AFP Fact Check

31/12/2025

This video does not show the arrest of an ex-lawmaker linked to a bogus flood control project scandal in the Philippines -- the man in the clip is actually another suspect also involved in the saga.

Read more -- https://u.afp.com/NotElizaldyCoArrest

31/12/2025

❌ This fabricated TV3 news graphic quoting Malaysia's communication minister circulated in posts claiming the country plans to shut TikTok down.

The broadcaster said it never published such a report, while Malaysia's media regulator said it was investigating the claims
Read more: u.afp.com/TikTokNotBanned

30/12/2025

A widespread video claims to show New Yorkers hurling snowballs at immigration agents, but it is misrepresented. The footage was captured in Moscow in 2021 as Russians took to the streets following Alexei Navalny's imprisonment. u.afp.com/S86Q

30/12/2025

This clip does not show Jeffrey Epstein in his jail cell. An early iteration on YouTube labels it as computer-generated, and it was included in the government's Epstein-related files because an internet user emailed it with questions about its authenticity to federal investigators in 2021.

A video claimed to show the late convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein attempting su***de inside his prison cell is spreading across social media after it appeared in a tranche of records released by the US Justice Department. But the clip is fake; an early iteration on YouTube labels it as compute...

29/12/2025

Here's a look at some of the AI content AFP's digital investigations team dug into in 2025. Thanks for watching and learning along with us!

27/12/2025

Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead celebrities -- created with apps such as OpenAI's easy-to-use Sora -- have rapidly spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people's likenesses. Read more: https://u.afp.com/S8NJ

25/12/2025

This video does not show Sri Lanka's ex-president Ranil Wickremesinghe criticising the government's response to Cyclone Ditwah -- he is actually commenting on an event in April where 4 people died while waiting in lengthy queues to see a Buddhist relic.

Sri Lanka's government has been criticised for its lacklustre response to Cyclone Ditwah, which hit the South Asian nation late 2025 killing more than 600 people. Social media users have shared a clip of former president Ranil Wickremesinghe with a false claim it showed him criticising President Anu...

23/12/2025

Security has been tightened at German Christmas markets after recent deadly attacks. But if some online videos were to be believed, they've become barbed-wire fortresses guarded by armoured personnel carriers.

A flood of disinformation has circulated on social media, with some doctored clips also giving the wrong impression that an Islamic cleric called for prayers at one of the festive events, and that markets have been stormed by Muslim men.

Read more: https://u.afp.com/S8GZ

22/12/2025

Social media users promoted an image supposedly depicting a mugshot of Ilhan Omar. However, the picture being shared of of the Minnesota Democrat is altered.

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

21/12/2025

Climate denial video of Canadian physicist resurfaces online.

Read more: https://u.afp.com/S8iL

20/12/2025

Catching measles does not protect against cancer.

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

19/12/2025

Student baselessly blamed for Brown University shooting online https://u.afp.com/NotTheBrownShooter