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There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts ...
24/11/2025

There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts recommend vaccination and frequent hand washing as the best preventative measures available. Read more: https://u.afp.com/BakingSodaforVirus

Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker im...
24/11/2025

Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal. The purported Philstar news graphic is inconsistent with actual graphics from the outlet. Read more: u.afp.com/FabricatedQuoteGraphic

Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl p...
23/11/2025

Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooter and an undocumented immigrant.

The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.

Read more: https://u.afp.com/Shk8

Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false? Learn how to verify AI-g...
23/11/2025

Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false?

Learn how to verify AI-generated content in our open-access course ➡️ https://u.afp.com/AIdetection

This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claimin...
23/11/2025

This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claiming she announced visas will be revoked from thousands of Chinese nationals illegally residing in the country. Read more: u.afp.com/NotVisaCancellation

A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront i...
23/11/2025

A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront is inauthentic; an AFP analysis revealed the clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Read more: https://u.afp.com/UkraineCrying

22/11/2025

🎁 The AFP Fact Check team shared a new training module on verifying AI-generated content with the global community of investigative journalists at .

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22/11/2025

🇨🇳 The unexpected death of Chinese actor Yu Menglong in September 2025 has sparked baseless rumours, with many of his fans expressing distrust in the official report stating he was killed in an accident.

Widely shared social media posts falsely claim a rare anti-government protest erupted in China to demand for justice following his death. However, there is no evidence such a rally occurred, and the clip shared in the posts is AI-generated.

This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary...
21/11/2025

This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary to posts claiming it shows a genuine on-pitch fight between the teams in Sharjah. Read more: u.afp.com/AICricketFight

📣 AFP is at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur. We are pleased to run a practical workshop o...
21/11/2025

📣 AFP is at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur. We are pleased to run a practical workshop on how to investigate AI deepfakes for journalists, editors and experts from around the world.

Are you at ? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop

Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is ...
21/11/2025

Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is AI-generated. Published on Instagram, the post also appeals for donations on a crowdfunding page with question marks over its legitimacy https://u.afp.com/ShZm

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