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21/06/2025

🇮🇳 Videos on social media claimed to show the Air India plane crashing into a medical college in Ahmedabad.

But this clip shows an explosion at a hospital in southern Lebanon.

Days after an Air India passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff into a residential area of Ahmedabad, a compilation circulated in social media posts falsely claiming it showed the impact of the plane smashing into a medical college's hostel in the western Indian city. While the London-bound airc...

21/06/2025

🇲🇾🧂 Ahead of an expanded sales and service tax being implemented in Malaysia on July 1, misleading claims that all salts and seawater will be included in the levy circulated on social media.

Contrary to the posts' claims, only premium table salts will be included in the tax, while seawater refers to a pharmaceutical saline solution.

Common household salt will remain exempt under Malaysia's revised Sales and Service Tax (SST), contrary to social media posts claiming the revision will cover all salts and that seawater will also be taxed to prevent people from making their own. Authorities said only premium table salts will be inc...

21/06/2025

Since the beginning of the war with Iran on June 13, Israel hasn’t announced having lost any fighter jet over Iran. On June 14, the military rejected as “fake news” Iranian media reports about Israeli fighter jets downed in Iran.

Social media claim to show a downed Israeli fighter plane, but the image shares characteristics with AI-generated content.

Artificial intelligence Share: AI image of crashed jet falsely linked to Iran-Israel war Published on June 20, 2025 at 08:03 3 min read By Hailey JO, AFP South Korea Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. After Iranian sta...

20/06/2025

🇰🇷🗳️ Baseless fraud claims are spreading in South Korea, particularly singling out district representative Choo Mi-ae.

But data from the South Korean government and election watchdog shows the number of votes cast in the tightly contested district did not exceed its population or the number of eligible voters.

Data from the South Korean government and election watchdog shows the number of votes cast in a neighbourhood in a tightly contested district did not exceed its population or the number of eligible voters, contrary to social media posts making baseless claims of fraud. A spokesperson for the Nationa...

20/06/2025

This video of police deploying a pink water cannon on protestors was filmed in Kenya in June 2025.

It is unrelated to the tensions over anti-deportation demonstrations in Los Angeles.

Migration Share: Old video from Kenya misrepresented as crackdown on LA immigration protests Published on June 18, 2025 at 11:55 5 min read By Edie TWELLS EASTWOOD, AFP Africa Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. Followi...

20/06/2025

🇪🇷🇪🇹 Amid a breakdown in relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Facebook posts circulated showing Ethiopia's defense minister issuing an official warning of war to the Eritrean head of state. But this video is misleading and no official warning has been issued, although the Eritrean president has accused Ethiopia of preparing for war.

Ethiopia conflict Share: Ethiopian minister's interview distorted to claim she issued stern warning to Eritrean leader Published on June 18, 2025 at 14:50 4 min read By Tolera FIKRU GEMTA, AFP Ethiopia Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here...

20/06/2025

🇵🇭 After Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial was ruled to comply with the constitution, allies of Duterte published street interviews with students criticizing her impeachment.

But we found the videos are AI-generated.

After Philippine House prosecutors said Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial complies with the constitution, her allies shared a video purportedly showing street interviews of students criticising the proceedings. The clip -- spread on Facebook and TikTok and viewed millions of times -- s...

19/06/2025

🇺🇸 After his feud with former advisor and tech billionaire Elon Musk, a video circulated appearing to show US President Donald Trump announcing a ban on producing Teslas in the country.

This is false; the video is digitally manipulated and was originally posted by a page that regularly posts AI content.

Following a heated public feud between Donald Trump and former advisor Elon Musk, a video appearing to show the US president announcing a ban on Tesla vehicle production in the United States circulated online. However, the clip was originally uploaded to a social media page that regularly posts AI c...

19/06/2025

Posts claim images of the night sky illuminated red show an Iranian strike on Israel.

But the clip actually shows fans launching flares in Algeria after a football match win.

Israel and Iran's most intense confrontation in history has fuelled fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. But online footage of red flares lighting up the night sky does not depict Iranian strikes on Israel; it shows fireworks in Algeria following a football victory.

19/06/2025

🪖 A post on social media falsely claims to show members of the Nigerian army being taken by local criminals in a camp raid amid growing instability in the country and the larger Sahel region.

The video actually shows Malian soldiers being abducted by an Al-Qaeda-backed fighter group as part of a military camp attack in eastern Mali.

For months now, Nigeria and the Sahel have witnessed a resurgence of militant activities and growing insecurity. An Instagram account has published a video claiming it shows Nigerian troops being abducted by local criminals who raided their camp. However, the claim is false; the soldiers in the clip...

19/06/2025

🇹🇭🇰🇭 Amid a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, posts falsely claimed that the Thai Air Force Chief said it would be possible to destroy Cambodian capital Phnom Penh in minutes. However, his remarks have been misrepresented; the commander actually said the Air Force could intercept fighter jets in Thailand's airspace within five minutes.

As Thailand and Cambodia continue to face off over a border dispute that led to a deadly military clash, a video was shared in posts that falsely claimed Thai Air Force Chief Punpakdee Pattanakul had warned it would take them minutes to reduce the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to rubble. Pattanakul h...

19/06/2025

🇰🇪 Recent posts on social media claim that Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was abducted for a second time. But videos claiming to report on the disappearance are altered and AI-generated, as are digital cards claiming to be news reports on the subject.

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was recently detained and deported from Tanzania, where he and other activists and politicians from Kenya and Uganda, had gone to attend opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial. Recent posts shared on X claim that Mwangi has been abducted again.

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