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South Korea martial law

Published on 03/12/2025

How anti-China disinformation shaped South Korea's year of crisis

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Artificial intelligence

Published on 28/11/2025

Video of Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni warning CNN journalist on election coverage is doctored

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Published on 19/11/2025

Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban

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Published on 20/11/2025

CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism

Published on 12/12/2025

Video of Netflix logo painted over Warner Bros tower is altered

Published on 12/12/2025

Footage from Australian firefighting operation falsely linked to Thailand-Cambodia clashes

Artificial intelligence

Published on 12/12/2025

AI video of Beijing ordering Japanese nationals to quit country misleads online

Published on 12/12/2025

Years-old video misrepresented as Pakistani police escort given to Sri Lanka cricket team

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 12/12/2025

Manipulated image of Bangladesh student leader stokes suspicion

Published on 12/12/2025

Video shows mourners bidding farewell to Indian singer, not Dharmendra's funeral procession

Published on 11/12/2025

Altered Melania Trump clip spreads after World Cup draw

Published on 11/12/2025

Photo shows overflowing Indian river, not floodwaters in Sri Lanka

Published on 11/12/2025

Experts refute 'nonsense' claim Australian PM facing legal battle at international court

Published on 11/12/2025

Old clip falsely portrayed as India providing air escort to Russian leader

Published on 10/12/2025

Organ donation is not a requirement to receive MAID in Canada

Published on 10/12/2025

British YouTuber's clip misrepresented as US tank left in Afghanistan

Published on 10/12/2025

Officials reject false claim Sri Lanka had 'deactivated' disaster response agency

Published on 10/12/2025

Old clips of ex-Indonesian leader falsely linked to recent flooding

Published on 10/12/2025

Years-old Sri Lankan navy rescue footage misleads online

Published on 10/12/2025

Old video shows tsunami experiment, not impact of northern Japan earthquake

Published on 10/12/2025

Former Pakistan PM targeted with false X account location claims

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/12/2025

Video of cleric asking Nigerian government to include bandits in budget is manipulated

Published on 09/12/2025

Edited visual of ex-Philippine president's counsel dupes online users

Published on 09/12/2025

Video of workers at Bangladesh river crossing falsely linked to India's voter roll revision

Artificial intelligence

Published on 09/12/2025

AI image of Filipinos calling for boycott on Chinese products misleads online

Published on 08/12/2025

What we know about Bovaer and Danish cattle farms

Published on 08/12/2025

Far-right influencers ring in Christmas season with mischaracterised market video

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 08/12/2025

Bangladesh road rage incident misrepresented as attack on govt official

Published on 08/12/2025

Old image misrepresented as Chinese navy ships at US coast

Artificial intelligence

Published on 08/12/2025

Clip of tigers wading through floods in Malaysia is AI-generated

Published on 08/12/2025

Year-old video of explosion aftermath in Karachi misrepresented as Taliban ambush

Published on 08/12/2025

Clip shows floodwaters sweeping away bridge in Vietnam, not Indonesia

Artificial intelligence

Published on 05/12/2025

AI clip passed off as genuine footage of Indonesia flood

Published on 05/12/2025

Italian air force clip misrepresented as exhibition by India fighter jets

Published on 04/12/2025

Hydrogen peroxide is not a treatment for whooping cough

Published on 04/12/2025

Clip of Nigerian customs officer explaining why he gave bandits food is old

Published on 04/12/2025

Video of Indian soldier tricked into fighting for Russia is AI-generated

India-Pakistan relations

Published on 04/12/2025

Video of Bollywood star criticising Indian PM over military losses is manipulated

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/12/2025

AI-generated footage falsely linked to Ethiopian volcanic eruption

Published on 04/12/2025

Philippine legal scholars refute false presidential succession claims

Published on 04/12/2025

Old video from New York police's World Hijab Day event falsely linked to Zohran Mamdani's election

Published on 03/12/2025

Video from Germany misrepresented as US Muslims after National Guard shooting

Artificial intelligence

Published on 03/12/2025

AI-manipulated images of 'flood relief train' in Thailand mislead online

Published on 03/12/2025

Police drill video mispresented as arrests over deadly India bombing

Published on 03/12/2025

Sudan crisis posts misrepresent old Google Earth image

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 02/12/2025

Bangladeshi police say video of officers revealing political parties' plot is 'absolutely false, AI-generated'

Published on 02/12/2025

Posts depicting S. Korea leader as G20 'outcast' share edited clip

Published on 02/12/2025

False claims of Japan's truck-sized nuclear reactors spark envy in Australia

Published on 01/12/2025

Videos of migrants in US facility are likely AI-generated: experts

Published on 01/12/2025

Footage from Nicaragua misrepresented as Sri Lankan flooding

Published on 01/12/2025

Chilean footage misrepresented as Hong Kong firefighters tackling deadly blaze

Published on 28/11/2025

Haiti, Nepal and Myanmar earthquake images misrepresented as showing Bangladesh tremor

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