This claim has been circulating online for at least a decade, and Ms Abbott has denied it is real.
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The Dispatch→ An Old Doctored Video of Trump’s ‘Wig’ Flying Off Recirculates
The authentic video from 2019 shows that his hair stayed in place.
Full Fact→ Faked video of Bella Hadid circulates on social media
A clip supposedly showing Ms Hadid addressing the 7 October attacks in Israel is a manipulated version of a video taken in 2016.
Full Fact→ Fake US government memo authorising $8 billion of aid for Israel circulates on Facebook
The fake memo appears to be an edited version of a memo published earlier this year authorising aid to Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake news about a DNA test-related beheading recirculates on social media
“Man cuts off wife’s head after DNA test proved none of 6 kids are his own.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech
Did Dr. Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, successfully discredit the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community's approach to COVID-19 treatment durin
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Norm Macdonald Tweet Circulates in Aftermath of Nashville Shooting
Quick Take A tweet posted years ago by the late comedian Norm Macdonald has been altered to falsely claim that he’d commented on the possibility of a transgender school shooter back in 2016. A search of Macdonald’s account s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Another false ‘Sam Hyde’ meme circulates after Nashville, Tennessee, shooting
The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.
Truth or Fiction?→ As Voter Intimidation Efforts Ramp Up, a 2016 ‘Poll Watcher’ Meme Recirculates
On October 24 2022, a popular Imgur repost addressed voter intimidation, presented in a broader context of “poll watchers” leading up to the U.S. midterm election: Reposting ICYMI: Voting info. ‘Voting is Your Right as a Citizen
Snopes→ Doctored Christmas Photo of Michelle Obama Circulates Online
A message to those users who shared this misleading picture with friends on Facebook: Reverse image search is your friend.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fake mugshot showing badly bruised Paul Pelosi circulates online
Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot.
Snopes→ ‘Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt’ Scam Circulates on WhatsApp
Cadbury said in a statement that the viral post was "not been generated by us" and that consumers should not "interact or share personal information through the post."
Truth or Fiction?→ Clip of Sen. John McCain Reacting to Peter Doocy Recirculates
On January 25 2022, two Imgur users shared clips of the late Sen. John McCain responding to Fox News personality Peter Doocy, as part of sub-discourse involving Doocy and U.S. President Joe Biden. Just one day later, Doocy’s Wikipedia entry featu
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A false anecdote about Stalin and a chicken circulates again — adapted for the pandemic
“Stalin once ripped all the feathers off a live chicken as a lesson to his followers.”
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online about South Korea’s quarantine lunch boxes
A photo has circulated online in Korean-language posts alongside a claim it shows a lunch box with a South Korean presidential seal given to Chinese students in quarantine. The claim is misleading: the lunch box in the photo was given to a South Kor
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online about rules for visitors to South Korea’s national cemetery
Multiple Korean-language posts claim a new rule has banned visitors from singing the national anthem and hoisting the country's flag at South Korea’s cemetery for war veterans. The posts circulated online in May 2021 after anti-government proteste
AFP Fact Check→ Fake US CDC graphic about ‘vaccine refusal’ circulates online
An infographic that carries the logo of the US Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) warns refusing the coronavirus vaccine "is a form of racism" because it "harms people of color”. The graphic, however, has been manipulated: it
AFP Fact Check→ Debunked myth circulates online about ‘cancer cure discovered in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley’
Multiple Facebook posts claim people living in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley are cancer-free because they consume apricot seeds which allegedly “kill cancer cells”. The posts are misleading: health experts say apricot seeds are not effective in pr
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on social media that Russia requires male citizens to have more than one wife
A claim that the Russian government has required polygamy for its male citizens has been shared in multiple posts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. This claim is false: polygamy is not allowed under Russian law. The misleading posts appear to be base
AFP Fact Check→ Old video of Pakistan PM Khan circulates alongside false claim about 2021 extremist party protests
A video of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been viewed more than four million times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows him condemning protests against a Pakistan extremist party leader's arrest in April 2021. The claim is false:
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates alongside video of man detained at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
A video has circulated online in Pakistan in 2021 alongside a claim it shows police at Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, shooting dead a Saudi dissident. The claim is false: the man was arrested after he wielded a knife and shouted sup
AFP Fact Check→ ‘Vitamins, sunlight and alkaline foods’: false list of purported Covid-19 treatments recirculates online
As the Philippines struggled to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases, a list of purported home remedies to treat the disease recirculated on social media. The posts claimed the purported treatments were endorsed by a director at a Manila hospital. Th
AFP Fact Check→ Shortened video circulates in misleading posts that claim politician ‘threatened’ West Bengal voters
