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AFP Fact Check→ This video circulated online in 2019 in reports about Indian celebrities celebrating a Hindu festival
Footage of celebrities and politicians attending an event at the home of an Indian billionaire has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts in December 2020 alongside a claim that the gathering breached social dista
AFP Fact Check→ Old photo of detained US police chief circulated in false social media posts about ‘arrest of Biden’s executive assistant on spying charges’
A photo has been shared hundreds of times across Twitter, Facebook, Weibo and Instagram alongside a claim it shows US President-elect Joe Biden’s executive assistant being arrested for spying on Donald Trump in December 2020. The claim is false; the
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated since 2015 in reports about Narendra Modi greeting an Indian philanthropist
A photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowing to a woman has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that she is Priti Adani, wife of Indian industrialist Gautam Adani. The claim is false; the ph
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2019 in reports about gun violence — it does not relate to the coronavirus pandemic
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows a television report about violence breaking out at a US hospital after patients were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; th
AFP Fact Check→ Old video circulated alongside misleading claim about protester berating US senator after acknowledging Biden’s victory
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it shows a protester berating US senator Mitch McConnell at a restaurant after he recognised Biden as president-elect in December 2020. The claim
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online since 2015 in reports about a protest in Indian-administered Kashmir
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Sikhs chanting in support of Pakistan at a protest in India. The posts were shared as farmers in India demonstrated against new a
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online since March 2020 — months before the Diwali festival in November
A video showing crowds of people igniting firecrackers has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Diwali celebrations in the west Indian state of Rajasthan, despite a ban on the sale of firecrackers to t
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2013 in reports about a protest in London, not India
A photo of a man trampling on the Indian flag has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Sikh farmers desecrating the flag during protests in India over new agriculture laws. The claim, however, is false;
AFP Fact Check→ Old photos circulated in misleading social media posts about Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteers developing facial paralysis
An image has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook alongside a claim it shows three of four clinical trial volunteers who have developed Bell's palsy after receiving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vacci
AFP Fact Check→ Old photo from 2018 circulated online alongside misleading claim about ongoing Indian farmers’ protests
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows thousands of Indian farmers protesting in the Indian capital of Delhi against the new agriculture laws. The photo has been shared in a mi
AFP Fact Check→ This image of Narendra Modi at a Mumbai hospital has circulated online since 2014
A photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a hospital has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows him visiting a billionaire couple to congratulate them on the birth of their latest grand
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2019 in reports about heavy rain during monsoon season in Pakistan
A photo of flooding at a national monument in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter days ahead of a planned political opposition rally in the venue in December 2020. The photo w
AFP Fact Check→ This video was filmed in India and has circulated online since at least 2017
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows giant waves hitting a bridge in Malaysia. The claim is false; the video shows waves hitting a jetty in southern India.
AFP Fact Check→ Old photos circulated alongside misleading claim about Thai protests against school uniforms
Two photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show Thai students rejecting a call to action by pro-democracy students. The posts were shared shortly after student activists staged a protest in Decem
AFP Fact Check→ This video of a storm in Sri Lanka has circulated online since at least 2016
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp which claim it shows a storm in Sri Lanka in 2020. It was shared just hours before tropical cyclone Burevi hit Sri Lanka in December 2020. The claim is false;
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online in reports since 2016 about Hillary Clinton appearing to faint
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter which claim it shows Gina Haspel, the current director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), being arrested. The claim is false: the footage is actuall
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about Leni Robredo visiting a landslide site in 2018
A photo that shows Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo standing among a crowd of people has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows her staging a PR stunt in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in November 2020. The
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in news reports about an incident in Brazil
A clip of a fatal shooting has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it happened in the US city of San Gabriel. The claim is false; this video has circulated in media reports about a fatal shooting in Brazil in
AFP Fact Check→ These photos circulated in 2019 in reports about destruction caused by Storm Wipha in Vietnam
Two photos of women weeping amid flood-ravaged homes have been shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco, which slammed the Philippines in November 2020. The photos, however, have been shared in
AFP Fact Check→ This image has circulated in reports since 2018 about Sri Lanka’s former prime minister opening a restored Buddhist temple
A photo showing former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pouring water into a pond has been shared multiple times in Facebook posts that claim it shows him performing a ritual for re-election in 2020. The posts circulated online after
