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An image of a smuggling boat spread in posts attacking Democrats for criticizing US strikes off Venezuela. But the photo has been online since at least 2014 https://t.co/laQPT9bMdU
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This fabricated video of children wading through floods in Gaza spread in Malay-language posts as winter storms flooded encampments in the war-torn territory. The footage bears signs of AI, and AFP photos of the flooding differ from the clip https://t.co/5jilKD7kHh
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The man who wrestled a gun from an attacker during Australia's deadly mass shooting is named Ahmed al Ahmed, not Edward Crabtree as false posts claim. The misinformation originated on a sham news website https://t.co/xv7Pus8K2t
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🐈🐕💉 Veterinarians in the United States and Canada say a vaccine that uses RNA particle technology to protect against rabies was thoroughly tested and designed to trigger fewer adverse reactions, contradicting unfounded warnings from influencers https://t.co/ZAOCghCNiQ
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A Sydney man told us he received death threats and was "terrified" to leave his home after his photo was falsely shared online as the Bondi Beach assailant
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A Sydney man said he had received death threats and was "terrified" to leave his home Monday after his photo was widely shared online as the gunman responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting.
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This video shows a fireworks display planned as a part of an annual Christmas event in Sydney -- not a celebration of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as posts online claim https://t.co/OIdJzYb5TZ
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This AI-generated clip has circulated widely online in Thailand amid ongoing border clashes with Cambodia. The visuals contain errors that indicate they are not authentic, contrary to posts claiming they show a Cambodian bunker under attack https://t.co/1ST9240jrW
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Was the Netflix logo added to the iconic Warner Bros water tower in Burbank, California? No, the visual effects artist who created the clip told us the footage is altered https://t.co/w6gS0mwKvg
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This video shows mourners in Guwahati bidding farewell to the singer Zubeen Garg after his death in September 2025, contrary to posts claiming it shows huge crowds gathering following the death of beloved Bollywood star Dharmendra https://t.co/zQyRggiWDI
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This video of a police convoy doesn't show the extra security Pakistan gave to the Sri Lankan cricket team touring the country after the deadly Islamabad bombing in November -- it was actually filmed in 2022 https://t.co/Im9leBW9BW
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A claim circulating online that ex-opposition leader Peter Dutton accused Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at an international court of vote-buying has been dismissed as false by Dutton's Liberal Party and "complete nonsense" by a legal expert https://t.co/vhl13ZZfmN
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What we know about Bovaer and Danish cattle farms. Climate-skeptic social media accounts are rushing to cast doubt on the safety of the methane-reducing feed additive, despite local farmers' concerns still under investigation https://t.co/x1qOybmIds
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🇳🇬 A clip shared online in Nigeria claimed to show a prominent Muslim cleric urging the government to budget funds for bandits. But the video was altered to add AI-generated audio. Read more: https://t.co/3Ijgxw9aCh
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Sri Lankan officials have dismissed accusations online that the country's disaster response agency had been 'deactivated' -- a false claim that surfaced after the government came under fire over its handling of #DitwahCyclone
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This video from 2013 shows a tsunami experiment at a research institute in central Japan, contrary to posts claiming it shows the impact of a powerful earthquake that struck off the country's northern coast on December 8, 2025 https://t.co/obCReCl4gC
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This video shows workers at a river crossing in Bangladesh, contrary to posts claiming it shows illegal migrants fleeing India ahead of a voter verification drive https://t.co/H2998ykZJn
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