Indian opposition leader was not filmed 'fleeing questions' about former party leader's court case
A video of Indian opposition politician Akhilesh Yadav scaling a fence in 2023 has resurfaced in online posts that falsely claimed he was fleeing reporters questioning him after his former party ...
Sri Lanka president did not scrap re-election bid days before poll
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not scrap his re-election campaign days before the bankrupt nation voted in ...
Fabricated China 'plane crash' posts share unrelated fire video
Dramatic footage of a fire engulfing a warehouse in northeastern China has circulated in social media posts falsely claiming ...
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J.D. Vance does not follow Trump plot suspect on social media
The man suspected of plotting to assassinate former president Donald Trump was active on X, but claims Republican vice ...
Doctored video from pope's East Timor visit falsely shared as 'Duterte rally'
Footage showing a huge mass of pilgrims in East Timor when Pope Francis visited the tiny nation in September has been ...
Old photo of Thai king cooking taken during Covid-19 pandemic, not after flooding in September 2024
An old photo of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn cooking during the Covid-19 pandemic has surfaced in social media posts ...
Fake Atlantic headline spreads as conservatives push anti-migrant conspiracy theories
As Donald Trump and his Republican allies amplify anti-immigrant rhetoric by promoting false claims about migrants in a small ...
Greek mayor does not feature in old X Factor video
In September 2024, the mayor of the Greek island of Tilos, Maria Kamma-Aliferi, became embroiled in a controversy surrounding ...
AI-generated images passed off as 'unknown creatures caught by Papuan fishermen'
Experts have told AFP that images of gigantic axolotls circulating on social media across several regions contained obvious ...
Photo shows Philippine city flattened by powerful storm, not 'Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi'
A decade-old picture of a Philippine city flattened by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, has ...
Manipulated videos of popular doctors tout 'counterintuitive' salt water hypertension 'cure'
Manipulated videos of popular Filipino doctors who appear to promote salt water as a cure for high blood pressure have been ...
Clip with edited 'anti-Chinese Football Association chant' surface online after team's crushing defeat
After the Chinese men's football team suffered a crushing defeat to Japan in a World Cup qualifying match, a clip edited to ...