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Photo shows burnt out wreckage of plane collision in Japan, not South Korea's Jeju Air crash
Hours after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board in the worst aviation disaster on South…
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Claim that Finland released Nigerian separatist from detention is false
The Finnish government jailed Nigerian self-proclaimed separatist leader Simon Ekpa in November 2024 after he was arrested for suspected…
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Malaysia says Facebook, X, TikTok must get licences, NST reports
The move is meant to combat rising cases of cybercrime, including online fraud and gambling, as well as cyberbullying and sexual crimes…
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Clip shows spectators at Libya motoring event, not pro-Imran Khan rally in Pakistan
Supporters of Pakistan's jailed ex-leader Imran Khan defied a ban on public gatherings and marched to the capital Islamabad in late…
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Image of centuries-old Italian well shared with false claim origins 'remain a mystery'
The origins of the Pozzo di San Patrizio -- a historic structure in central Italy -- have been well-documented but online posts have…
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Clip shows worshippers in East Timor after pope's mass, not opposition rally in Pakistan
As authorities in Pakistan tightened security ahead of a planned protest march by jailed former premier Imran Khan's party, a video was…
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Post falsely claims to show rebels in Ethiopia’s Oromia region with captured Amhara fighters
A video of the gruesome beheading of a young man in Ethiopia has sparked public outrage. Authorities accuse Fano rebels from the northern…
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Moo Deng who? Thai zoo’s golden tabby tiger melts hearts with cuddly looks
[Source] A 3-year-old golden tabby tiger is melting the hearts of Facebook users with her cuddly looks, potentially giving baby hippo Moo…
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Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of…
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Clip shows Burmese resistance fighters praying at replica pagoda, not 'arriving at Golden Rock shrine'
As conflict between the military and various armed groups continues to roil Buddhist-majority Myanmar, a clip of pro-democracy fighters…
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Hindu procession clip filmed in India's Uttar Pradesh state, not Maharashtra ahead of vote
As India's western Maharashtra state geared up for its November 20 legislative elections, footage of people chanting a Hindu slogan was…
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Mysterious White Blobs Are Washing Up on Canadian Beaches
Residents and marine scientists alike are baffled about something strange washing up on the shores of Newfoundland, Canada. For the last…
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Myanmar anti-junta pages falsely share old photo as 'shot-down military chopper'
As fighting intensified between the military and ethnic armed groups in parts of Myanmar, an old photo of a damaged helicopter gained…
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Social media posts misleadingly claim Malaysian public hospitals scrapped free dialysis treatment
Healthcare at public hospitals and clinics in Malaysia is heavily subsidised by the government but it is not free. However, social media…
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Sea snake image taken from diving school's post about Malaysia, not South Korea
Screenshot of the false claim shared on Facebook. Captured October 18, 2024 Identical claims were shared on Facebook here, here and here.…
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Image of 'huge nighttime march for ex-Pakistan PM' bears AI signs
As supporters of Pakistan's jailed former leader Imran Khan marched towards the capital Islamabad in early October to call for his…
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Video of protesters blocking Indian army convoy falsely shared as 'Bangladesh unrest'
Following an outbreak of ethnic violence in eastern Bangladesh in September, a video has been viewed millions of times in social media…
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Old protest photo falsely portrayed as showing 'execution of Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia'
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken October 15, 2024 The post was shared after Philippine officials said Saudi Arabia executed a…
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Kenyan funeral video circulates in posts about Thai school bus crash victims
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken October 7, 2024 It circulated online after a devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at…
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Footage of bridge in China falsely shared as railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir
Screenshot of the false post taken on September 29, 2024 The clip was shared with similar claims elsewhere on X and Facebook. Five years…
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Altered image of Iranian boat falsely linked to conflict in western Myanmar
A photo of a boat flying the flags of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been altered and shared on Burmese social media…
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Footage from Algeria and Indonesia falsely linked to Middle East conflict
Footage of two unrelated events in Algeria and Indonesia has been viewed thousands of times alongside a false claim it shows the aftermath…
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Video: Turkish man flies to Indonesia to meet and marry long-distance girlfriend of 2 years
[Source] A Turkish man proved that love knows no bounds after traveling thousands of miles to meet his girlfriend in Indonesia. Mehmed…
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AI-generated images of stranded elephants circulate in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi
Screenshot of the image posted in the "Lightroom Editing" Facebook group, taken on September 24, 2024 Senevirathne, who regularly uploads…