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Video of a post office on fire in the Philippines misrepresented as library in France during riots
CLAIM: A video shows a major library in France burning during riots…
Fabricated image tweeted by a Russian embassy shows a made-up Politico article about Ukraine
CLAIM: A screenshot shows a Politico article about the war in Ukraine…
Videos of lions and other animals roaming city streets have nothing to do with protests in France
CLAIM: A compilation of videos shows animals — including lions, an elephant…
A WHO report of infant myocarditis cases in Wales is being misrepresented on social media
CLAIM: The World Health Organization admits mothers who have been vaccinated against…
Biden did not misspell ‘billion’ in remarks about debt ceiling
CLAIM: President Joe Biden misspelled the word “billion” while addressing reporters after…
No, Europe has not stopped offering COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM: The United Kingdom’s national healthcare system has stopped coronavirus vaccinations in…
The World Economic Forum hasn’t called to abolish fashion and create a global ‘uniform’
CLAIM: The World Economic Forum has declared that “fashion will be abolished…
Fabricated headline spreads false claim about Madonna’s health
CLAIM: An image shows a TMZ headline saying Madonna is “clinically brain…
Video edited to make it sound like President Biden loudly sniffed a young child
CLAIM: President Joe Biden caught on camera sniffing a baby. AP’S ASSESSMENT:…
Video misrepresents colors in a 2018 Pride flag to malign LGBTQ+ community
CLAIM: White, pink and light blue stripes on a version of the…
Fabricated image shows made-up Atlantic headline about a Pride parade
CLAIM: A headline published by The Atlantic reads, “At this weekend’s Pride…
A story about Garth Brooks getting ‘booed off stage’ was made up. It duped the Texas governor
CLAIM: Country singer Garth Brooks was “booed off stage” at the “123rd…
Video does not show Sam Smith crashing through audience during a failed stage dive
CLAIM: A video shows musician Sam Smith crashing to the ground after…
The World Economic Forum’s vice chairman was not on the Titan submersible
CLAIM: Shahzada Dawood, one of the passengers who died in the Titan…
Photos do not show remains of OceanGate’s Titan submersible
THE CLAIM: Photographs show the remains of OceanGate’s Titan submersible after U.S.…
Photos show early responses to COVID-19, not a child rescue operation in Central Park
CLAIM: Photos show children who were trafficked as “sex slaves” being rescued…
Posts misrepresent data on terrorism and migration in Poland
CLAIM: A map shows that Poland has not been the target of…
No, ‘monkey virus DNA’ was not found in COVID vaccines
CLAIM: Vaccines developed for COVID-19 contain a cancer-causing virus DNA found in…
Photos show early responses to COVID-19, not a child rescue operation in Central Park
CLAIM: Photos show children who were trafficked as “sex slaves” being rescued…