This photo shows vehicles participating in Iran's 2019 Army Day celebration -- not a military convoy transporting weapons into Syria u.afp.com/5QCT

The Canadian embassy suspended operations in Syria in 2012 -- contrary to claims that it was evacuated shortly before a recent strike on the Iranian consular annex in Damascus u.afp.com/5QCo

As India prepares to head to the polls, anti-Muslim misinformation is rife

Muslims have been falsely accused of ramming a tractor at a statue but the perpetrators belonged to a Hindu caste, police told us

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⚠️ This dramatic footage of a boulder hurtling into a truck was not filmed during the Taiwan earthquake

The dash-cam footage circulating online actually shows a landslide in Peru last month

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❌ The MSNBC host in this US cable news segment from 2017 was not discussing Elon Musk, as posts online claim.

She was expressing concerns about then-president Donald Trump u.afp.com/5QbT

🐎 Claims that wind turbines harm horses stem from an unconfirmed hypothesis in a student paper. Experts say there is no evidence windmills cause deformities in foals u.afp.com/5QXi

❌ This video does not show a child blinded by staring at the recent solar eclipse over North America.

The clip is from a 2017 YouTube skit highlighting the dangers of watching the phenomenon without special glasses u.afp.com/5QXw

X posts in multiple languages are falsely claiming to show a mug shot of Volodymyr Zelensky in a Russian prison.

The image comes from a fictional television series the Ukrainian president starred in as a comedian.

It was not broadcast by Tucker Carlson.

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⚠️ Taiwan's deadly earthquake has prompted a surge of misinformation

Dramatic footage of a collapsed bridge shared online shows the aftermath of a tremor that struck the island in 2022, not last week's quake

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A video appearing to show Donald Trump supporting Pakistan's jailed ex-leader Imran Khan is fake

The clip was doctored from an interview Trump gave in 2017 about his sacking of former FBI director James Comey

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🇺🇦 This photo shows women awarded for commemorating fallen soldiers in Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia -- not reporting their husbands to the military for evading the draft u.afp.com/5QWQ

🇨🇦 This is not a photo of yesterday's solar eclipse. The image's creator said it was generated with artificial intelligence u.afp.com/5QWx

👾Did you know this image of trees resembling the facial features of Indian PM Narendra Modi was in fact AI-generated? Learn tips to spot AI-generated content in AFP’s online course for tackling election disinformation ahead of India’s general elections ➡️ digitalcourses.afp.com/courses/electi…

🔥 Footage of a fire vortex ripping through buildings with more than 12 million views on TikTok is fake

The video is circulating in posts falsely saying it shows an earthquake that hit Taiwan last week

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A Facebook scam is targeting cash-strapped Australians with promises of grants to help with living costs

Services Australia warned the agency purportedly offering the cash 'Australian Non Profit Commission' does not exist

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⚠️ A video of a building collapsing in Turkey after a huge earthquake in 2023 has recirculated in online posts that falsely claimed it was filmed in Taiwan in April this year u.afp.com/TurkeyQuakeVid

This photo shows a 2017 North Korean military drill -- not Iran preparing to attack Israel u.afp.com/5Qfb

🕶️ Claims that special glasses are not necessary for viewing the upcoming solar eclipse are false.

Experts say direct sunlight can injure the eye, and harmful ultraviolet radiation is not reduced even as the Moon blocks the Sun u.afp.com/5MyW

❌ The reboot of CERN's particle accelerator is unrelated to the solar eclipse across North America.

The European nuclear research lab has been conducting experiments since March, and the project has no direct link to astrophysics u.afp.com/5QNH

🇰🇷 South Korean police launched an investigation into potential unlawful election campaigning after an altered image that appeared to show opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in prison was distributed in central Seoul ahead of polls on April 10 u.afp.com/LeeNotInJail