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Published on 02/08/2021

The video circulated online at least two years before Typhoon In-Fa lashed Shanghai

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Published on 02/08/2021

This photo was taken in Uttarakhand in 2016, not in Jammu and Kashmir in 2021

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Published on 30/07/2021

Old images shared on social media as fresh plane crash in Nigeria’s northwest

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Published on 30/07/2021

This video was filmed in India and not Pakistan

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Published on 30/07/2021

This video shows different incidents in Lebanon, Thailand and South Korea

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Published on 30/07/2021

This photo was taken in the Philippines in 2020

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Published on 29/07/2021

Posts share misleading 'flood warning' for Thailand and Laos after deadly China storms

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Published on 29/07/2021

Misleading video sparks criticism of China broadcaster over rainfall comments

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Published on 28/07/2021

The video predates Typhoon In-Fa that hit eastern China in 2021

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Climate
Published on 27/07/2021

Crocodile digitally inserted into photograph of flooding in the Philippines

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Published on 26/07/2021

This photo does not show a 'collapsed' dam in central China

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Covid-19
Published on 21/07/2021

This video has circulated in reports about a gas leak in a Malaysian factory in 2019

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Climate
Published on 21/07/2021

This image shared after deadly floods in Europe has been doctored

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Published on 20/07/2021

Video shows harbour fire in Lebanon, not in South Africa during unrest

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Published on 19/07/2021

This video shows flooding in China’s Bazhong city, not Chengdu

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Published on 12/07/2021

This video shows the bodies of people killed in a Bangladeshi road accident -- not Covid-19 victims

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Published on 09/07/2021

Wrong helicopter photo shared in posts about Thai factory fire

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Published on 01/07/2021

This video shows a car accident in Xinxiang, China in 2018

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Published on 28/06/2021

The photo shows a 2012 Ugandan army helicopter crash, not an accident involving Kenyan forces

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Published on 20/06/2021

Old video of 2020 Beirut blast circulates in false posts about gas explosion in China

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Published on 18/06/2021

This viral video shows an incident in Mumbai, India

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Published on 09/06/2021

This video does not show a volcanic eruption in Lake Kivu – it was filmed in Nigeria and experts point to an underwater pipeline fire

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Published on 03/06/2021

This video was created with digital effects and does not show supernatural car crashes

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Published on 31/05/2021

Posts about wobbling Shenzhen skyscraper misuse old video of different building

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Published on 13/05/2021

This video is computer-generated -- it does not show a 'Chinese rocket over the Indian Ocean'

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Published on 29/04/2021

This image was taken in September 2020 -- months before Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal

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Published on 26/04/2021

Social media posts falsely claim Indonesian submarine’s crew were found alive

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Published on 05/04/2021

This video shows a man paying tribute to his friend after he was allegedly shot dead -- it is not related to Covid-19

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