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Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Aug 14

A Palestinian-Canadian who left Gaza last year has become the latest target of an online campaign to deny claims of starvation in the war-torn territory

Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · Jul 10

THREAD:

Social media is full of misrepresented visuals said to show the Texas floods.

I examined two of the most viral video compilations online, and none of their 14 clips show Texas.

They are all old and filmed in places like China, Mexico and Spain.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Jun 3

🇰🇷 The lead-up to today's presidential election in South Korea was awash in misinformation. Here are some of the top trends our @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team in Seoul has seen www.yahoo.com/news/south-k...

South Korea election hit by misinformation

A photo of the frontrunner bowing to a Mao Zedong statue?For example, photos debunked by AFP journalists showed Lee kowtowing to a Mao statue, and wearing a face mask with the Chinese flag on it.

S. Korea Police Seek Journalist Arrest Over Martial Law 'Fake Report'

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · May 20

South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a journalist over a false report related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social has previously debunked the report

South Korean police said Tuesday they have requested an arrest warrant for a journalist over a false report related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.

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Digital Investigation Journalist – Agence France-Presse – Fixed-term / Temporary in Hong Kong

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · May 15

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

I'm hiring a journalist based in Hong Kong to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking reporter who's passionate about fighting misinformation, this role is for you.

Apply now 👇

Agence France-Presse is looking for a Digital Investigation Journalist in Hong Kong!

www.welcometothejungle.com

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · May 15

Online rumours of a forthcoming earthquake in Japan have deterred Hong Kong tourists from visiting the country, according to travel firms and airlines reporting less demand

@natfukue.bsky.social and @carinacheng.bsky.social report on the trend for @afpnews.bsky.social:

'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumours spook Hong Kong tourists

Unfounded online rumours warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines who report less demand from worried Hong Kongers.- 'No reason to worry' - ...

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No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · May 14

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but citizens on both sides are still peddling disinformation.

@afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Islamabad report on some of the top trends our team has seen over the past few weeks

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

www.france24.com

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Apr 9

Who's most vulnerable to misinformation? This survey of 66,242 individuals from 24 countries points to "Generation Z, non-male, less educated, and more conservative individuals" (h/t @rachelblundy.bsky.social)

Profiling misinformation susceptibility

The global spread of misinformation poses a serious threat to the functioning of societies worldwide. But who falls for it? In this study, 66,242 indi…

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Apr 2

🔎 Read all our fact checks about the earthquake here: factcheck.afp.com/AFP-Thailand

And if this work matters to your organization, please consider a subscription to our wire: www.afp.com/en/our-offer...

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Apr 2

The @afpfactcheck.bsky.social Bangkok bureau presented a few of our fact checks about last week’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, as well as how we’re investigating AI-generated visuals and pursuing enterprise reporting

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Apr 2

I spoke about why fact-checking is important now more than ever, with declining trust in media and growing pressure on journalists ground the globe

📸: @chayaniti92.bsky.social

Sheikh Hasina ouster sparks explosion of false and misleading claims online

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Apr 2

Happy International #FactCheckingDay! I’m thrilled to be in Bangkok to help CoFact and its civil society partners celebrate facts ✅

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 21

🇮🇳🇧🇩 @afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Dhaka have fact-checked hundreds of misleading claims since Bangladesh's autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina was ousted by student protests on August 5.

Here are a few of the top narratives we've debunked.

YouTube video by AFP News Agency

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War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 14

🇹🇭🇲🇲 More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighboring Thailand.

@afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in Bangkok report on how nationalists there are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them

More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against the...

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Digital Investigation Editor – Agence France-Presse – Fixed-term / Temporary in Dhaka

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

I'm hiring an editor based in Dhaka to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Bangla speaker who's passionate about public service journalism and fighting misinformation, this role is for you.

Apply now 👇

Agence France-Presse is looking for a Digital Investigation Editor in Dhaka!

www.welcometothejungle.com

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 6

A young Frenchman landed in Beijing last month with a leather briefcase that he said contained hundreds of his grandfather's pictures of the Sino-Japanese War.

However, an @afpnews.bsky.social digital investigation found many of the pictures were taken by other people

Frenchman's mislabelled war photos donation sparks China controversy

A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.A...

'Vilified as boogeyman': Disinformation ensnares US trans pilot

Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 6

"The threats facing Ellis ... highlight the real-life impact of disinformation for transgender people at a time when there has been a sharp uptick in the political rhetoric against them."

Important story from @anujchopra.bsky.social 👇

Gingerly placing a gun on her kitchen counter, American trans pilot Jo Ellis said she no longer leaves her apartment without a firearm after false online claims about her involvement in a fatal air cr...

Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Mar 3

New from @afpfactcheck.bsky.social: Scammers are using deepfake videos of President Prabowo Subianto and other public figures to swindle Indonesians out of thousands of dollars

Since last year's Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes appearing to come from a known person but which are the work of scammers using artificial intelligence tools.

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Feb 19

New from @afpfactcheck.bsky.social: From bogus child pornography claims to fabricated support for communism, a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial

Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms

Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Kore...

www.france24.com

Philippine divorce activists vow to fight on

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · Feb 11

My latest @afpnews.bsky.social:

Federal workers are on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a “DEI watchlist” that at one point described them as "targets."

The group says it is adding 40 more names tomorrow.

www.yahoo.com/news/federal...

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · Feb 11

🇵🇭 The Philippines is one of just two countries -- along with Vatican City -- where divorce remains illegal. @araeugenio.bsky.social reports from Manila on how some campaigners are trying to change that

In her bid to convince lawmakers to legalise divorce, Filipina fruit vendor Avelina Anuran has publicly testified about the abuse she said she regularly endured at the hands of her husband. Despite th...