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows an Indian politician “threatening mothers and sisters of West Bengal” amid ongoing elections in the state. But these posts omit important conte
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax online graphic circulates in the Philippines that falsely warns of ‘WHO’s killer foods’
A graphic has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook, Twitter and blog posts in the Philippines that purports to show a list of “killer foods” identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). The graphic, however, was not produced by the UN
AFP Fact Check→ Footage from Israeli coronavirus vaccination clinic circulates alongside false claim about a vaccine-related death
A video has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows a person who died “within 15 minutes” of receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. The claim, however, is false: the footage in fact shows a man who collapsed from an unrelated
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online in Thailand about coronavirus vaccine eligibility
As Thailand launched its coronavirus vaccination drive, a claim circulated on Facebook and messaging app Line in late March 2021 that all adults aged over 19 could receive the jab in the Thai capital Bangkok. The claim is false: as of March 30, 2021
AFP Fact Check→ Old photo circulates in misleading Facebook posts that falsely claim opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka joined governing party
An image of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa shaking hands with an opposition lawmaker has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the photo shows the moment the lawmaker and seven others joined the governing party. The
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online claiming that former US President Trump wrote a book that includes damaging revelations about former Pakistani PM
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that former US President Donald Trump wrote a book titled “The Original Face of Pakistan'' that includes damaging revelations about former Pakisani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The claim is false; Trump ha
AFP Fact Check→ Pre-pandemic photo recirculates in false posts about Covid-19 outbreak linked to Hong Kong gym
Following the detection of a Covid-19 infection cluster in Hong Kong linked to a gym, multiple Facebook and online forum posts have shared a photo that they claim shows an employee at the gym and a club member engaging in indelicate behaviour. The clai
AFP Fact Check→ Old video recirculates online in misleading posts about Philippine economy during Covid-19 pandemic
Multiple Facebook, Twitter and TikTok posts have shared a video in March 2021, claiming it shows the World Bank has praised the Philippine government for the country’s “strong” economic performance despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The claim is misl
AFP Fact Check→ US regulatory document circulates in misleading Facebook posts that undermine the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) document detailing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has been shared in multiple Australian Facebook posts that sow doubt over the vaccine and note specifically how the FDA states it is an “unapproved vaccin
AFP Fact Check→ False claim that Pakistani singer was sentenced to three years in jail for defamation circulates online
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi was sentenced to three years in jail for falsely accusing fellow singer Ali Zafar of sexual harassment. The claim is false; a court is yet to pass judgment in an ongoing de
AFP Fact Check→ Viral video recirculates hoax that Marcos heir is Philippine vice president
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and YouTube posts that claim it shows a "breaking news" report that Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of a former Philippine dictator, has been declared Philippi
AFP Fact Check→ Old hoax circulates on Thai social media warning people to turn off mobile phones due to harmful cosmic rays passing Earth
A warning has been shared repeatedly in Facebook, Twitter and Line posts that urge people to turn off their mobile phones because “dangerous cosmic rays will pass by earth.” The claim is false; a Thai expert told AFP that the warning is “fake new
AFP Fact Check→ False claim about Covid-19 vaccine causing infertility circulates online
A video post claims pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s Covid-19 vaccine contains ingredients that will cause infertility, and that immunized men can make unvaccinated women sterile, which would cause a global population decline. This is false; t
AFP Fact Check→ False claim that Indian ice cream brand contains pig fat circulates widely in videos on social media
Multiple videos claiming that India’s Amul ice cream brand contains pig fat have been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and TikTok. However, the claim is false; the company said the additional ingredients used are “100% vegetarian
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on Facebook that ATM fees were waived in Sri Lanka
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in February 2021 claim that ATM withdrawal fees were waived in Sri Lanka. The claim is false: Sri Lanka’s national payment infrastructure body as well as private banks said no such decision to waiv
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online that Thai court postponed verdict on 2014 protest leaders
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared in February 2021 claim the Thai Court of Justice postponed its verdict on a group of protest leaders charged with sedition over anti-government demonstrations staged in 2014. The claim is false: on February 2
AFP Fact Check→ Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Twitter, Facebook and Weibo posts alongside a claim it shows visual footage and sound captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the US space agency's latest Mars mission in February 2021. The c
AFP Fact Check→ AFP photo from 2018 circulates in misleading posts about unrest in Nigeria’s southeast region
An image of a soldier rappelling from a chopper has been shared hundreds of times in Facebook posts with claims that it shows the Nigerian army attacking a local militia using a “war helicopter”. Although there has been a resurgence of unrest in