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Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace at the moment of the crash. The discovery of…
Supporters of an arrested Hindu monk calling for the protection of Bangladesh's Hindu minority clashed with the police in the port city of Chittagong in November, with a Muslim public…
Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a Muslim mob vandalising an idol of a Hindu…
Deadly clashes erupted in November 2024 in India's Sambhal city in northern Uttar Pradesh state, sparked by a survey into whether a centuries-old mosque was built on a Hindu temple. But…
After a distinctive glass tourist bridge opened with limited access in Indonesia, a video spread online with a false claim that it showed the new attraction. However, the clip actually…
After Chinese national flags were raised at a festival in Malaysia, prompting a backlash from Malay nationalists, an image of a doctored news article circulated online that falsely claimed…
An altered photograph of Athens mayor Haris Doukas from Greece's 2023 election campaign was shared on social media on October 7, 2024, the day marking one year since Hamas's surprise…
Screenshot of the false post, taken on September 23, 2024 The claim circulated online the day after deadly floods caused by a tropical depression struck Thailand's northern provinces of…
An old photo of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn cooking during the Covid-19 pandemic has surfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the royal preparing food for…
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on September 12, 2024 The photo surfaced as Typhoon Yagi tore across Vietnam's densely populated Red River delta -- a vital agricultural…
Screenshot taken on September 10, 2024 of the false post The photos surfaced on the same day Typhoon Yagi slammed into Vietnam after leaving two dozen people dead across southern China and…
A screenshot of the false post, taken on September 4, 2024 A “black spot” refers to a notoriously dangerous section of road. The following day, another Facebook post repeated the claim but…
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on August 15, 2024 Similar posts promoting "official" certificate-making services for prices ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 ringgit were shared…
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 deadly tribal…
A screenshot of the false Nigerian X post, taken on July 16, 2024 “Kenyan parliamentarians, after running for their lives ended up eating in the bush,” reads part of the caption. According…
Screenshot of false post taken on July 9, 2024 The video was shared in similar posts on X, YouTube, Snack Video and TikTok, which racked up more than 485,000 views in total. At least…
Screenshot taken on July 8, 2024 of the misleading post The same video was shared with a similar false claim about flooding in Myanmar on Facebook here and here. The footage shows flooding…
