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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 09/08/2022

Image of eagle latching onto drone was taken in Netherlands, not during Kenyan political rally

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 08/08/2022

Facebook post falsely claims photos show 'snake' causing stampede at Kenyan campaign rally

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 05/08/2022

Tweet incorrectly translates Kenyan president’s speech to say he ‘admitted’ rival would triumph

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Published on 05/08/2022

Video shows Nigerian presidential candidate talking about his 2012 US trip, not his school education

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Published on 05/08/2022

Doctored photo of former South Korea PM originally featured different message about Moon Jae-in

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Published on 04/08/2022

Nigerian presidential candidate understates country’s exports

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Published on 04/08/2022

Photo of rickshaw drivers' union leader falsely shared as new chief minister of west Indian state

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Climate
Published on 03/08/2022

Misleading claims about weather, electric vehicles spread online

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Published on 03/08/2022

Misleading posts claiming Rishi Sunak elected UK prime minister in July spread in India

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Published on 03/08/2022

Old photo shows Sri Lankan ex-president on Japan trip, not fleeing to Singapore

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Published on 02/08/2022

Kenyan presidential candidate did not vow to end Christianity in the country if elected

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Published on 02/08/2022

Misleading claim that 'Indonesian president appointed to lead UN crisis group' circulates online

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US politics
Published on 28/07/2022

Michigan broadcaster error not evidence of election fraud

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 28/07/2022

Kenyan presidential candidate smoked out over misleading claims about commercial trade in marijuana

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Published on 28/07/2022

Old photo misleadingly linked to election of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

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Published on 28/07/2022

Video shows water pouring into New York City subway station, not bus station in Pakistan

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Published on 27/07/2022

Presidential candidate misrepresents number of Nigerians playing in the NBA

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Published on 27/07/2022

Old photo shows Sri Lanka’s first PM holding grandson, not current president as a child

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Published on 26/07/2022

Two videos show arms and ammunition smuggled into Brazil and Nigeria, not South Africa

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Published on 25/07/2022

Altered video of ex-Sri Lankan president in 2017 circulates in posts about him fleeing to Maldives

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Published on 25/07/2022

This image has been doctored from a photo of Vladimir Putin speaking to Italian executives

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Published on 22/07/2022

Legal experts rubbish 'ignorant' social media posts about 'conditions for Malaysian citizenship'

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Published on 22/07/2022

Interview with Kenya’s deputy president manipulated to add false confession of corruption

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Published on 22/07/2022

Video of Nigerian politician allegedly handing out cash predates state election

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Abortion
Published on 21/07/2022

Failed North Carolina abortion bill misleadingly shared online

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Published on 21/07/2022

Old video of Pakistan PM shared in false posts claiming he 'resigned and called fresh elections'

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Published on 21/07/2022

Old photo of Sri Lankan kite festival misrepresented as 'anti-government protest tactic'

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Donald Trump
Published on 21/07/2022

Posts misleadingly compare Saudi Arabia's welcoming ceremonies for world leaders

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