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Published on 19/01/2022

Nigerian opposition party falsely claims the government spends over 98% of its budget on debt service

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Published on 19/01/2022

Old photo of ex-Sri Lankan minister circulates in misleading posts after he was sacked

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US elections 2020
Published on 17/01/2022

Former Nigerian vice president fabricates Bernard Shaw quote in message to White House

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Covid-19
Published on 14/01/2022

Ontario is not barring unvaccinated voters from polls

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Published on 14/01/2022

Sri Lankan online users fall for miscaptioned image of opposition MP with actress

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Published on 13/01/2022

Satirical image about South Korean presidential hopeful's head-shaking habit misleads online

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Published on 12/01/2022

The photo has been doctored to show Raila Odinga's son wearing a shirt endorsing rival political party

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Myanmar military coup
Published on 12/01/2022

Photo has circulated since 2001 in reports about military helicopter in Bulgaria, not Myanmar

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Published on 11/01/2022

Old TV screenshot doctored to show 'military clash' in China's Henan province in 2022

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Published on 10/01/2022

Sri Lankan opposition politician hit by fake quote on foreign exchange crisis

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Published on 08/01/2022

Picture is from 2015 and shows political rally in Tanzania, not Kenya

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Published on 07/01/2022

This is an old video of Barack Obama addressing Kenyans before the 2013 election

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Published on 07/01/2022

India's new airport is not the 'largest in Asia' as claimed by ruling party

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Published on 07/01/2022

Posts mislead on size of salary hike proposed for South Korean lawmakers

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Published on 03/01/2022

Controversial former lawmaker not linked to South Korea election poll

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Published on 28/12/2021

False posts claiming 'Indian opposition spokesman called PM Modi a hero' circulate ahead of state polls

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Published on 27/12/2021

False posts about 'anti-Hindu song composed by Muslims' spread online ahead of India state polls

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Hong Kong protests
Published on 23/12/2021

Doctored images circulate of Hong Kong celebrity couple's son wearing 'pro-democracy T-shirt'

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Covid-19
Published on 22/12/2021

Posts share misleadingly edited video of Trudeau's year-end interview

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Myanmar military coup
Published on 22/12/2021

This photo shows a bomb attack in Thailand in 2013, not in Myanmar in 2021

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Published on 22/12/2021

Video game image falsely linked to 80s uprising by Sri Lankan opposition JVP

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Published on 21/12/2021

These roads are located in Brazil and Uganda, not the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Published on 20/12/2021

Posts mislead on 'vaccination requirements' for voting in South Korean presidential election

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Migration
Published on 17/12/2021

Displaced migrants’ backpacks exhibited in the US, not in Italian museum

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Published on 17/12/2021

Old image falsely linked to recent chopper crash killing Indian defence chief

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Published on 14/12/2021

Altered CNN graphic names Canada PM as Epstein plane passenger

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Philippine elections 2022
Published on 14/12/2021

Posts falsely claim media 'ignored' Philippine presidential hopeful Marcos Jr's typhoon interview

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Covid-19
Published on 14/12/2021

This image is fake -- it does not show a real 'booster jab advert' featuring Jacinda Ardern

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