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Video purported to show Israeli strikes on Iran is old footage from 2024
Video dates back a strikes by Iran on Israel's Nevatim air base in 2024
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Derek Bowler
Air India plane crash sparks spate of posts sharing misrepresented content
Among the genuine videos that were circulating after the crash, some items immediately raised suspicion
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Maria Flannery
AI-generated video of attack on Sanaa airport based on genuine photo
The fact the AI-generated video was frequently juxtaposed with the genuine photo in social media posts along with credits to Reuters elevated its…
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Jenny Hauser
Israeli foreign ministry claims Palestinians looted Hamas warehouse hoarding food
The World Food Programme confirmed the warehouse was one of its aid depots
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Jenny Hauser
Claim of same girl seen in different Gaza videos fuels allegations of staged footage
A girl seen crying out as she is desperately trying to get food at a charity kitchen has been juxtaposed with another video showing a similar-looking…
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Jenny Hauser
What we know about controversial Gaza aid deliveries backed by U.S. and Israel
The delivery of aid under the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been rejected by the UN, which says it risks the enforced displacement of Palestinians
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Jenny Hauser
Trump falsely presents South African memorial video as evidence of mass farmer burials
Trump falsely claims a video showed 1,000 white farmer graves in South Africa. Analysis reveals it was a 2020 memorial, not mass burial sites.
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Derek Bowler
Eurovision vote message mix-up involving Israel sparks unfounded theories
Israel’s participation in the Eurovision has been a controversial aspect of the song contest for years, but particularly since it launched its deadly…
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Maria Flannery
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Gaza strikes and video game clips falsely shared as 'Operation Sindoor' in Pakistan and Kashmir
Unrelated videos, Arma 3 gameplay misrepresented to depict Pakistani-Indian conflict
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Derek Bowler
Old ISS photo altered to depict blackouts in Spain
The altered image actually shows the Iberian Peninsula at night in 2014
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Derek Bowler
AI-generated trailer for fake Disney movie about Pope Francis goes viral
A viral video appeared to show a ‘Walt Disney Pictures Presents’ trailer for a film about Pope Francis, in which the pontiff is played by a Black woman
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Maria Flannery
‘Satanic’ Vatican conspiracy theories swirl after death of Pope Francis
The pontiff's death reignited some of the conspiracy theories that are frequently levelled at the Catholic Church
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Maria Flannery
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