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Posts falsely claim Australian foreign minister approved aid to Palestinian Authority
Australia has not provided aid to the Palestinian Authority, despite claims circulating online that Foreign Minister Penny Wong approved…
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Old clip falsely shared as showing Kenyan ex-leader's reaction to losing 2025 AUC race
Kenya’s former leader Raila Odinga lost the race to lead the African Union Commission (AUC) to Djibouti’s foreign affairs minister in…
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Unrelated video falsely portrayed as showing Bollywood superstar Salman Khan at Kumbh Mela
Misrepresented clips continued to swirl on social media around India's Kumbh Mela festival, including footage of Bollywood superstar…
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Video of Muslim gathering in Pakistan falsely shared as Bangladesh 'mini-hajj'
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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Video of old monk falsely linked to India's Kumbh Mela mega-festival
India's Kumbh Mela festival attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful to Prayagraj in northern Uttar Pradesh state, but footage of an…
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AI image falsely shared as 'arrested Muslim militant' during India mega-festival
Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state dismissed rumours shared thousands of times on social media that they had arrested a Muslim…
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Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy
Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living…
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Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash
Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace…
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Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh
Minorities in Sunni Muslim-majority Bangladesh have encountered a string of attacks after long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina was…
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Old video of Algerian flight malfunction falsely shared as 'moments before' Azerbaijan Airlines crash
After an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan in December, killing 38 people, a video surfaced across social media in multiple…
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Clipped video shared to falsely claim opposition leader 'insulted author of Indian constitution'
As an Indian minister was criticised for his "disrespectful" remarks on Bhimrao Ambedkar -- one of the architects of India's constitution…
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Old video of Pakistan temple attack falsely linked to anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
Religious tensions soared in Bangladesh in the chaotic aftermath of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina's toppling, with Hindus targeted in…
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Video of Indian temple ritual falsely linked to Hindu attacks in Bangladesh
Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it…
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Posts falsely claim to show image of Assad in Moscow
Russian media reported that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow following his government's collapse as rebel forces…
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Old military event picture falsely portrayed as night of S.Korea martial law
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on December 3 before he was forced into a U-turn after lawmakers faced…
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Old video falsely portrayed as showing deadly India mosque survey clashes in 2024
Deadly clashes erupted in November 2024 in India's Sambhal city in northern Uttar Pradesh state, sparked by a survey into whether a…
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Post falsely claims to show rebels in Ethiopia’s Oromia region with captured Amhara fighters
A video of the gruesome beheading of a young man in Ethiopia has sparked public outrage. Authorities accuse Fano rebels from the northern…
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Indian Muslim politician falsely accused of brandishing Islamic flags ahead of election
India's main opposition party Congress is often targeted with misinformation that fans accusations it is more favourable to the country's…
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Video of China 'bending bridge' falsely shared as new tourist attraction in Indonesia
After a distinctive glass tourist bridge opened with limited access in Indonesia, a video spread online with a false claim that it showed…