Mexico military exercise misrepresented as Los Angeles fire deployment
Mexico sent firefighters to the US state of California to help douse wildfires that devastated portions of Los Angeles in ...
False report Bangladesh 'banned Indian TV' fans tensions
Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours ...
Clip shows smoke from warehouse fire in Iraq, not wildfires in Los Angeles
As devastating wildfires fanned by powerful winds ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025, a video of a street shrouded in smoke ...
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 ...
Old Taiwan earthquake picture falsely shared as recent
After a strong earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, 2025, an old picture of a tilting building resurfaced in social media ...
S. Korean health authorities reject baseless 'Omicron surge' warning
As South Korea battled a spike in flu cases, misinformation swirled online that the country was suffering a resurgence of the ...
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Canada PM without seat can observe, not debate in Parliament
If Mark Carney wins the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race, he would become prime minister without being a member of Parliament -- a situation some social media users claim would keep him from ...
Switzerland footage misrepresented in false posts about foreigners, California fires
As deadly wildfires raged through Los Angeles, California in January 2025, social media users claimed a video showed ...
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Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. Amid a decade-long push by African countries to ...
Posts falsely claim Djibouti foreign minister drops out of African Union race
With just weeks to go to the African Union (AU) election, posts circulating online are claiming Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has withdrawn from the race for the ...