As Nigeria prepared for elections in 2027, social media posts shared a video claiming it shows Nigerian former interior ...

As Hurricane Erin reached a peak of Category 5 at sea, posts across social media claimed the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 ...

When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was ...

After a torrent of muddy water smashed into the town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state, killing at least four people ...

A false video inviting people to apply for the Philippine government's scholarship programme has spread on social media and ...

Online scammers in Malaysia have targeted Indonesians looking to apply for immigration documents using AI-manipulated video ...

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Several years after his trial in the United States, false claims continue to circulate about Ramon Abbas, a Nigerian man ...

Last May, a US magazine reported on a geological change taking place in Africa that could be very slowly splitting the ...

After Israel announced plans for its military to take control of Gaza City, an AI-generated video was shared in posts falsely ...

Following a ceasefire between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that ended five days of deadly border clashes, a video of a rally in ...

Footage of a group of men assaulting another person has surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows "Muslim police officers" beating up a woman in Pakistan. But the clip is old and linked ...