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LGBTQ+
Published on 21/05/2025

Posts falsely claim Pope Leo XIV snubs LGBTQ flag

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Migration
Published on 16/05/2025

Canadian foreign worker aid misrepresented

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Published on 16/05/2025

Video of Justin Bieber discussing Combs trial is fake

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Published on 16/05/2025

Old video of donkey carrying bodies falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

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Abortion
Published on 05/05/2025

'Flawed' paper overstates health risks of abortion pills: experts

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Canadian elections 2025
Published on 30/04/2025

Census data does not prove fraud in Canada opposition leader's defeat

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Published on 30/04/2025

Malaysian family's portrait misused in anti-immigrant posts

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Migration
Published on 23/04/2025

Posts falsely claim Namibia has announced deportation of 500 Americans

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Published on 23/04/2025

Footage shows woman leading Muslim prayer in India, not Bangladesh

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 23/04/2025

AI image of Pope Francis in open casket misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 15/04/2025

AI-generated video of Trump pledging to 'bring Pakistani Christians to US' spreads online

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Published on 11/04/2025

Lizzo music video misrepresented as 'woke' Disney 'Hercules' remake

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Published on 03/04/2025

Algerian housing project falsely associated with Burkina Faso’s military leader

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Published on 28/03/2025

Posts misleadingly claim to show Yemeni man and his child bride who died after wedding night

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Published on 26/03/2025

Only six African countries enjoy visa-free entry to Russia, not all of them

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Migration
Published on 21/03/2025

Post falsely claims South Africa patrolling border with Belgian armoured vehicle

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Vaccines
Published on 20/03/2025

Claims shiitake mushrooms eliminate HPV unproven

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Published on 20/03/2025

Footage showing aftermath of 2021 looting in South Africa shared out of context

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US politics
Published on 17/03/2025

Musk falsely claims non-citizens can vote in New York City

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Myanmar unrest
Published on 14/03/2025

War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand

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US politics
Published on 13/03/2025

USDA secretary, DOGE misrepresent feminine hygiene study

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Inflation
Published on 12/03/2025

Post falsely claims video shows roof collapse during bread handout in Nigeria

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Donald Trump
Published on 10/03/2025

Post misleads on status of Nigeria and UK in US visa waiver scheme

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US politics
Published on 10/03/2025

Old immigration rules for Taiwanese misrepresented as new Trump policy

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Published on 04/03/2025

Video of Greek train crash anniversary rally falsely shared as anti-migrant protest

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LGBTQ+
Published on 28/02/2025

Post falsely claims US embargoed weapons deal with Nigeria over anti-gay law

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Vaccines
Published on 27/02/2025

RFK Jr. has long history of spreading false or misleading vaccine claims

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 21/02/2025

AI disinformation fears grow as summit debates new technology

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