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A claim circulating online that ex-opposition leader Peter Dutton accused Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at an international court of vote-buying has been dismissed as false by Dutton's Liberal Party and "complete nonsense" by a legal expert u.afp.com/DuttonAlbaneseClaim
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A claim circulating online that ex-opposition leader Peter Dutton accused Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at an international court of vote-buying has been dismissed as false by Dutton's Liberal Party and "complete nonsense" by a legal expert u.afp.com/DuttonAlbaneseClaim
Was the Netflix logo added to the iconic Warner Bros water tower in Burbank, California?
No, the visual effects artist who created the clip told us the footage is altered.
Read more: u.afp.com/WBWaterTower
No, the visual effects artist who created the clip told us the footage is altered.
Read more: u.afp.com/WBWaterTower
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Was the Netflix logo added to the iconic Warner Bros water tower in Burbank, California?
No, the visual effects artist who created the clip told us the footage is altered.
Read more: u.afp.com/WBWaterTower
No, the visual effects artist who created the clip told us the footage is altered.
Read more: u.afp.com/WBWaterTower
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But it is also posing new risks and promoting misinformation.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📰 Artificial intelligence is transforming journalism.
But it is also posing new risks and promoting misinformation.
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But it is also posing new risks and promoting misinformation.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What we know about Bovaer and Danish cattle farms. Climate-skeptic social media accounts are rushing to cast doubt on the safety of the methane-reducing feed additive, despite local farmers' concerns still under investigation u.afp.com/cows
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What we know about Bovaer and Danish cattle farms. Climate-skeptic social media accounts are rushing to cast doubt on the safety of the methane-reducing feed additive, despite local farmers' concerns still under investigation u.afp.com/cows
🇳🇬 Following the US government’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” a clip shared online claimed to show a prominent Muslim cleric urging the government to budget funds for bandits. But the video was altered to add AI-generated audio.
Read more: u.afp.com/cleric
Read more: u.afp.com/cleric
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🇳🇬 Following the US government’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” a clip shared online claimed to show a prominent Muslim cleric urging the government to budget funds for bandits. But the video was altered to add AI-generated audio.
Read more: u.afp.com/cleric
Read more: u.afp.com/cleric
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December 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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This video from 2013 shows a tsunami experiment at a research institute in central Japan, contrary to posts claiming it shows the impact of a powerful earthquake that struck off the country's northern coast on December 8, 2025 u.afp.com/TsunamiExperimentClip
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This video from 2013 shows a tsunami experiment at a research institute in central Japan, contrary to posts claiming it shows the impact of a powerful earthquake that struck off the country's northern coast on December 8, 2025 u.afp.com/TsunamiExperimentClip
This video shows workers at a river crossing in Bangladesh, contrary to posts claiming it shows illegal migrants fleeing India ahead of a voter verification drive u.afp.com/NotFleeingMigrants
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This video shows workers at a river crossing in Bangladesh, contrary to posts claiming it shows illegal migrants fleeing India ahead of a voter verification drive u.afp.com/NotFleeingMigrants
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How do you know if a document has been written by AI? What about an entire website?
