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Published on 21/09/2022

Long-tailed critter is a replica of a prop from the movie 'Alien', not a real arthropod

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Published on 14/09/2022

Video of Japanese model falsely shared as 'lifelike robot greeting passengers at Tokyo airport'

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Published on 02/09/2022

Video of 'android' actor at Tokyo Game Show misrepresented as 'real robot'

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Published on 27/08/2022

Photo of Japan's indigenous Ainu woman misrepresented as 'Chinese pirate queen Ching Shih'

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Published on 24/08/2022

Manipulated post shows Zuckerberg saying '9/11 never happened' in metaverse

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Published on 19/08/2022

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false story about student inventing maths formula and mobile app

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Published on 09/08/2022

'Melting candy' dental treatment has no merit

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Climate
Published on 03/08/2022

Misleading claims about weather, electric vehicles spread online

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Climate
Published on 01/08/2022

Atlantic Ocean has not lost 90% of plankton

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Published on 01/08/2022

Posts misrepresent South Korea culture ministry's plans for demolished colonial governor residence

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Published on 27/07/2022

Old photo shows Sri Lanka’s first PM holding grandson, not current president as a child

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Published on 22/07/2022

Video of Brazilian content creator role-playing with doll falsely shared as 'proof of human cloning'

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Published on 22/07/2022

Thai posts mislead on 'how to identify venomous and non-venomous snakes'

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Climate
Published on 14/07/2022

Plymouth Rock photo does not invalidate sea-level rise

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Published on 13/07/2022

Posts misstate danger of black holes from CERN particle collider

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Published on 06/07/2022

Photo of Nazi military officer falsely shared as 'World Economic Forum founder's father'

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Covid-19
Published on 24/06/2022

Covid-19 vaccines not linked to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes

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Published on 20/06/2022

This photo shows Mayan-inspired Batman sculpture from 2014 exhibition, not an ancient artefact

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Published on 15/06/2022

This photo shows silkworm caterpillar seen under microscope, not Demodex mite

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Published on 02/06/2022

Procedure to remove HIV from semen pioneered decades ago, not in 2022 by South African medical intern

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Published on 25/05/2022

South Korean flag symbol added to images of ancient Egyptian artwork

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Published on 22/05/2022

These videos show televised dance performances by humans, not 'robot dancers'

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Published on 18/05/2022

Misleading posts claim 'overripe bananas contain cancer-fighting substance'

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Published on 13/05/2022

Video shows human dancers in Russia, not 'robots in Shanghai Disneyland'

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Published on 11/05/2022

Video shows rendition of Hindu temple being built in UAE, not Saudi Arabia

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Published on 09/05/2022

Posts falsely claim US income taxes are 'voluntary'

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Published on 04/05/2022

Social media posts falsely claim the Moon 'was once split in two'

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Published on 21/04/2022

Discovery claim of biblical scroll in Iran is fake

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