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No evidence Russian airlines were ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65

No evidence Russian airlines were ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65
Letter rejecting Zimbabwean president's alleged request to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth is fake

Letter rejecting Zimbabwean president's alleged request to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth is fake

Fabricated Trudeau tweet on hashtag opposing his leadership

Fabricated Trudeau tweet on hashtag opposing his leadership

Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show 'negative immunity' or harm to the immune system

Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show 'negative immunity' or harm to the immune system

Image of Tom Hanks wearing anti-Trump t-shirt is digitally altered

Image of Tom Hanks wearing anti-Trump t-shirt is digitally altered

Cancerous tumours are not the body's attempt to heal itself

Cancerous tumours are not the body's attempt to heal itself

CNN did not publish headline suggesting climate change is seasonal

CNN did not publish headline suggesting climate change is seasonal

TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report

TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report

No evidence Trump claimed Queen Elizabeth knighted him in private

No evidence Trump claimed Queen Elizabeth knighted him in private

PML-N refutes reports claiming Junaid Safdar arrested by UK police over fake degree

PML-N refutes reports claiming Junaid Safdar arrested by UK police over fake degree

Video of a black bear climbing a fence was not captured on either Lithuania's or Poland's border with Belarus

Video of a black bear climbing a fence was not captured on either Lithuania's or Poland's border with Belarus

Chyron below Liz Truss in screenshot of BBC Parliament's Prime Minister's Questions coverage is digitally altered

Chyron below Liz Truss in screenshot of BBC Parliament's Prime Minister's Questions coverage is digitally altered

BBC.com banner was not switched 'from red to black' amid reports of Queen Elizabeth's health

BBC.com banner was not switched 'from red to black' amid reports of Queen Elizabeth's health

Marines were not digitally added to footage of Biden's speech in Philadelphia

Marines were not digitally added to footage of Biden's speech in Philadelphia

Video of 'traffic warden' clamping police car and arguing with officer was set up by online prankster

Video of 'traffic warden' clamping police car and arguing with officer was set up by online prankster

CBC News did not publish a headline on fines for making eye contact with officials

CBC News did not publish a headline on fines for making eye contact with officials

Screenshot of fabricated CBC News article on Trudeau and climate change

Screenshot of fabricated CBC News article on Trudeau and climate change

Image purporting to show WEF graphic on what diets will look like in 2030 including intermittent fasting is fabricated

Image purporting to show WEF graphic on what diets will look like in 2030 including intermittent fasting is fabricated

Fabricated CNN headline claims ATF agent killed pet moth when searching house without a warrant

Fabricated CNN headline claims ATF agent killed pet moth when searching house without a warrant

NHA refutes news reports circulating about closure of highways

NHA refutes news reports circulating about closure of highways

Targeting cancer cells with resonant frequencies has not been shown to 'cure' cancer

Targeting cancer cells with resonant frequencies has not been shown to 'cure' cancer

No evidence remdesivir is 'killing' COVID-19 patients, contrary to social media posts

No evidence remdesivir is 'killing' COVID-19 patients, contrary to social media posts

Satire tweet about Jill Biden replacing Anthony Fauci being taken seriously

Satire tweet about Jill Biden replacing Anthony Fauci being taken seriously

Ministry terms volunteer recruitment ads in Saudi Arabia as fake

Ministry terms volunteer recruitment ads in Saudi Arabia as fake

Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Facebook post was digitally altered

Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Facebook post was digitally altered

Claims that Congress voted to exempt itself from upcoming IRS audits originated from satire account

Claims that Congress voted to exempt itself from upcoming IRS audits originated from satire account

Video does not show Ukrainian farmers harvesting grain amid a fire caused by Russian shelling

Video does not show Ukrainian farmers harvesting grain amid a fire caused by Russian shelling

Moonis Elahi rejects rumours of joining PTI

Moonis Elahi rejects rumours of joining PTI

Fact Check-Study of Thai teenagers did not find one third experienced heart effects after COVID vaccination

Fact Check-Study of Thai teenagers did not find one third experienced heart effects after COVID vaccination

COVID-19 variant names are following Greek alphabet; Omicron does not mean 'non-existing'

COVID-19 variant names are following Greek alphabet; Omicron does not mean 'non-existing'

Anthony Fauci did not call children 'test subjects' in an MSNBC interview

Anthony Fauci did not call children 'test subjects' in an MSNBC interview

Altered Fox News segment showing Sean Hannity with Ron DeSantis

Altered Fox News segment showing Sean Hannity with Ron DeSantis

Taiwan deaths following vaccination do not represent deaths directly tied to vaccines, and are far outnumbered by COVID-19 fatalities

Taiwan deaths following vaccination do not represent deaths directly tied to vaccines, and are far outnumbered by COVID-19 fatalities