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Old video of Pakistan protester catching tear gas canister falsely linked to Nepal unrest
Youth-led protests swept Nepal and ousted its government in September, but a video of a demonstrator catching and throwing a tear gas…
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Clip of strong winds in Vietnam falsely shared by Thai users to taunt Cambodia
After major storms caused flooding in parts of Southeast Asia, a video of people battling strong winds surfaced in Thai social media posts…
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Posts falsely claim to show illegal soap factory in South Africa
Further stoking persistent tensions in South Africa, social media users are purporting to show undocumented foreign nationals making soap…
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Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to fresh taxi violence in Johannesburg
After gunmen in South Africa killed a ride-hailing driver in Johannesburg in August 2025, social media users began circulating images…
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Posts falsely claims former Nigerian minister’s car was stoned during campaign
As Nigeria prepared for elections in 2027, social media posts shared a video claiming it shows Nigerian former interior minister Rauf…
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Years-old video of river rescue falsely linked to disaster in India's Uttarakhand state
After a torrent of muddy water smashed into the town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state, killing at least four people with around 100…
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Video of protest outside Indonesian court falsely linked to Thai-Cambodian border clashes
Following a ceasefire between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that ended five days of deadly border clashes, a video of a rally in Indonesia was…
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Old clip of casino fire falsely shared as 'arson targeting Thai workers in Cambodian scam centre'
The recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has seen a major surge in misinformation from both sides, including a clip of a…
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Video from Malaysian airshow in 2023 falsely linked to Cambodia-Thailand clash
Bangkok has rejected "baseless" accusations from Cambodia that it used chemical weapons during the Southeast Asian neighbours' worst…
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S.Korea ex-PM falsely links tourism campaign to voter fraud
Former South Korea prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn falsely claims in a Facebook post that the government's plan to grant visa-free entry to…
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Post falsely claims images show Nigerian children hospitalised after eating local dish
In Nigeria, online spaces are rife with ethnic slurs traded between the Yoruba and the Igbo — and this has worsened since the tense 2023…
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Old blast videos falsely linked to Southeast Asia conflict
Five days of deadly fighting between neighbours Thailand and Cambodia unleashed a flood of misrepresented visuals including unrelated…
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Old footage of Indonesia fire falsely shared as Barcelona mosque blaze
An old video of a fire in Indonesia has been shared in social media posts falsely linking it to a blaze at a mosque in Spain on July 12,…
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Old clip falsely linked to fatal tour boat accident in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay
An old video of a ferry capsizing after being battered by strong winds and waves has been recirculated by social media users who falsely…
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Doctored image falsely linked to Tanzanian treason case
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu is facing treason charges just months before scheduled general elections in October. During…
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Clips of unrelated pipelines falsely depicted as part of Ethiopian gas export project
The Ethiopian government recently shelved plans to pipe natural gas from the Ogaden Basin to Djibouti because of financial constraints and…
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MAGA Republican Falsely Claims They’re Not Trump’s “Little Bitches”
After a video recirculated of Zohran Mamdani eating food with his hands, many MAGA figures revealed their inability to engage with New…
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AI-generated video falsely shared as aftermath of Iran's attack on Israel
After Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles into Israeli cities in response to Israel's military campaign, social media users shared…
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Unrelated image of injured man falsely linked to death of Kenyan killed in police custody
Kenyan teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang died in police custody in June 2025 after he was arrested over social media posts criticising a…
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Footage of parking lot fire in China falsely linked to Iran-Israel conflict
After Iran launched missiles at Israel in retaliation for strikes on nuclear and military facilities, a video has circulated in social…
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Old Turkey crash image falsely linked to South Asia conflict
A photo of Turkish military personnel arriving at the site of an air crash in 2016 has surfaced online in posts falsely claiming it showed…
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Posts falsely claim court ordered reinstatement of Nigeria’s Rivers state governor
Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state in the Niger Delta has been a hot topic since President Bola Tinubu suspended its governor, Siminalayi…
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Air parade clip falsely portrayed as Russian military in Indonesia
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Gaza war footage falsely linked to Kashmir attack
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have traded gunfire along their border almost every night since gunmen killed 26 people in…