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Published on 15/08/2025

Panic spreads over exaggerated claims of 'tentacled' rabbits invading US

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US politics
Published on 15/08/2025

As Trump surges troops to Washington, old images recirculate online

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Published on 15/08/2025

Photo shows ammunition seizure, not bullets sold in South Sudan market

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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 15/08/2025

Hong Kong billionaire targeted with baseless mansion sale claims

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Published on 15/08/2025

Footage shows truck dodging landslide in Indonesia, not India

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Vaccines
Published on 14/08/2025

Doctors say tetanus still merits vaccination, despite posts downplaying risks

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Published on 14/08/2025

Posts falsely link old swastika photo to Zohran Mamdani campaign

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Published on 14/08/2025

Scam posts falsely claim Ethiopian university entrance exam results have been published

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Published on 14/08/2025

Old clip of casino fire falsely shared as 'arson targeting Thai workers in Cambodian scam centre'

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Published on 14/08/2025

Naval exercise footage shot in US, not Taiwan

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Bangladesh unrest
Published on 14/08/2025

Baseless claims ex-US envoy visited Bangladesh share forged document

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Published on 13/08/2025

Fabricated report on S.Africa's Afrikaans ride-hailing service shared online

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Myanmar unrest
Published on 13/08/2025

Video shows deadly boat crash in Indonesia, not Myanmar

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Published on 13/08/2025

Old clips misrepresented online after Russian mega-quake

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Published on 13/08/2025

Visuals of old jet crash misrepresented as recent Bangladesh air tragedy

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 13/08/2025

Norway sinks claims on AI image of 'floating greenhouse'

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Published on 12/08/2025

Posts misidentify CDC headquarters shooter

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Published on 12/08/2025

Posts falsely claim Toyota has unveiled a water-powered engine

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Published on 12/08/2025

Clip of Pakistan PM niece's supposed criticism is edited

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Published on 12/08/2025

Old photo shows military helicopter in Afghanistan, not crackdown on Pakistan militants

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 12/08/2025

Photo shows 7-year-old child in Gaza, not dead teenager

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Published on 12/08/2025

Video shows aircraft built by Bangladeshi man, not Indian teenager

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Published on 12/08/2025

Video from Malaysian airshow in 2023 falsely linked to Cambodia-Thailand clash

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Published on 12/08/2025

S.Korea ex-PM falsely links tourism campaign to voter fraud

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Published on 12/08/2025

Video shows hornbills in southern Thailand, not 'vultures feeding on soldiers' bodies'

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 12/08/2025

Images of people setting bottles of food adrift towards Gaza are AI-generated

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Published on 11/08/2025

AI-generated visuals depicting daughters of Thai soldiers killed in border clash spread online

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