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about Indonesian residents rejecting an Islamist group in 2017
A video has been viewed millions of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, alongside a claim that it shows an Islamist group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), being expelled from the Indonesian city of Semarang. The video w
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in a news report about a raid on an Indian sweet shop that uncovered a rotten dessert
A photo has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that it shows political party workers in the east Indian state of Bihar dumping Indian sweets after losing an election. The claim, however, is false; the photo has circul
AFP Fact Check→ These photos have circulated in reports since 2019 about a Myanmar minister marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday
Two photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts which claim it shows Myanmar’s Religious Affairs Minister attending a large gathering to mark the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday in Yangon, flouting social distancing
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about supermarket workers disposing of spoiled dairy products in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed and shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows Kuwaitis throwing away French products after boycott calls triggered a standoff between France and some Muslim countries over
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports since 2018 about a crowded railway station in West Bengal
A video that shows a huge crowd on a railway station platform has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter that claim the scene was filmed in the Indian city of Kolkata in November 2020. The posts claim train passenge
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online in Facebook posts about Sri Lanka since March 2020
An image of two lorries transporting coffins has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows preparations for Sri Lanka’s second wave of coronavirus cases in November 2020. The claim is misleading; the photo has bee
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about a woman arrested for allegedly assaulting a stranger in Singapore
A video that shows police detaining a woman on a street has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and online forums alongside a claim she was arrested for not wearing a mask during the coronavirus pand
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated since 2018 in reports about voter fraud in Russia
CCTV footage filmed inside a polling station has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Chinese-language Twitter posts that claim it shows election fraud. The posts were shared immediately after the US presidential election in November 2020. T
AFP Fact Check→ The video has circulated since 2016 in reports about spoiled chicken being discarded in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows French products being dumped from several lorries following calls for a boycott on them by Muslim nations in October 2020. The calls for a boycott came a
AFP Fact Check→ This image has circulated in reports about a braid belonging to a concubine of Chinese Emperor Qianlong
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple online posts and articles that claim it shows the braid of Chinese Emperor Qianlong that was stolen by a Chinese warlord in the early 19th century. The claim is false; the braid has circulated in re
AFP Fact Check→ These photos have circulated in reports since 2015 about a rally after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris
Two photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show protesters rallying in the French capital of Paris in October 2020 over the murder of a school teacher who was beheaded in a terrorist attack. The claim i
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about flooding in southern China in May 2018
A video of a traffic light being swept away along a flooded street has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was captured in the Indian city of Hyderabad in 2020. The claim is false; the
AFP Fact Check→ No, this footage has circulated since 2019 in reports about a crocodile in west India
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts that claim it shows a crocodile swimming on a flooded street in the south Indian city of Hyderabad in October 2020. The claim is false; the footage has
AFP Fact Check→ This clip has circulated in reports since 2017 about flooding at an airport in Mexico
A video of a flooded runway has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram alongside a claim it shows an airport in the south Indian city of Hyderabad after the city experienced heavy rains in October 20
AFP Fact Check→ The footage circulated in 2019 in reports about spectators at a military performance in Russia
A video of people watching weapons being fired has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Weibo posts that claim it shows live gunfire between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the ongoing 2020 military conflict. The clai
AFP Fact Check→ These photos of ‘pothole stickers’ have circulated in reports about an advertising campaign by an India-based agency
Three photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim they show “pothole stickers” laid on roads in Canada in a bid to slow down motorists. The claim is misleading; all three photos have circulated in reports
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2017 in reports about a plane owned by Beijing-based Deer Jet Airlines
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows the luxurious interior of a Boeing-777 plane that was recently purchased for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The claim is false: the photo has c
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports since 2015 about a performance artist in Sri Lanka
A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows a woman demonstrating against a rise in rape cases in India. The claim is false; photo has circulated since at least 2015 in reports
AFP Fact Check→ This footage has circulated since 2019 in reports about anti-government protests in Azerbaijan
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Twitter and Weibo in October 2020 alongside a claim it shows police in Azerbaijan arresting people during the country’s military conflict with Armenia in 2020. The claim is false; the video has circulated