An old video of a rainstorm over Austria's Lake Millstatt has resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a ...

As Hurricane Erin reached a peak of Category 5 at sea, posts across social media claimed the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 ...

When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was ...

As Nigeria prepared for elections in 2027, social media posts shared a video claiming it shows Nigerian former interior ...

Online scammers in Malaysia have targeted Indonesians looking to apply for immigration documents using AI-manipulated video ...

A false video inviting people to apply for the Philippine government's scholarship programme has spread on social media and ...

After a torrent of muddy water smashed into the town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state, killing at least four people ...

Footage of a group of men assaulting another person has surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows "Muslim police officers" beating up a woman in Pakistan. But the clip is old and linked ...

A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media shows a "Solidarity March" held in Phnom Penh against the backdrop of a border dispute with Thailand, contrary to posts claiming it shows ...

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Online supporters of the Yoruba Nation, a separatist movement in Nigeria, have repeatedly used misinformation to promote ...

Relentless rains across northern Pakistan have triggered deadly flooding and landslides, but footage of thick mud crashing ...