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Deadly floods in Indonesia's Sumatra island killed at least 950 people and wrecked infrastructure, but posts about the disaster falsely shared a video of a bridge being washed away by floodwaters in Vietnam
u.afp.com/VietnamBridge
u.afp.com/VietnamBridge
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Deadly floods in Indonesia's Sumatra island killed at least 950 people and wrecked infrastructure, but posts about the disaster falsely shared a video of a bridge being washed away by floodwaters in Vietnam
u.afp.com/VietnamBridge
u.afp.com/VietnamBridge
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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After a deadly crash involving an Indian jet at the Dubai Airshow, this video was shared with the claim it shows an Indian Air Force display at the event. It in fact shows a performance by the Italian Air Force’s acrobatics team at the Jesolo Air Show u.afp.com/NotIndianJets
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
After a deadly crash involving an Indian jet at the Dubai Airshow, this video was shared with the claim it shows an Indian Air Force display at the event. It in fact shows a performance by the Italian Air Force’s acrobatics team at the Jesolo Air Show u.afp.com/NotIndianJets
Indian nationals have reportedly been "duped" into joining Russia's war in Ukraine, but this video of a man in uniform pleading for help to go home is AI-generated
u.afp.com/AIIndianSoldier
u.afp.com/AIIndianSoldier
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Indian nationals have reportedly been "duped" into joining Russia's war in Ukraine, but this video of a man in uniform pleading for help to go home is AI-generated
u.afp.com/AIIndianSoldier
u.afp.com/AIIndianSoldier
This video appearing to show Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan confronting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was manipulated from the actress’s speech at centenary celebrations for a spiritual guru u.afp.com/ManipulatedAishwaryaRaiClip
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This video appearing to show Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan confronting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was manipulated from the actress’s speech at centenary celebrations for a spiritual guru u.afp.com/ManipulatedAishwaryaRaiClip
Social media posts claim this video shows Muslim residents of Dearborn, Michigan chanting for "revolution" after an Afghan allegedly shot two National Guard members. But the clip is actually from a pro-Palestinian protest in Germany. Read more: u.afp.com/NotintheUS
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Social media posts claim this video shows Muslim residents of Dearborn, Michigan chanting for "revolution" after an Afghan allegedly shot two National Guard members. But the clip is actually from a pro-Palestinian protest in Germany. Read more: u.afp.com/NotintheUS
How anti-China disinformation shaped South Korea's year of crisis factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.793Z79E
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How anti-China disinformation shaped South Korea's year of crisis factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.793Z79E
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December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Videos were claimed to show migrants sleeping on the floor of an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. However, experts identified visual inconsistencies revealing that the videos were likely created using artificial intelligence.
Read more: u.afp.com/ShHQ
Read more: u.afp.com/ShHQ
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Videos were claimed to show migrants sleeping on the floor of an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. However, experts identified visual inconsistencies revealing that the videos were likely created using artificial intelligence.
Read more: u.afp.com/ShHQ
Read more: u.afp.com/ShHQ
This video purportedly showing South Korean President Lee Jae Myung being “shunned” at the G20 summit was misleadingly edited. Longer video of the event shows several heads of state approaching Lee to exchange greetings u.afp.com/LeeG20Video
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This video purportedly showing South Korean President Lee Jae Myung being “shunned” at the G20 summit was misleadingly edited. Longer video of the event shows several heads of state approaching Lee to exchange greetings u.afp.com/LeeG20Video
A 5.5-magnitude quake caused panic across Bangladesh and sparked a flurry of misinformation online. Users shared old photos from Nepal, Haiti and Myanmar, falsely linking it to the disaster last month u.afp.com/NotDhakaQuakeImages
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A 5.5-magnitude quake caused panic across Bangladesh and sparked a flurry of misinformation online. Users shared old photos from Nepal, Haiti and Myanmar, falsely linking it to the disaster last month u.afp.com/NotDhakaQuakeImages
This bodycam clip of a firefighter battling a blaze was filmed in Chile, not during the deadly inferno in Hong Kong last week, as posts claim u.afp.com/NotHKFire
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This bodycam clip of a firefighter battling a blaze was filmed in Chile, not during the deadly inferno in Hong Kong last week, as posts claim u.afp.com/NotHKFire
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December 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🤖 Audios, images, videos, entire websites and even news anchors generated by AI... How to navigate this new information ecosystem?
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🇬🇧 Plans for a new nationwide UK digital ID are sparking widespread public concern, but some critics are fuelling fears with unproven claims that it will be used to boost government control over people's lives. Read more: u.afp.com/UKDigitalIDF...
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🇬🇧 Plans for a new nationwide UK digital ID are sparking widespread public concern, but some critics are fuelling fears with unproven claims that it will be used to boost government control over people's lives. Read more: u.afp.com/UKDigitalIDF...
🐶 Are these genuine pictures of a dog rescuing a kitten from flooding in Thailand's southern Songkhla province?
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🐶 Are these genuine pictures of a dog rescuing a kitten from flooding in Thailand's southern Songkhla province?
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer