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Collage of 'Philippine traffic conditions' misuses Vietnam photo
Supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos have misrepresented a photo of a congested road in Vietnam as depicting gridlock in the…
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Old Pakistan airport fire clip misrepresented as recent
Footage of a fire in Pakistan's busy Lahore airport in May 2024 has been falsely shared online as a recent incident allegedly caused by…
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7 Plus Size Facebook Groups to Join! | TCF
Chances are, you’re already a member of a few Facebook groups—maybe it’s one for your neighborhood, a hobby you love, or your favorite…
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Video of Ethiopian mayor admitting she confided in rebel group is fake
Adanech Abiebie, the mayor of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, has been criticised by right organisations for the city’s extensive urban…
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Video of 2020 Beirut port explosion misrepresented as Huthi missile attack on Israel
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have fired numerous missiles at Israel since the war on Gaza began, and while most have been intercepted, one…
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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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Clip shows missile-hit building in Lebanon, not Pakistan
Before New Delhi and Islamabad exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested border in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed…
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
What, exactly, does a social network do? Is it a website that connects people with one another online, a digital gathering place where we…
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Years-old footage of tragic Pakistan train fire misrepresented as 'deadly fire in February 2025'
An old video of a deadly train fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was shared online in false posts claiming it…
Culture
Meta opens Facebook Marketplace to rivals in EU antitrust clash
META Platforms is prying open its previously guarded Facebook Marketplace platform to a swathe of classified ads rivals, in a renewed…
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Video shows accident in Pakistan, not bus crash involving Indian pilgrims going to Hindu mega-festival
Indian media have reported deadly bus crashes involving Kumbh Mela pilgrims, but footage shared on social media of an upturned bus…
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Pink flamingos 'seized from smugglers' in Tunisia
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 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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Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Before Donald Trump kicked off his second term as president, Meta Platforms Chief Executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg took another big…
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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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Bangladesh scuffle picture misrepresented as Myanmar unrest
Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic…
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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the…
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Photo shows snow-covered anti-Yoon protesters, not supporters of the South Korean president
Rival groups of protesters in South Korea braved freezing temperatures in January 2024 to rally over the fate of impeached President Yoon…
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Photos show Iraqis arrested while disguised in women's clothing, not 'Syrian prison guard who attempted escape'
After Syria's new authorities arrested an official who issued death sentences to prisoners under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, photos…
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Video of tyre-slashing Indian tutor sparks anti-Muslim misinformation
Muslims are regularly targeted by misinformation spread online in Hindu-majority India. In the latest case, footage made the rounds on…
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“Free Speech” Haven Facebook Blocking Internal Criticism of Trump Ally
If the “hell” Trump is promising is military action, it would inflame the Middle East further and likely set off a regional conflict that…
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Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?
Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about…
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Meta to End Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates
Jan. 6, 2025, 6:35 p.m. ET Dana White, left, the chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Mark Zuckerberg have bonded over…
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Meta smart glasses used by New Orleans attacker: What to know
The man behind the deadly New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans, which left 14 people dead and 30 others injured, had scouted the…