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Climate
Published on 20/12/2023

Video of snowed-in plane falsely cited as evidence that global warming a hoax

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Vaccines
Published on 19/12/2023

False posts about 'dangerous mRNA jabs for Australia livestock' spread online

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Published on 14/12/2023

Manipulated ads promote discontinued Meta cryptocurrency

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Published on 13/12/2023

Social media users spread false rumors of Amazon hack

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Published on 12/12/2023

AI-altered clip of South Korean first lady delivering English speech misleads online

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Vaccines
Published on 12/12/2023

Misleading posts about 'E. coli bacteria in Covid vaccines' spread online

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Covid-19
Published on 11/12/2023

Posts falsely claim Pfizer 'officially admits' heart inflammation is Covid jab side effect in 2023

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Published on 01/12/2023

Claims of security risk in iPhone's NameDrop feature are misleading

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Published on 30/11/2023

Image of mortar shells does not show bombs unearthed in South Korean capital

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 29/11/2023

Deepfake mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's call for Gaza ceasefire

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 23/11/2023

Actors dressed to advertise film mistaken for real ‘AI robots’

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Climate
Published on 22/11/2023

Volcano misinformation erupts amid worldwide activity

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 22/11/2023

AI-generated image does not show existing mobile phone factory in Zambia

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Vaccines
Published on 19/11/2023

Yale study misrepresented in false claims about 'airborne vaccines'

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Published on 17/11/2023

Dolphin 'stampede' unrelated to volcanic activity in Mexico

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Climate
Published on 09/11/2023

Gates-funded project will not 'chop down' millions of trees

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 07/11/2023

Deepfake videos hawk unproven diabetes cures

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Covid-19
Published on 01/11/2023

Posts misrepresent Health Canada statement on DNA in Covid vaccines

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 26/10/2023

Deepfake of Greta Thunberg demanding 'environmentally conscious' wars spreads online

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 26/10/2023

AI-generated video of Zambian president misleads about 2026 election plans

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Published on 26/10/2023

Unrelated clips misused in false posts claiming 'US abused panda Mei Xiang'

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Published on 17/10/2023

Fabricated Huawei adverts featuring US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo mislead online

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Published on 06/10/2023

Old video of dolphins and whales in feeding frenzy does not show ‘unusual’ behaviour

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 04/10/2023

Financial scheme targeting Canadians uses manipulated video endorsements

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Covid-19
Published on 03/10/2023

False claims recirculate on harmful DNA in Covid-19 vaccines

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Climate
Published on 28/09/2023

Greenland image misrepresented in Antarctic climate claim posts

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Published on 19/09/2023

AI-generated images shared as actual pictures of the Earth from India lunar mission

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Published on 15/09/2023

Video of Lionel Messi speaking fluent English was AI-generated

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