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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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Published on 13/09/2023

False reports of Cash App bankruptcy spread online

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Published on 13/09/2023

Posts comparing school gun violence in Canada and US mislead

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Published on 12/09/2023

Conspiracy theories falsely link US, Canada wildfires to 'smart cities'

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Published on 11/09/2023

Washington state wildfires unrelated to old 'smart city' initiative

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Published on 07/09/2023

AI-generated image of technicolour Indian train fools social media

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Published on 06/09/2023

Canada's 'Digital Existence Act' is parody

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Published on 06/09/2023

Simulation of India's lunar mission falsely shared as proof of 'Moon landing hoax'

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Published on 01/09/2023

False posts share Photoshop image of Indian Moon rover tyre tracks

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Published on 01/09/2023

Video clips do not show astronaut Buzz Aldrin saying Moon landing was 'fake'

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Published on 31/08/2023

Clip shows video game footage, not how India moved space rocket prior to launch

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Published on 31/08/2023

False posts touting electricity generators without power source spread in Indonesia

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Published on 28/08/2023

Fake video of Earth was not captured by India's spacecraft

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