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Videos circulating online claim to show recent retaliation against South African-owned businesses in Nigeria amid the latest xenophobic unrest in South Africa. But the footage dates to 2019. Read more: u.afp.com/NG-SA
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πŸ‡«πŸ‡·βš½οΈ An article alleged Kylian MbappΓ© revealed his transfer to Real Madrid was catalyzed by harassment from French President Emmanuel Macron. But it was published on a fake website imitating Eurosport u.afp.com/Sz3p
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ—³οΈ This image does not show ballots for California's June 2, 2026 primary elections discarded in a Sonoma Valley dumpster. The photo shows empty ballot return envelopes from a 2018 election -- not marked ballots -- that were being recycled u.afp.com/SzZ5
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Amid anti-migrant tensions, a video claims that Nigerian students ordered South Africans out of Nigeria. But the clip contains unrelated footage, among them a 2019 video of a former student leader speaking out against xenophobia. Read more: u.afp.com/NGUltimatum
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With the school year coming to a close, Facebook pages are claiming a variety of public figures stepped in to pay off student lunch debt in Canada. But this is false and the articles shared as proof appear to be mass-produced with artificial intelligence u.afp.com/SDyX
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A video warns drivers about tracking via a small 5G imprint on the side of a license plate. But the marking is a manufacturing code on the plate's reflective sheeting and in no way connected to the 5G infrastructure that powers cellular networks u.afp.com/SDyd
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ—³οΈ Election deniers falsely claim fraudulent "ballot drop" in LA mayoral race. Read more: u.afp.com/SDyA
A ballot marked for Karen Bass is processed by an election worker wearing blue gloves during ballot tabulation at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center

ALT A ballot marked for Karen Bass is processed by an election worker wearing blue gloves during ballot tabulation at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center

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Want to learn how to use visual clues to find out where an image was taken? We’ve updated our open-access course on geolocation. Find out how you can use tools like online maps or AI chatbots (and their limitations) ➑️ u.afp.com/Geolocation1
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A video shared as a recent case of police brutality in Nigeria is old. The footage showing an officer hitting and threatening to kill a woman was recorded in December 2021. The officer was arrested after the video surfaced in January 2022. Read more: u.afp.com/PoliceNG
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Claims that a clip shows Muslims killed during Eid al-Adha prayers in Tigray, Ethiopia, are false. The video shows worshippers gathering peacefully for Eid in Harar, eastern Ethiopia. The original clip was edited with a misleading voiceover. Read more: u.afp.com/Eidal-Adha
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This image has circulated online with a false claim it showed former head of the Philippine Senate with NBI agents and that it proved he helped plot the arrest of Ronald Dela Rosa -- a senator wanted by the authorities. But it is in fact AI-generated u.afp.com/FabricatedSottoIma…
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ—³οΈβœ‰οΈ Videos are claiming a clear cutout in envelopes Arizona used to mail primary ballots allowed Republican votes to be mishandled. But by law, solid green return envelopes were provided to keep party affiliation private u.afp.com/SDEe
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Scammers are using AI voice clones to impersonate victims' loved ones in dangerous situations and trick them into sending money u.afp.com/SDu3
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ—³οΈ A video from New York congressional candidate Brad Lander claims to show incumbent Dan Goldman saying: "I do take corporate PAC money, and I have no problem taking money from anyone who wants to give it to me." But it is deceptively edited u.afp.com/SDEM
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Experts are predicting a severe tick season for North America in 2026. But there is no evidence to back claims the mites are "genetically engineered" or being purposfully released to increase those with red meat allergies transmitted via bites u.afp.com/SDEN
FACT CHECK Tick Misinformation High rates of tick bites in the United States trigger surge of conspiratorial claims

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πŸ’ Meta has removed 39 Facebook pages that were pushing false claims about famous @NHL players following an AFP investigation. The pages were farming engagement and driving traffic to articles on websites overrun withΒ advertisements u.afp.com/SDEp

Meta removes fake hockey fan pages amid playoffs

Meta has removed 39 Facebook pages that were pushing false claims about famous National Hockey League players following an AFP investigation. The pages were managed from Vietnam and capitalizing on...

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Israeli forces captured a Crusader-era castle in one of its deepest incursions into Lebanon in decades, but this image shared online does not show the operation. Our analysis using visual clues and AI detection tools found it is fabricated u.afp.com/BeaufortCastleAI
Screenshot of a Facebook post sharing an apparent image of a castle with an Israeli flag on top and smoke in the background. Burmese-language text is overlaid on top

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πŸ‡°πŸ‡· A video of a South Korean election worker transporting ballots has been misrepresented online as evidence of Chinese interference in this week's local polls. Election officials and police officers accompany all such transports, contrary to the claims u.afp.com/SKoreanVanDriver
Screenshot of an Instagram post sharing a video and two screenshots of the inside of a car, accompanied with Korean captions. Text over the screenshot reads: "Chinese national's van used to rig ballots?" and "FALSE"

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⚽️🎫 Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams u.afp.com/SDXw
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Images of wounded children shared after the recent school abductions in Nigeria do not show kidnapping victims. The photos date to 2020 and show children who were abused by a teacher in Niger. Read more: u.afp.com/Niger
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