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Walmart says it will be open on November 1, dismissing social media rumors it planned to close to in-person shoppers in ...
31/10/2025

Walmart says it will be open on November 1, dismissing social media rumors it planned to close to in-person shoppers in the United States as federal food assistance is halted for millions of Americans. Read more: https://u.afp.com/WalmartNov1

🌀 Hurricane Melissa smashed into Jamaica with enormous force, causing flooding and infrastructure damage. ⚠️ But not all...
31/10/2025

🌀 Hurricane Melissa smashed into Jamaica with enormous force, causing flooding and infrastructure damage.

⚠️ But not all the images circulating on social media show local devastation. We found clips from storms in Italy, Mexico and the United States shared out of context.

Read more: https://u.afp.com/SeMb

🪖 Nigeria's security woes, especially in the northern part of the country, are well documented, but a video purportedly ...
31/10/2025

🪖 Nigeria's security woes, especially in the northern part of the country, are well documented, but a video purportedly showing ISWAP militants parading newly seized armoured vehicles in Kogi state was taken in 2024 in Burkina Faso following an attack by extremists
https://u.afp.com/SeMv

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31/10/2025

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đź“ş A video of Kenyan political leader Raila Odinga talking about death and the afterlife has been circulated with claims ...
30/10/2025

đź“ş A video of Kenyan political leader Raila Odinga talking about death and the afterlife has been circulated with claims that it shows his last televised public address before he died in India on October 15, 2025. However, the video was filmed in 2023 https://u.afp.com/SexW

There have been no reports of a Philippine senator probing a ballooning corruption scandal being the victim of an ambush...
30/10/2025

There have been no reports of a Philippine senator probing a ballooning corruption scandal being the victim of an ambush, contrary to claims circulating online. A photo shared with the false claim in fact shows a military vehicle ambushed in November 2024. Read more: u.afp.com/FabricatedAmbush

🌀 Some meteorologists described Hurricane Melissa’s strength and slow crawl as "unreal" before it slammed into Jamaica o...
29/10/2025

🌀 Some meteorologists described Hurricane Melissa’s strength and slow crawl as "unreal" before it slammed into Jamaica on Oct 28, 2025, fueling baseless conspiracy theories about a geo-engineered storm.
Read more: https://u.afp.com/HurricaneMelissa

Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on p...
29/10/2025

Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on platforms such as TikTok, an AFP investigation found.

Japan has struggled to convince enough young people to enlist in the armed forces as it moves to ramp up its defence spe...
29/10/2025

Japan has struggled to convince enough young people to enlist in the armed forces as it moves to ramp up its defence spending amid concern over China.

Chinese social media posts ridiculing Japan's military for using any means necessary to attract recruits have shared a clip they falsely claimed shows women military pilots dancing.

In reality, the video depicts a Japanese girl group performing at a military base event.

Read more: u.afp.com/JapaneseGroup

Fans of Chinese actor Yu Menglong have expressed distrust in the official report that said he was killed in an accident ...
29/10/2025

Fans of Chinese actor Yu Menglong have expressed distrust in the official report that said he was killed in an accident last month.

But posts claiming his death sparked a large anti-government protest in China are baseless. The clip supposedly showing the rally is AI-generated.

Read more: u.afp.com/ChineseActorProtest

This image appearing to show Indian cricketer Virat Kohli autographing the flag of arch-rivals Pakistan has been manipul...
29/10/2025

This image appearing to show Indian cricketer Virat Kohli autographing the flag of arch-rivals Pakistan has been manipulated. The video of the former captain interacting with a fan shows he in fact signed a Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey. Read more: u.afp.com/AlteredKohliImage

❌ This photo does not show Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shaking hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Ne...
29/10/2025

❌ This photo does not show Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shaking hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during a Gaza peace summit in Egypt. The image has been altered, and it depicts Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Read more: https://u.afp.com/SeJX

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