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Artificial intelligence
Published on 27/08/2025

AI-generated video of sudden downpour misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 27/08/2025

Image of handcuffed ex-S. Korea president at eye exam is AI-generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 25/08/2025

Video of armed Chinese robots is AI-generated

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Hurricanes
Published on 22/08/2025

No connection between HAARP atmospheric research and Hurricane Erin

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Published on 18/08/2025

Geological report taken out of context to claim that new ocean has emerged in East Africa

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 15/08/2025

Video of crowds cheering on Israel's soldiers is AI-generated

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Published on 12/08/2025

Posts falsely claim Toyota has unveiled a water-powered engine

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Climate
Published on 08/08/2025

Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/08/2025

Images showing a bridge collapsing in Nigeria are AI-generated

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Climate
Published on 01/08/2025

US Energy Department misrepresents climate science in new report

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 31/07/2025

AI images of Holocaust violin players circulate online

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Donald Trump
Published on 14/07/2025

Posts share hoax report Trump ordered 'total border shutdown'

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 11/07/2025

Image showing Nigeria's ex-president Goodluck Jonathan shaking hands with Donald Trump is AI-generated

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Vaccines
Published on 09/07/2025

Deepfake of South African epidemiologist misleads on Covid-19 vaccine safety

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 08/07/2025

AI-generated video falsely linked to Israel-Iran conflict ceasefire

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Iran
Published on 27/06/2025

Video purported to show strike at Iran's Evin prison: what we know

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Published on 20/06/2025

Video does not show astronaut exposing 'fake' life in space

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/06/2025

AI image does not show French spy caught in Burkina Faso

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/06/2025

AI image of crashed jet falsely linked to Iran-Israel war

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 18/06/2025

AI-generated video of a lion in supermarket misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/06/2025

AI-generated video of overflowing river falsely linked to Myanmar floods

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 11/06/2025

Burkina leader's 'anti-West speech' is AI generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 09/06/2025

Nepal 'cloudburst' video is AI generated

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/06/2025

AI-generated Pope sermons flood YouTube, TikTok

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Migration
Published on 30/05/2025

No evidence of mandatory face scans for Canadians at US border

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Published on 30/05/2025

'Make America Healthy Again' report cites nonexistent studies: authors

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 29/05/2025

AI-generated video of glass bridge breaking misleads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/05/2025

Video of Trump saying Africa’s mineral resources belong to US is fabricated

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