Donald Trump's second term presents fresh disinformation challenges
Donald Trump's election victory paves the way for a fresh wave of disinformation, not only around politics but also on ...
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False posts claim bus running on natural gas killed 18 in Nigeria
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Duterte fans falsely claim ex-Philippine leader built China megabridge
As a bitter dispute raged between former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and current leader Ferdinand Marcos, ...
Sri Lanka bill with president's image is not legal tender: central bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...
No, 'weather modification vessels' were not responsible for Valencia's deadly floods
Spain's Valencia region is still reeling from the devastating rains and flooding that left hundreds of people dead at the end ...
Bangladesh has not 'handed over' St Martin's island to US: govt officials
Several months after an interim government in Bangladesh took over following Sheikh Hasina's ouster in August, officials ...
Posts share fabricated report about China pulling investment from Malaysia
After Chinese national flags were raised at a festival in Malaysia, prompting a backlash from Malay nationalists, an image of ...
South Korean opposition leader was not pictured 'holding anti-Trump sign' after US election
After Donald Trump sealed a remarkable comeback to the US presidency, a doctored image of South Korean opposition leader Lee ...
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Video from Egypt falsely linked to Israel's attack on Iran
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AI-generated image of Sydney Opera House's 'underground' level fools Facebook, X users
The Sydney Opera House represents a breakthrough in modern architecture and has become a symbol of modern Australia, but ...
Clip shows police in India's Assam state, not 'terrorists roaming remote border region of Bangladesh'
After an outbreak of ethnic violence in a remote border region of southeastern Bangladesh in September 2024, a video was ...
Video game footage misrepresented as 'massacred North Korean troops'
As reports swirled about North Korea sending thousands of soldiers to fight for Russia against Ukraine, dramatic video game footage of a bombing gained traction in Facebook posts that falsely ...