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Old photo of submerged India temple falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh floods
Screenshot of the false post taken on August 25, 2024 The post surfaced as Bangladesh grappled with severe floods that have killed at…
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Video of Gaza child falsely linked to Bangladesh unrest
Screenshot of the false post The video circulated online after India's Hindu-nationalist government sounded alarm over reports of attacks…
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Old photos of floating house in Malaysia falsely linked to Thai floods
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 27, 2024 Similar Facebook posts linked the photos to the floods in northern Thailand…
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Old photo of monk serving Muslims food falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh unrest
An old image of a monk serving food to Muslims has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows a Hindu priest who was…
Politics
Old photo of Zelensky visiting eastern Ukraine falsely linked to Kyiv's offensive in Russia
Screenshot of the false X post, taken on August 14, 2024 The post emerged after Ukraine deployed thousands of troops in a major incursion…
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Month-old timelapse video falsely linked to 'flooding in southern India'
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on August 8, 2024 The clip was shared after at least 108 people were killed after landslides…
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Old photo of mock coffins in Karachi falsely linked to Pakistan tribal feud
An old photo of mock coffins carried by Shiite Muslims as part of a religious procession has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely…
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Old photo of collapsed police officer falsely linked to China floods
As deadly floods hit swathes of China, an old photo resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a heroic policeman who…
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Old photos of crackdown on Kenyan sect falsely linked to anti-government rallies
For over a month, Kenya has seen anti-government protests that rights groups say have been met with disproportionate use of force by…
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Passive income scam falsely linked to Royal Bank of Canada
Screenshot taken July 12, 2024 from Facebook The post mimics several other passive income offers AFP has debunked. "This is a fraudulent…
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Old photo of pink dress on Turkey grave falsely linked to Gaza war
Screenshot of an X post that shared the photo in April 2023 Another reverse image search found a TikTok video posted two days later which…
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Old video of Ghana fire festival falsely linked to Kenyan tax bill protests
A screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken on June 27, 2024 The claim was repeated elsewhere on Twitter and Facebook. Anti-tax…
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Footage of South Korea anti-govt protest in 2019 falsely linked to marine death inquiry
Protesters gathered in South Korea on May 25, 2024 to call for an independent probe into accusations of government meddling in an inquiry…
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Old image from Ukraine falsely linked to plane crash that killed Malawi’s vice president
Screenshot of the misleading X post, taken on June 14, 2024 On June 11, 2024, Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed that Chilima…
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Old photos of toppled phone towers falsely linked to protests in Pakistan-held Kashmir
A spokesman for Pakistan's Kashmir government said there were no reports of cell towers destroyed during protests that rocked the region…
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Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds
Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal. A BBC investigation into last…