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November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
These videos show Japanese actresses talking about their podcast and an influencer discussing relationships, contrary to posts claiming they show Okinawa residents saying the region "does not belong to Japan" u.afp.com/NotOkinawaVideos
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
These videos show Japanese actresses talking about their podcast and an influencer discussing relationships, contrary to posts claiming they show Okinawa residents saying the region "does not belong to Japan" u.afp.com/NotOkinawaVideos
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November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts recommend vaccination and frequent hand washing as the best preventative measures available. Read more: u.afp.com/BakingSodafo...
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts recommend vaccination and frequent hand washing as the best preventative measures available. Read more: u.afp.com/BakingSodafo...
Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal. The purported Philstar news graphic is inconsistent with actual graphics from the outlet u.afp.com/FabricatedQuoteGraphic
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal. The purported Philstar news graphic is inconsistent with actual graphics from the outlet u.afp.com/FabricatedQuoteGraphic
Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooter and an undocumented immigrant.
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooter and an undocumented immigrant.
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false?
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false?
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November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎁 The AFP Fact Check team shared a new training module on verifying AI-generated content with the global community of investigative journalists at #GIJC2025.
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A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront is inauthentic; an AFP analysis revealed the clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Read more: u.afp.com/UkraineCrying
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront is inauthentic; an AFP analysis revealed the clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Read more: u.afp.com/UkraineCrying
This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claiming she announced visas will be revoked from thousands of Chinese nationals illegally residing in the country u.afp.com/NotVisaCancellation
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claiming she announced visas will be revoked from thousands of Chinese nationals illegally residing in the country u.afp.com/NotVisaCancellation
This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary to posts claiming it shows a genuine on-pitch fight between the teams in Sharjah u.afp.com/AICricketFight
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary to posts claiming it shows a genuine on-pitch fight between the teams in Sharjah u.afp.com/AICricketFight
This video shows a demonstration of a hostage rescue carried out in Brazil, contrary to social media posts that claimed it showed an Israeli commando shooting a Hamas gunman u.afp.com/BrazilRescueSimulation
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This video shows a demonstration of a hostage rescue carried out in Brazil, contrary to social media posts that claimed it showed an Israeli commando shooting a Hamas gunman u.afp.com/BrazilRescueSimulation
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November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 AFP is at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur. We are pleased to run a practical workshop on how to investigate AI deepfakes for journalists, editors and experts from around the world.
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is AI-generated. Published on Instagram, the post also appeals for donations on a crowdfunding page with question marks over its legitimacy u.afp.com/ShZm
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is AI-generated. Published on Instagram, the post also appeals for donations on a crowdfunding page with question marks over its legitimacy u.afp.com/ShZm
CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Kansas City Chiefs fan Denton Loudermill Jr. died in April after misinformation falsely accusing him of a shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl champions' parade sent him into a year-long spiral of paranoia.
His family is still trying to pick up the pieces.
www.barrons.com/news/grievin...
His family is still trying to pick up the pieces.
www.barrons.com/news/grievin...
Grieving Family Blames False US Shooting Accusations For Death Of NFL Fan
Denton Loudermill Jr. watched every Kansas City Chiefs game at his sister's house with his family. The Kansas native and his late father were diehard fans.
www.barrons.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Kansas City Chiefs fan Denton Loudermill Jr. died in April after misinformation falsely accusing him of a shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl champions' parade sent him into a year-long spiral of paranoia.
His family is still trying to pick up the pieces.
www.barrons.com/news/grievin...
His family is still trying to pick up the pieces.
www.barrons.com/news/grievin...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A doctored image of a Trump supporter circulated in the days before lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to release government records on investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The original dates to 2018 and shows the man in attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket u.afp.com/SnCM
The original dates to 2018 and shows the man in attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket u.afp.com/SnCM
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A doctored image of a Trump supporter circulated in the days before lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to release government records on investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The original dates to 2018 and shows the man in attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket u.afp.com/SnCM
The original dates to 2018 and shows the man in attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket u.afp.com/SnCM
Dozens of posts in Nigeria claim Boko Haram militants kidnapped and beheaded a church leader in Adamawa state earlier this month, when the incident occurred in 2020. The misleading posts spread amid unfounded allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria u.afp.com/Snj8
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dozens of posts in Nigeria claim Boko Haram militants kidnapped and beheaded a church leader in Adamawa state earlier this month, when the incident occurred in 2020. The misleading posts spread amid unfounded allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria u.afp.com/Snj8
🇮🇩 Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice.
Read our full investigation: u.afp.com/IndonesiaBet...
Read our full investigation: u.afp.com/IndonesiaBet...
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🇮🇩 Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice.
Read our full investigation: u.afp.com/IndonesiaBet...
Read our full investigation: u.afp.com/IndonesiaBet...
US President Donald Trump signed trade deals with Southeast Asian governments last month, but he did not "remove all tariffs" for Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Our review of their trade agreements found the levies largely remained u.afp.com/AseanTariffs
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
US President Donald Trump signed trade deals with Southeast Asian governments last month, but he did not "remove all tariffs" for Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Our review of their trade agreements found the levies largely remained u.afp.com/AseanTariffs
❌ Posts claiming Cambodia's former prime minister Hun Sen sought dialysis treatment at a Thai hospital amid tensions between the two countries are false.
We found the images shared online date back to 2017, when the politician was briefly hospitalised in Singapore u.afp.com/HunSenHospit...
We found the images shared online date back to 2017, when the politician was briefly hospitalised in Singapore u.afp.com/HunSenHospit...
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
❌ Posts claiming Cambodia's former prime minister Hun Sen sought dialysis treatment at a Thai hospital amid tensions between the two countries are false.
We found the images shared online date back to 2017, when the politician was briefly hospitalised in Singapore u.afp.com/HunSenHospit...
We found the images shared online date back to 2017, when the politician was briefly hospitalised in Singapore u.afp.com/HunSenHospit...
Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said, raising doubts about the reliability of the AI-powered encyclopedia as an information tool. Read more: u.afp.com/SnEP
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said, raising doubts about the reliability of the AI-powered encyclopedia as an information tool. Read more: u.afp.com/SnEP
Claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, denied by the government, have been amplified by US President Donald Trump despite evidence. In this context, a video purportedly showing a church set on fire by Muslims in northern Nigeria was filmed at a nursing college in Ghana u.afp.com/Snud
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, denied by the government, have been amplified by US President Donald Trump despite evidence. In this context, a video purportedly showing a church set on fire by Muslims in northern Nigeria was filmed at a nursing college in Ghana u.afp.com/Snud