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AI-generated picture misrepresented as victims from deadly India boat disaster
At least 13 people died after a tourist cruise boat capsized in India's central Madhya Pradesh state on April 30, 2026, but an image…
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Old protest video misrepresented as Iranians rejoicing at 'elimination of hijab law'
As people poured onto the streets in mass protests in Iran, a video of a woman dancing and throwing her headscarf on a bonfire was shared…
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Year-old earthquake footage misrepresented as showing Japan's December 2025 tremor
After Japan's northern coast was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 quake on December 8, videos purportedly showing the impact of the tremor were…
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Old storm clip misrepresented as powerful Typhoon Ragasa
Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in September 2025, bringing fierce winds and pounding rain,…
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Video filmed during Nepal protests misrepresented as fire in Dhaka
A video of a police station set on fire during "Gen Z" protests in Nepal has resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a…
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Old India cyclone visuals misrepresented online as recent monsoon
Relentless rains have caused deadly floods and landslides across India, but online videos that purport to show downpours and waves in the…
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Old military exercise photo misrepresented as Thailand-Cambodia clashes
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Old Pakistan airport fire clip misrepresented as recent
Footage of a fire in Pakistan's busy Lahore airport in May 2024 has been falsely shared online as a recent incident allegedly caused by…
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Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria
Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned…
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Old Pakistan mosque fire misrepresented as 'India strike'
A year-old video of a fire near Pakistan's national mosque has been misused in posts that claim it shows the aftermath of a drone attack…
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Video of 2020 Beirut port explosion misrepresented as Huthi missile attack on Israel
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have fired numerous missiles at Israel since the war on Gaza began, and while most have been intercepted, one…
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Video of England blaze misrepresented as Israel wildfires
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Old video misrepresented as Indonesian legislature 'rejecting asset seizure bill against graft convicts'
After several executives from subsidiaries of Indonesia's state-owned energy firm were arrested for alleged corruption, calls for the…
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Old Prabowo speech misrepresented as response to new military law
After Indonesia's parliament amended its military law in March 2025, social media users recirculated a months-old video of President…
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Years-old footage of tragic Pakistan train fire misrepresented as 'deadly fire in February 2025'
An old video of a deadly train fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was shared online in false posts claiming it…
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Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay
As activists marked the fourth anniversary of Myanmar's military coup on February 1, 2025, old protest photos in Thailand circulated…
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Old Covid lockdown footage misrepresented as HMPV 'emergency' in China
China has not declared a "state of emergency" over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after infections increased toward the end of 2024,…
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China fire drill footage misrepresented as Nepal tremor
Misrepresented clips continue to surface on social media following the devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January…
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Old photo misrepresented as coffins of 'British soldiers killed in Ukraine war'
Misinformation about Western countries' involvement in the war in Ukraine has continued to spread online almost three years after Putin's…