Scientists have said hantavirus is not new and was first detected during the Korean War in 1950s
April 1, 2020
An infographic has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows that the...
March 17, 2020
This photo of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at a Sikh ceremony has been doctored
November 30, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission chairman has denied imposing a social media ban during presidential elections
November 17, 2019
The resignation of Bolivia's Evo Morales and his replacement by a little known conservative senator has sparked a...
November 16, 2019
Fact-check: Posts about HIV-infected needle attacks in India are part of a long-running medical hoax
November 14, 2019
The video actually shows a man shot dead by police in California in September 2017
November 13, 2019
This video of an Indonesian intersection has been edited to include special effects
November 12, 2019
Fact-check: No, this photo does not show the ‘oldest tortoise in Africa’
November 11, 2019
Social media users in Canada claim that the October 21 federal elections were spoiled by voter fraud, because 35...
November 10, 2019
A Thai-language Facebook post claims that eating a sugar-free diet will cause cancer cells to "die naturally".
November 9, 2019
This image merges a photo of Thai sky lanterns with a photo of India's Golden Temple
November 7, 2019
No, NASA did not admit that changes in Earth’s solar orbit, not human activity, is causing climate change
November 5, 2019
This video shows two unrelated incidents — a distressed woman on a Cayman Airways plane and a fire on an American...
November 4, 2019
Social media posts have located this flooded classroom in various African countries. It was actually filmed in Nigeria
November 2, 2019
This video shows an Italian journalist offering Mike Pompeo Parmesan cheese in protest against US tariffs on European...
November 1, 2019
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that “American rioters” have set...
October 30, 2019
A video has been viewed more than 50,000 times in Facebook and YouTube posts which claim it shows an electric bus...
October 29, 2019
Facebook and Twitter posts published in September 2019 have shared an image of a diver swimming above bleached coral...
October 26, 2019
As Canada enters flu season, many online posts warn individuals that getting vaccinated will cause them to be...
October 24, 2019
A video showing floodwaters surging down a street has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows a...
October 23, 2019
A photo of a Hong Kong skyscraper apparently lit up with a pro-democracy slogan has been shared repeatedly in multiple...
October 22, 2019
An image widely shared on social media shows furniture piled outside Zimbabwe’s London embassy, alongside claims...
October 20, 2019
A video has been viewed alongside a claim it shows Typhoon Hagibis hitting the Japanese island of Hachijō-jima. The...
October 19, 2019
A photo has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Weibo alongside a claim that it shows...
October 15, 2019
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows a fight between workers...
October 14, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria told the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York last month that the...
October 12, 2019
Kenyan wildlife authorities say rumours of a sale are “completely false”
October 9, 2019
The photo actually shows homeless people sheltering at a church in Vancouver, Canada
October 8, 2019
The Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong said on October 1, 2019, that no Indonesian national had been arrested during...
October 7, 2019
