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Posts falsely claim Bangladesh train station clip shows Muslims sabotaging Indian train
A video of children tinkering with the coupling of a stationary train has spread among social media posts in Hindu-majority India, where it has been falsely presented as showing...
Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship
DES MOINES, Iowa — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, whose arrest by federal immigration agents drew national attention, is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal...
Doctored headline falsely claims Malaysian MP backed halal certification for pork
Social media posts in Muslim-majority Malaysia have targeted an ethnically Chinese lawmaker with a fabricated headline claiming she backed halal certification for pork, which is forbidden in Islam. Teresa...
Indonesian independence celebrations falsely shared as Christmas Day event at Jakarta mosque
Old footage of an event at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta to commemorate Indonesia's independence has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it shows Christians celebrating Christmas at the Muslim...
Video of student’s arrest in Bangladesh falsely shared as slain Hindu man’s ‘last moments’
Videos of the assault of a minority Hindu garment worker accused of blasphemy in Bangladesh have spread widely online and sparked outrage in neighbouring India, but footage of a...
Video of soldiers preparing for Laos parade falsely linked to Thailand-Cambodia clashes
As border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia reignited in December, a video of columns of soldiers was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed troops in Laos preparing to...
Edited pictures of British influencer falsely linked to Bondi attack
As Australia reeled from its worst mass shooting in decades, baseless rumours surfaced online that one of the attackers was named Khaled Al-Nabulsi, a Lebanese national of Palestinian descent....
Posts falsely claim old videos show people celebrating Bondi Beach attack
After gunmen fired on a crowd celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, videos spread in social media posts falsely claiming they...
AI-generated clip falsely linked to strained healthcare system in northern Indian state
The public healthcare system in India's most populous Uttar Pradesh state is strained with entrenched corruption, staff shortages, overcrowded hospitals and poor facilities, but there have not been any...
AI-generated footage falsely linked to Ethiopian volcanic eruption
A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia erupted for the first time in almost 12,000 years in November 2025, but a dramatic video of smoke and lava circulating online does not...
