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Posts falsely claim to show image of Assad in Moscow
[ad_1] Russian media reported that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow following his government's collapse as rebel forces descended on the capital. However, social media posts claiming to...
Old photo misrepresented as coffins of ‘British soldiers killed in Ukraine war’
[ad_1] Misinformation about Western countries' involvement in the war in Ukraine has continued to spread online almost three years after Putin's full-scale invasion. In a recent case, a photo ricocheted...
New analysis suggests debt could increase under Harris-Trump economic plans
[ad_1] There are other estimates by The Budget Lab at Yale and the Penn Wharton Budget Model that also show Harris would be better at keeping the deficit in check....
Pope’s Indonesia visit sparks false ‘Jakarta holiday’ claim
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false post, captured on September 4, 2024Satya AdhiThe head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics is visiting Indonesia September 3-6, meeting religious leaders at Southeast Asia's biggest...
Month-old timelapse video falsely linked to ‘flooding in southern India’
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false X post, captured on August 8, 2024The clip was shared after at least 108 people were killed after landslides triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck...
Old photo of mock coffins in Karachi falsely linked to Pakistan tribal feud
[ad_1] An old photo of mock coffins carried by Shiite Muslims as part of a religious procession has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed victims of...
Photos show old aviation disasters in Nepal, not plane crash in 2024
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false post, taken on July 25, 2024The images were shared with similar claims elsewhere on Facebook here and here and on X here and here.But the...
