Verified fact-check reports confirmed that footage of explosions falsely labelled as Iran strikes on Israel were actually old videos from Ukraine
Tag: misinformation
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Girls Shared by UN Official Were Fabricated Not Real Photographs
Investigators confirmed that photos purportedly showing victims in Iran that were shared by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese were AI-generated
Former French Ambassador Shared Fake Video of Missiles Destroying Tel Aviv
France’s former ambassador to Israel shared an AI-fabricated video of a missile strike on Tel Aviv that did not occur
US Treasury Insolvency Claim Circulating on Facebook Is False and Misleading
Fact-checkers found a viral Facebook post claiming the US Treasury declared itself insolvent was based on a misreading of routine financial reporting
Port Sudan Explosion Photos Falsely Used to Claim Iran Bombed US Military Base in Djibouti
Old images of a 2025 Port Sudan blast were being shared on social media with false captions claiming an Iranian attack on Camp Lemonnier
Iranian Embassy in Austria Posted Fake Image of Blood-Stained Backpack After Minab School Attack
The Iranian government’s embassy shared a fabricated photograph falsely attributed to an Israeli strike on a school
Cornyn Political Ad Misrepresents Senator’s Words to Falsely Link Him to Radical Islam Voters Warned
Fact-checkers confirmed that a campaign advertisement against Texas Senator Cornyn used selective and misleading quotes from 2021
A Suspicious Children’s Search Engine Called Kiddle Is Spreading Biased Information to Kids
Investigative journalists revealed that a children-focused search engine was surfacing misleading content favouring authoritarian regimes