Old video of chopper attack falsely linked to Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
As deadly skirmishes broke out on the Afghan-Pakistan border in December, an old video made the rounds in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed an Afghan soldier shooting down a Pakistani ...
Clip shows blaze at firecracker store in India before Diwali, not in Philippines before New Year
The Philippines' health department warned there had been an increase in fireworks-related injuries during the end-of-year ...
Image of 'couple watching Apollo 8 takeoff' is doctored
NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968 became the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon and back but an image repeatedly portrayed on social media as showing a couple watching its launch is digitally ...
Old video of Algerian flight malfunction falsely shared as 'moments before' Azerbaijan Airlines crash
After an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan in December, killing 38 people, a video surfaced across social media in multiple languages alongside the claim it showed the moments before the ...
Malaysian social media users share fabricated graphic about special retirement fund withdrawal
Social media users have shared a fabricated news graphic purportedly from a Malaysian broadcaster that falsely claims the ...
'Sam Hyde' internet hoax resurfaces after Vegas Cybertruck explosion
A long-running internet hoax centered around scapegoating comedian Sam Hyde for mass casualty events resurfaced in social media posts following the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump ...
Fake quote from Panama's president on canal row circulates online
US President-elect Donald Trump warned he might seek control of the Panama Canal unless the Central American nation lowered ...
Post falsely claims video shows Niger protest against alleged France-Nigeria partnership
Niger’s military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani ended 2024 by accusing Nigeria of plotting to destabilise his country together with France. An X account posted a video claiming to show Nigerians ...
Altered video falsely claims Ethiopian PM watched opposition politician call government a failure
Ethiopian politician Jawar Mohammed has been promoting his memoirs in Europe and talking about political crises at home that he blames on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. A video published on Facebook ...
Post falsely claims 23 bodies were stolen from a South African mortuary over holidays
South Africa’s mortuaries are in crisis, with more than 3,000 unclaimed bodies across the country as of August 2024, according to health authorities. A post recently shared on Facebook claimed that 23 ...
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Clip shows footage from inside Japan Airlines plane after collision in January 2024, not before deadly Jeju Air crash
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. After a Jeju Air flight crash-landed and burst ...
Pillar spacings on bridge in SA not evidence of vandalism but features of original design
South Africa has grappled with infrastructure vandalism, including periodic theft and damage to roads, and water and ...