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Published on 12/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates on Facebook that ‘indigenous peoples of the Americas sacrificed leaders as offering to gods during epidemics’

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Published on 12/10/2020

This photo actually shows a carving created in 1999

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US elections 2020
Published on 09/10/2020

US journalist Chris Wallace pictured in Italy, not on Epstein island

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Published on 09/10/2020

False quotes claim Boris Johnson and Mike Pompeo express support for Nigerian separatists

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Published on 09/10/2020

This military vehicle was captured by jihadists in Burkina Faso, not Nigeria

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Published on 09/10/2020

There is no evidence to show it rained blood in Nigeria

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Published on 09/10/2020

This footage has circulated since 2019 in reports about anti-government protests in Azerbaijan

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Covid-19
Published on 09/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online in October 2020 about travel ban and curfew in Sri Lanka after discovery of coronavirus cluster

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Published on 09/10/2020

Misleading Facebook posts claim video shows Sri Lankan defense secretary praising ex-minister

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Published on 09/10/2020

This doctored image does not show Donald Trump in hospital after he contracted Covid-19

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Published on 09/10/2020

Online articles claiming a ‘new virus’ was spreading in China in September 2020 lack important context

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Covid-19
Published on 08/10/2020

Patients are not getting coronavirus from the flu shot

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Published on 08/10/2020

QAnon sows panic with false child trafficking claims, experts warn

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Published on 08/10/2020

Manipulated image claims CNN reported imminent end to Ugandan leader’s long rule

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US elections 2020
Published on 08/10/2020

Nigeria not donating $600m to Biden’s campaign over false Trump links to separatist group

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Covid-19
Published on 08/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online about infection fatality ratio of Covid-19 in the US

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US elections 2020
Published on 08/10/2020

The 2020 US vice presidential debate

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Covid-19
Published on 07/10/2020

Misinformation targets New Jersey flu vaccine mandate plan

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US elections 2020
Published on 07/10/2020

Mail-in ballot errors spark voter fraud claims in US

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US elections 2020
Published on 07/10/2020

Kamala Harris did not call Joe Biden 'trash'

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Published on 07/10/2020

Facebook rumour falsely claims Rwanda has appointed a 19-year-old minister

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Published on 07/10/2020

Hoax circulates on Facebook that Burmese mixed martial arts fighter is offering $38 million to Myanmar people

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Published on 07/10/2020

This photo of a Pakistani politician has been doctored to include a bottle of whisky

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Published on 07/10/2020

This video was created by a Belarus-based designer -- it does not show a new US currency

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Published on 07/10/2020

This video shows another TV reporter protecting himself from gunfire while reporting on a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir

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Published on 07/10/2020

These photos have circulated since 2016 in reports about an air defence system that was damaged after an accident in Russia

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US elections 2020
Published on 07/10/2020

Clip shows Biden criticizing discrimination, not support of Trump

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US elections 2020
Published on 06/10/2020

Image does not show discarded ballots cast for Trump

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