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Editors' choice

Published on 16/01/2025

Unfounded conspiracies swirl on energy weapon use amid Los Angeles fires

Editors' choice

Published on 10/01/2025

Post falsely claims video shows police in Nigeria beating up hungry people

Editors' choice

Published on 13/01/2025

False posts about 'China health emergency' misuse old Covid photos

Editors' choice

Published on 14/01/2025

Photo shows S.Korea opposition lawmakers donating at 2023 rally, not Yoon impeachment protest

Editors' choice

Published on 09/01/2025

Decade-old footage from Nepal resurfaces after deadly quake in Tibet in January 2025

Published on 23/01/2025

False posts about HMPV cases leading to school closures in China circulate online

Published on 23/01/2025

Social media users share award-winning photograph falsely attributed to Sri Lankan opposition leader

Published on 23/01/2025

'Miracle house' spared by LA wildfires is AI-generated

Published on 23/01/2025

Doctored photo falsely shared as 'mug shot of impeached South Korean president'

Published on 23/01/2025

China fire drill footage misrepresented as Nepal tremor

Published on 22/01/2025

False posts claim California governor rezoning Pacific Palisades

Published on 22/01/2025

Footage of California Trump sign resurfaces in misleading posts

Published on 22/01/2025

Pro-Kremlin accounts falsely claim LA fires destroyed homes of Ukrainian generals

Published on 22/01/2025

California environmental policies misleadingly blamed for LA fires

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/01/2025

AI-generated clip gives false impression R. Kelly released music video from prison

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/01/2025

Video purportedly showing dog saving baby from Los Angeles fires is artificially generated

Published on 22/01/2025

Video of Uganda’s health minister on Marburg outbreak in 2017, not 2024

Published on 22/01/2025

Image of monks clearing debris taken after 2010 China quake, not recent Tibet jolt

Artificial intelligence

Published on 22/01/2025

Pakistan chief minister targeted by AI 'hug' video

Published on 22/01/2025

Clip of driver rescued from fiery car crash filmed in Minnesota, not during LA wildfires

Published on 22/01/2025

Mining corruption case in Indonesia sparks misinformation about death penalty

Published on 22/01/2025

False posts about HMPV and Covid 'cross-mutation' spark fear online

Published on 21/01/2025

Mel Gibson comments on podcast fuel unsupported cancer cure claims

Published on 21/01/2025

Old tornado footage from Wyoming resurfaces amid Los Angeles wildfires

Published on 21/01/2025

Los Angeles fires spark 'smart city' conspiracy theories

Published on 21/01/2025

Footage of family's close call with inferno falsely linked to LA wildfires

Published on 21/01/2025

Old video sparks misinformation on Indonesian opposition chief 'demanding partymate's release'

Published on 21/01/2025

Construction mishap photo misused in news reports of January 2025 Taiwan quake

Published on 21/01/2025

Old video of rogue wave falsely shared as 'tsunami hitting California in January 2025'

Published on 21/01/2025

Image of Trump 'watching news of South Korean president's arrest' is doctored

Published on 21/01/2025

Misquoted Lancet report sparks misinformation on Covid vaccines, autism

Published on 20/01/2025

Covid pictures resurface in false posts about 'China health crisis in January 2025'

Published on 20/01/2025

Image of Singapore animal crossing falsely shared as 'wildlife bridge in the Netherlands'

Published on 20/01/2025

Imposter pages target Sri Lankan Facebook users with 'lost luggage' scam

Published on 20/01/2025

2017 wildfire video falsely shared as scenes from 2025 Los Angeles blaze

Published on 19/01/2025

Simulated 'aeroplane crash' clip misleads Philippines Facebook users

Published on 19/01/2025

Divorce remains banned in Catholic-majority Philippines

Published on 17/01/2025

South Korean investigators did not use search warrant to 'illegally arrest' Yoon Suk Yeol

Published on 17/01/2025

Video shows recovered jewellery from 2021 burglary case, not from 'Muslim employee of Hindu temple'

Published on 17/01/2025

Christmas drone show falsely portrayed as India's Kumbh Mela festival

Published on 16/01/2025

Canadian Conservative leader's voting record misrepresented

Published on 16/01/2025

Burning home is Ohio mansion, not Sean 'Diddy' Combs's LA residence

Published on 16/01/2025

Old video falsely shared as showing 2025 vandalism act at Kenyan ruling party office

Published on 16/01/2025

Video shows firefighting plane crashing in Chile, not Los Angeles

Published on 16/01/2025

Video of Chile rail tragedy sparks false reports of train crash in India

Published on 15/01/2025

Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy

Kenya elections 2022

Published on 15/01/2025

Posts falsely claim that Kenya’s deputy leader is seen lecturing a presidential aide in a clip

Published on 15/01/2025

Video shows family salvaging belongings amid Los Angeles wildfires, not looters

Published on 15/01/2025

Image shows unscathed house after wildfires in Hawaii, not Los Angeles

Published on 15/01/2025

Old video of Japan building collapse falsely linked to Tibet quake

Artificial intelligence

Published on 15/01/2025

Video of Trump appointee calling for Imran Khan's release bears signs of AI

Published on 15/01/2025

Clip of 'three-faced' elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival

Published on 15/01/2025

Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash

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