russian mega-quake

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 13/08/2025

Norway sinks claims on AI image of 'floating greenhouse'

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Climate
Published on 07/08/2025

Old tsunami footage from Greenland falsely linked to July 2025 earthquake in Russia

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Published on 07/08/2025

Baseless posts of stranded whales 'warning about Russian earthquake' spread online

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 04/08/2025

Posts about Gazans migrating to Sweden misuse football squad footage

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Published on 04/08/2025

Clip shows 2021 eruption of Fagradalsfjall in Iceland, not Russian volcano

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Published on 01/08/2025

Months-old videos depict Myanmar tremor, not Russian quake

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 31/07/2025

AI images of Holocaust violin players circulate online

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Published on 31/07/2025

Old video from S.Africa falsely linked to Russia mega-quake

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Published on 30/07/2025

Joke posts about China's dashed World Cup hopes mislead users

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US politics
Published on 29/07/2025

Old Scottish music festival footage misrepresented as pro-Trump crowd

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 25/07/2025

Story of dead surgeon linked to Brigitte Macron is fabricated

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Migration
Published on 24/07/2025

Old footage of Indonesia fire falsely shared as Barcelona mosque blaze

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Published on 23/07/2025

False claim France's La Jument lighthouse pays staff millions persists online

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Climate
Published on 21/07/2025

Italy is still a signatory of the Paris Agreement, as of July 2025

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Iran
Published on 19/07/2025

Video of 'German strike on Israel' is AI-generated

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Published on 11/07/2025

Posts falsely claim UK issued warrant for South African opposition leader

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Published on 02/07/2025

Altered NATO summit image accompanies false claim leaders secured ex-Philippine president’s release

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Published on 13/06/2025

Chinese social media posts falsely claim German right-wing leader praises China

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Published on 11/06/2025

Posts falsely claim low-cost carriers to introduce standing seats in 2026

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/06/2025

AI-generated Pope sermons flood YouTube, TikTok

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Climate
Published on 02/06/2025

Antarctica's brief gain in ice mass fuels climate denial

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US politics
Published on 27/05/2025

Video of Pope Leo XIV denouncing Vance is fake

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Climate
Published on 23/05/2025

Sea ice data does not disprove warming in Antarctica

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LGBTQ+
Published on 21/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Pope Leo XIV snubs LGBTQ flag

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 14/05/2025

No truth to claim that Pope Leo XIV was a jazz musician

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Published on 08/05/2025

Video of Filipino actor reciting 'president's speech' falsely linked to ex-leader Duterte

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