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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/05/2026

AI-generated clips of Giorgia Meloni overstate strained Italy-Israel ties

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 11/05/2026

Clip of Muslim doctor slapping Bihar's former chief minister is AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 11/05/2026

Pro-Taiwan AI video shared as real incident online

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Myanmar unrest
Published on 08/05/2026

Inaccurate Google AI Overview on Myanmar ex-leader's photo misleads online

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Iran
Published on 07/05/2026

AI image of Israeli troops captured by Iran misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 07/05/2026

AI clip of 'Chinese government tearing down Tibetan temple' misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/05/2026

Posts falsely claiming Saudi authorities banned photos, videos at hajj site use AI image

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Climate
Published on 04/05/2026

Skeptics inaccurately frame global warming as 'saving' humans from extinction

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 04/05/2026

False claim of Australian PM in Time's 'most influential' list misleads online

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Donald Trump
Published on 30/04/2026

Image of Trump pumping fist at US press gala is AI-generated

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US politics
Published on 29/04/2026

AI images falsely tie press gala shooting suspect to Guthrie, others

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 29/04/2026

Images of Nigerian afrobeats star meeting US president at White House are AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 28/04/2026

AI-generated clip of horse shielding owner during Japan quake misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 24/04/2026

Supposed CCTV clip showing northern Japan earthquake is AI-generated

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Published on 24/04/2026

Conspiracy posts misidentify 'Mad Max' actor as NASA astronaut

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Climate
Published on 22/04/2026

Skeptics falsely claim age of glacier-covered trees disproves Earth warming

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 21/04/2026

Image of Indian PM Narendra Modi's tea garden visit is AI-generated

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Published on 21/04/2026

Footage from earlier uncrewed lunar mission misrepresented as Artemis II’s return

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/04/2026

Video of Muslim worshippers on Japanese train is AI-generated

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Iran
Published on 16/04/2026

Clip of B-2 Spirit passing warships is digital creation

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 16/04/2026

Viral image of runaway wolf in S. Korea is AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 16/04/2026

'Industrial' clickbait disinformation targets Australian politics

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Iran
Published on 15/04/2026

AI-generated video passed off as genuine footage of Iranians protecting power plants

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/04/2026

AI video of major Indonesia quake misleads online

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Climate
Published on 09/04/2026

AI Earth images drive Artemis mission conspiracy theories

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 09/04/2026

AI image of Australian state premier with eight flags misleads social media users

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Published on 08/04/2026

Artemis II broadcast error used to stoke false claims mission was staged

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Iran
Published on 07/04/2026

Texas governor shares fake image depicting rescued US airman

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