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Published on 28/10/2020

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

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Published on 28/10/2020

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

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Covid-19
Published on 26/10/2020

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

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Published on 23/10/2020

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

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Published on 23/10/2020

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

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Published on 22/10/2020

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

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Published on 22/10/2020

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

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Covid-19
Published on 20/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that suspected coronavirus patients fled bus after road accident in Sri Lanka

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Published on 16/10/2020

No, this photo shows a South African white king protea flower

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Published on 16/10/2020

Misleading posts claim rickshaw seizure happened in India -- but the video actually shows an eviction drive in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Covid-19
Published on 15/10/2020

New hoax shared in Sri Lanka suggests WHO approved water, salt and vinegar remedy for coronavirus

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Published on 15/10/2020

A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigning in 2019 is being shared in a misleading context after a high profile India rape case

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Published on 15/10/2020

This image of Sri Lanka's prime minister with the former Chinese foreign minister has been doctored

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Published on 15/10/2020

False claim circulates online that Rahul Gandhi called himself India’s ‘biggest fool’ during speech

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Covid-19
Published on 14/10/2020

WHO did not say Bill Gates adds sterilisation formula to vaccines

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Published on 14/10/2020

This photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been doctored to include a woman’s foot

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Published on 13/10/2020

This photo shows the opening of tunnels in the US state of California

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Published on 13/10/2020

Social media posts share graphic photo of dead woman alongside false claim about murder in west Indian state of Rajasthan

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Published on 13/10/2020

This photo actually shows bears at a conservation centre in the US

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Published on 13/10/2020

Photos of Punjab policewoman who died in road accident circulate with false rape claim

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Published on 12/10/2020

These photos of ‘pothole stickers’ have circulated in reports about an advertising campaign by an India-based agency

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Published on 12/10/2020

This photo has circulated online since 2017 in reports about a plane owned by Beijing-based Deer Jet Airlines

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Published on 12/10/2020

This photo has circulated in reports since 2015 about a performance artist in Sri Lanka

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Covid-19
Published on 09/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online in October 2020 about travel ban and curfew in Sri Lanka after discovery of coronavirus cluster

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Published on 09/10/2020

Misleading Facebook posts claim video shows Sri Lankan defense secretary praising ex-minister

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Published on 07/10/2020

This photo of a Pakistani politician has been doctored to include a bottle of whisky

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Published on 07/10/2020

This video shows another TV reporter protecting himself from gunfire while reporting on a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir

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Published on 05/10/2020

Photos of a Muslim domestic violence victim circulate online with misleading claim

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