Photos of Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show her in her youth. The claim is false; the photos have been manipulated from recent photos of Aung San Su
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AFP Fact Check→ Old photos of Aung San Suu Kyi shared in false posts about her ‘showing support for Thai pro-democracy protesters’
Two photos of Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show her raising a three-fingered salute in support of Thai pro-democracy protesters. The claim is false
AFP Fact Check→ These images show the Colombian army raiding a rebel camp in April 2020
Four images have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show members of a Myanmar rebel group, the Arakan Army, being captured. The claim is false; the images shows screenshots from a video of a Colombian m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Barrett Did NOT Say During Her Confirmation Hearing She Isn’t Using Notes Because ‘I’ve Got Seven Kids … I’m Used To Stupid Questions’
Did Amy Coney Barrett say during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing she s wanot using notes because she has seven kids and is "used to stupid questions"? No, that's not true: The quote was incorrectly attributed to her. In a video of
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a former Indian ruler in the princely state of Bundi in northeast India
A photo has been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows "the very first Islam King of Rakhine State" in Myanmar. The claim is false: the photo shows a former Indian ruler of the princely state of Bundi in northeast India.
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates online that Aung San Suu Kyi plagiarised a historic Russian poem
Facebook posts claim that a hand-written poem by Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, which fetched $180,000 USD at auction in Yangon early September, was plagiarised from a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky. The claim is false: Russian literature exp
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows an international Muslim organisation discussing coronavirus support grants
A video has been viewed more than one hundred thousand times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows members of an international Muslim organisation agreeing to file a legal challenge against Myanmar’s governing National League for
AFP Fact Check→ No, 43 countries did not award Aung San Suu Kyi the title of ‘mother of the world’
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and on blogs alongside a claim that Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been recognised by 43 countries as “mother of the world”. The claim is false; the image
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows Aung San Suu Kyi speaking about the 2015 general election
A video has been viewed thouands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivering a speech about the upcoming 2020 general election. The claim is false; the video actual
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Barack Obama Take Hydroxychloroquine in 2008?
A right-wing radio host and Fox News personality attempted to gin up more conspiracy theories about former United States President Barack Obama by misrepresenting what he claimed was a prescription given to Obama. Mark Levin posted a photograph on Twi
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates that Facebook has announced plans to delete accounts posting criticism on Aung San Suu Kyi’s profile
Multiple Facebook posts and an online article shared thousands of times claim Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to automatically delete accounts that post critical comments on the profile of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online since at least March 2020 before the India-China border clash
A video of people rushing down a hill has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows “hundreds of Indians running to block China’s illegal construction in the border with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Charred Bodies In Image Are NOT Christians Murdered By Muslims In Nigeria
Does a gruesome photograph featuring rows of scorched bodies serve as evidence that Boko Haram militants in Nigeria massacred hundreds of Christians? No, that's not true: While the militant Islamic group operating out of Nigeria is guilty of p
FactCheck.org→ Video Misconstrues Pelosi Tweet on ‘un-American Travel Ban’
Quick Take A viral video makes the bogus claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 31 tweet criticized the Trump administration’s restriction on travelers from China to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Her tweet was unrelated to those t
Snopes→ Trump Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push
Officials said immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions in obtaining certain visas to come to the United States.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can You Get Coronavirus from Wish.com Products?
As concern over coronavirus spread in late January 2020, Facebook users began to share memes claiming that all products from ubiquitous seller Wish.com shipped from Wuhan, China — thought to be the region from which a massive outbreak of what
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the United States the 118th Safest Country in the World — Down From 65th in 2018?
A September 3 2019 tweet (shared to Facebook the following day) contained the alarming claim that the United States was ranked the 118th safest country in the world in 2019, dropping from the 65th spot in 2018: The United States is the 118th safest
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Campaign Kickoff Claims
Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his third campaign for president with a speech in Pittsburgh that contained a few false and misleading statements: Biden said “we have the most productive workers in the world.” U.S. workers are
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Spread Fake News, Hired ‘Trackers’ to Smear Critics
In mid-November 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell report about Facebook that convulsed both traditional and social media. The beleaguered site has been at the center of scandal after fake news scandal from the mass displacement and genocid