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Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria
Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned…
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Military drill footage misrepresented as China airdropping aid into Gaza
Days before Israel caved into international pressure and allowed "basic aid" into Gaza after imposing a total blockade, a video of…
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Old Pakistan mosque fire misrepresented as 'India strike'
A year-old video of a fire near Pakistan's national mosque has been misused in posts that claim it shows the aftermath of a drone attack…
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Video of 2020 Beirut port explosion misrepresented as Huthi missile attack on Israel
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have fired numerous missiles at Israel since the war on Gaza began, and while most have been intercepted, one…
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Video of England blaze misrepresented as Israel wildfires
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Video of Palestinian flags at Vatican misrepresented as pope's funeral
Christians in the Gaza Strip joined mourners around the world in grieving Pope Francis, who maintained close contact with their small…
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Old video misrepresented as Indonesian legislature 'rejecting asset seizure bill against graft convicts'
After several executives from subsidiaries of Indonesia's state-owned energy firm were arrested for alleged corruption, calls for the…
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Old Prabowo speech misrepresented as response to new military law
After Indonesia's parliament amended its military law in March 2025, social media users recirculated a months-old video of President…
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Old Pakistan militant footage misrepresented as recent rail attack
Hundreds of train passengers taken hostage by a militant group in Pakistan were freed in mid-March after a 30-hour siege, during which 27…
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Years-old footage of tragic Pakistan train fire misrepresented as 'deadly fire in February 2025'
An old video of a deadly train fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was shared online in false posts claiming it…
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Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay
As activists marked the fourth anniversary of Myanmar's military coup on February 1, 2025, old protest photos in Thailand circulated…
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Old Covid lockdown footage misrepresented as HMPV 'emergency' in China
China has not declared a "state of emergency" over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after infections increased toward the end of 2024,…
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Misrepresented ballot template spurs false Philippine election claims
As the Philippines geared up for national elections in May, a picture of a sample ballot labelled "Beijing PE, China" repeatedly surfaced…
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Images of S.Korea police misrepresented as 'Chinese spies' during rally for indicted president
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed martial law…
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Old sleet footage misrepresented as Thailand's 'first snow'
After Thailand experienced a cool January in 2025, an old video of a car driving through a layer of sleet spread online alongside a false…
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China fire drill footage misrepresented as Nepal tremor
Misrepresented clips continue to surface on social media following the devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January…
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Old photo misrepresented as coffins of 'British soldiers killed in Ukraine war'
Misinformation about Western countries' involvement in the war in Ukraine has continued to spread online almost three years after Putin's…
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China bridge demolitions misrepresented in posts about N.Korea destroying links with South
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on October 24, 2024 The same video was also shared on TikTok and its Chinese version, Douyin. It…
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Animated plane crash video misrepresented as 2024 Brazil air disaster
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 19, 2024 The posts circulated after a plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on…
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Footage of Spanish residential complex fire misrepresented as 'Iranian attack on Israel'
A video compilation of a fire at a residential complex in Spain has recirculated in posts about an Iranian attack on Israel. It surfaced…
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Old clip misrepresented as showing Vladimir Putin backing Kenyan tax protests
As Kenya continued to grapple with youth-led anti-government protests, a clip emerged online claiming to show Russian President Vladimir…
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Scotland fire footage misrepresented as South Korea factory blaze
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on July 1 The clip also shows a watermark that read "World Forum", a Facebook page which…
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Photo showing 2018 landslide in Peru misrepresented as Kenyan disaster in 2024
Consistently heavy rainfall in Kenya since March has caused landslides in various regions, leading to the loss of lives and the…
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Video of Muslims visiting Indonesia church misrepresented as 'religious conversion'
A video of young Muslims visiting a church in Indonesia was altered to add text that falsely claimed it showed them converting to…