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Published on 27/10/2020

No, these photos actually show a scene from a Syrian television drama series

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Published on 06/10/2020

This video shows a crowd at a store opening in Saudi Arabia in 2019

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Published on 29/09/2020

This video shows Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel in 2017

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Covid-19
Published on 28/09/2020

This video shows a Shiite leader in Iran marking the holy day of Ashura during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Published on 14/09/2020

False claim circulates that video shows body of Saddam Hussein 12 years after death

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Published on 09/09/2020

This man was executed for murdering a judge in Iran, not for preaching the gospel in Syria

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Published on 09/09/2020

The photo is an artwork created by an Iranian artist and does not reflect a tragedy

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Published on 04/09/2020

This photo shows the tomb of Prophet Imran in Oman

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Published on 27/08/2020

This composite image is based on a model of a biblical palace in Israel

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Published on 20/08/2020

This video shows a robot greeting visitors at a defence show in Abu Dhabi in 2019

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Published on 20/08/2020

Photos of the Burj Khalifa have been doctored to include the Israeli flag

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Published on 19/08/2020

No, these videos have circulated online in reports about earlier fires in Egypt and the UAE

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Beirut explosion
Published on 17/08/2020

This photo was taken in 2006 after an Israeli airstrike on a village in Lebanon

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Beirut explosion
Published on 14/08/2020

No, this photo was taken in the Chinese city of Tianjin in August 2015

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Beirut explosion
Published on 12/08/2020

Beirut blast conspiracy tales abound on social media

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Published on 12/08/2020

Infrared thermometers are safe and do not cause cancer, health officials say

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Beirut explosion
Published on 10/08/2020

Doctored video falsely claims to show missile striking Beirut port

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Published on 10/08/2020

This video shows a Farsi-speaking man on a plane travelling from Qatar to Iran

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Beirut explosion
Published on 10/08/2020

This image shows the aftermath of explosions at a chemical warehouse in China in 2015

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Published on 06/08/2020

This video shows Saudi military parade to ensure the safety of the hajj pilgrimage in 2017

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Beirut explosion
Published on 05/08/2020

Beirut blast was not a nuclear explosion

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Beirut explosion
Published on 05/08/2020

Tweets from Israeli PM’s account referred to Syria strikes, not Beirut blast

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Beirut explosion
Published on 05/08/2020

Post claiming to show Beirut blast aftermath also features unrelated photos

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Published on 29/07/2020

Racist rant attributed to Trump is a recycled claim also tied to other leaders in the past

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Published on 21/07/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that Google and Apple removed label for Palestine from maps

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Published on 10/07/2020

This photo shows a demonstration in Chile in 2016

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Covid-19
Published on 23/06/2020

False social media posts claim Israel has reported zero deaths from COVID-19 due to baking soda remedy

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Published on 05/06/2020

Disinformation at heart of Gulf feud

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