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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/11/2025

AI-generated image misrepresented as hurricane damage on coastal town in Jamaica

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/11/2025

Clip of fire on Malaysian light rail generated with AI help

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 04/11/2025

AI image of skyscraper football venue dupes globally

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5G
Published on 31/10/2025

Dangerous lead paint was not concentrated enough to block radiation

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Published on 31/10/2025

Digital art misrepresented as visuals from Mars

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 31/10/2025

AI clip about 'Japan is back' slogan misleads Chinese users

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 29/10/2025

Video of police officer desecrating South Korean flag is AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 28/10/2025

AI clip falsely shared as China protest following actor's death

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 28/10/2025

Video of bull running amok on street is AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 27/10/2025

AI video of old woman demanding seat from disabled youth misleads South Korean users

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 24/10/2025

AI-generated clip of Louvre jewel heist spreads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 24/10/2025

False claims surround death of former Kenyan prime minister Odinga

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 23/10/2025

AI-generated clip of American naval fleet in Venezuela spreads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 23/10/2025

Facebook scam uses deepfake video of popular Nigerian influencer

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 22/10/2025

AI-generated image misleads online as Thai-Cambodian social media spat continues

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 22/10/2025

AI video of S.Koreans in Cambodia scam centre misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 21/10/2025

AI-generated image circulates after meteor sighting in Indonesia

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 21/10/2025

AI manipulated images of Malaysian minister used to promote unauthorised joint cream

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 17/10/2025

Manipulated video misrepresented as French president reprimanding Trump

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Published on 17/10/2025

Old reality TV show footage falsely linked to urban legend about traveller from non-existent nation

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Published on 17/10/2025

Social media posts falsely claim Tesla released smartphone

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 09/10/2025

Posts falsely claim AI video shows moment Indonesian school collapsed

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 26/09/2025

Video of SA president calling for dancing radio host’s arrest is digitally altered

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Vaccines
Published on 25/09/2025

No link between MMR vaccine and autism, despite researcher's arrest

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Published on 17/09/2025

Clickbait spreads false claims about celebrities mourning Charlie Kirk

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 17/09/2025

AI slop books about Charlie Kirk assassination ignite conspiracy theories online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 17/09/2025

Doubts over Kirk shooting suspect's appearance stem from AI-manipulated image

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 16/09/2025

Fabricated image falsely linked to blood moon sighting in Kenya

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