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This clip purportedly showing Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying his country is "retreating" from the conflict with India is manipulated. The original footage includes no such remarks u.afp.com/Scgx

Our reporter ⁦Paula Căbescu⁩ has been looking at the disinformation campaign targeting Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate ahead of this weekend’s vote. Meanwhile, social media algorithms have boosted his far-right opponent ⁦AFP News Agency⁩ f24.my/BAtM

This infographic of India and Pakistan's losses during their recent conflict contains unsubstantiated figures and was not produced by CNN u.afp.com/NotCNNGraphic

🇵🇭 Philippine broadcaster News5 has said this graphic from their live coverage of the mid-term elections paired the wrong names with pictures of Senate hopefuls. It is not evidence of fraud affecting the poll, as posts online claim factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.47…

US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of articles that he claimed documented a "genocide" taking place against white people in South Africa. But one was a blog post featuring a photo from the Democratic Republic of Congo u.afp.com/ScCr

US President Donald Trump ambushed his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa with a video meant to support unfounded claims of the "persecution" of white farmers. But it contained many falsehoods u.afp.com/SpZk

The June 3 presidential election in South Korea has become fertile ground for misleading narratives following the impeachment and removal of ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol. Learn how to tackle disinformation ahead of the election through our online courses➡️ digitalcourses.afp.com/bundles/tackli…

❌Although US President Donald Trump has dismantled various policies protecting LGBTQ Americans, this video of him apparently announcing the cancellation of Pride Month has been manipulated using AI u.afp.com/TrumpPrideDeep…

🇧🇩 This video shows the demolition of illegal buildings on government land in Bangladesh -- not vandalism targeting a former MP, as posts online claim u.afp.com/Spdk

US review of infant formula sparks misleading social media posts u.afp.com/SpaQ

At least four of the studies cited in a flagship White House report on children's health do not exist, AFP confirmed Thursday u.afp.com/SpRz

After an AFP Fact Check 🔎 investigation, YouTube and TikTok removed multiple pages that have been churning out AI-generated messages delivered in the pope's voice or otherwise attributed to him. Read more from Bill McCarthy: u.afp.com/SGBs

During disasters or conflicts, altered or out-of-context images can spread fast on social media. Learn how to verify misleading content with our open-access course created for journalists and journalism students u.afp.com/ReverseSearch

You've likely seen this Craigslist ad calling for "seat fillers" for the US Army Birthday Parade in Washington this weekend. Nothing points to it being authentic and the White House told AFP it is "obviously fake" u.afp.com/SNxt

Influencers sought to link Tim Walz to the suspected killer of a Minnesota state lawmaker by pointing to Vance Boelter's service on a state board. But board members told AFP the governor does not personally vet or regularly interact with the advisory body u.afp.com/SNhf