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Covid-19
Published on 24/03/2021

AstraZeneca rejects rumours it is planning to sue South Korean media

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Published on 24/02/2021

Canadians do not face $2,500 fine, licence ban for smoking while driving

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Published on 23/02/2021

Facebook users share image from Indonesia in misleading posts about failed construction projects in the Philippines

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Published on 18/02/2021

This video of a railway station in Mumbai has circulated online since at least 2016

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Black Lives Matter
Published on 07/01/2021

Photo shows security at Lincoln Memorial, not US Capitol

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Published on 05/01/2021

Korean social media posts falsely claim that whipped cream was banned in South Korean cafes in January 2021

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Published on 21/12/2020

Doctored image of Sri Lankan newspaper shares false quote from Buddhist monk about export of meat

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Published on 16/12/2020

False claims circulates online that Facebook will shut down Messenger service

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Published on 11/12/2020

This image of a sign at a Singapore cemetery has been doctored to include a 'ghost' warning

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Published on 01/12/2020

British pro-life group propagates viral misinformation about New Zealand’s abortion laws

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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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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 06/10/2020

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

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Bill Gates
Published on 01/10/2020

Quote in support of Nigeria's Biafra state falsely attributed to Bill Gates

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Published on 25/09/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that Sri Lanka has banned cattle slaughter

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Published on 14/09/2020

The WHO did not rank Sri Lanka the world's second best military for emergency deployments

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Published on 07/09/2020

This photo has circulated in 2018 reports about an incident in southern India

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Published on 11/08/2020

Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about elephant attack in Sri Lanka

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Published on 05/08/2020

This video shows a flyover performance by the Italian Air Force on Republic Day in Rome

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Hong Kong protests
Published on 03/08/2020

Misleading claim circulates in Hong Kong about government-issued press passes

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Published on 03/08/2020

Old images of Sri Lankan train toilet recirculated online with misleading claim

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Published on 28/07/2020

India’s Supreme Court did not approve this logo for teachers, central government says

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Covid-19
Published on 13/07/2020

Hoax circulates on Facebook that Jackie Chan is offering cash handouts during COVID-19 pandemic

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Published on 02/07/2020

Antifa July 4th plot unproven, say police

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Published on 04/06/2020

Disinformation swirls around George Floyd turmoil

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Published on 29/05/2020

Misinformation circulates about Japan’s plan to subsidise tourism after coronavirus lockdown is lifted

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Published on 06/04/2020

This video shows pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong in August 2019

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Covid-19
Published on 31/03/2020

This video shows police arresting a knife-wielding man in Brazil

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