The graphic has been manipulated and was not issued by the CDC..AFP – An infographic that carries the logo of the US Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) warns refusing the coron...
Images showing Hillary Clinton 'detained' in Guantanamo Bay are doctored.(AFP) - Images purporting to show former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton detained in Guantanamo Bay have been widely shar...
Social media posts mislead on reasons for India's lack of oxygen plants
.(AFP) - As India’s coronavirus disaster deepened, Facebook and Twitter posts, including a tweet from a top Bollywood act...
Experts reject claim that supplements can counter Covid-19 vaccines
.(AFP) - Articles shared on social media claim several dietary supplements can serve to “neutralize” effects of widely-...
Misleading face mask graphic shared in incorrect virus posts
.(AFP) - Multiple online posts have shared a graphic that purports to show the virus that causes Covid-19 is small enough to pass through ...
The graphic has been shared in a misleading context..AFP – A graphic purporting to show that flu cases have fallen dramatically since 2020 has been shared by Facebook users worldwide alongside a...
Fact Check: Nebuliser is not a substitute for oxygen cylinder
.(Web Desk) – Amid shortage of liquid medical oxygen for coronavirus patientsin India, a video has gone viral on social media where...
Indonesia's military confirmed all the submarine's crew members died..AFP – Social media posts claim that all crew members of an Indonesian navy submarine that went missing on April 21, 2021 wer...
The video has been viewed more than 13,000 times on Facebook..AFP – A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows crowds of Indian Muslims...
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is currently not mandatory in the United States..AFP – A post shared on Facebook in South Africa claims that the US Supreme Court “overturned” man...
Positive and negative control swabs in test kits only used for quality control.(AFP) - An image purporting to show components of a Covid-19 test kit has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook along...
Nutritionists say canola oil is not harmful for humans to consume..AFP – An Instagram post claims that canola oil -- an ingredient in plant-based alternatives to meat -- is toxic. This is false;...
Both Foot Locker and BLM confirmed that the sportswear company did not make a donation..AFP – Posts shared across social media say that athletic retailer Foot Locker donated $200 million to Blac...
Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked why people immunized against Covid-19 need to observe measures..AFP – Fox News host Tucker Carlson asks in a video viewed more than 450,000 times on Facebook w...
A search of Pfizer and Microsoft's media releases found neither company announced vaccine upgrade..AFP – Facebook posts shared repeatedly by social media users worldwide claim that Pfizer has an...
A representative of DMX and family members said the claim is false..AFP – The death of US rapper Earl Simmons, commonly known as DMX, was followed by claims that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are pur...
'Vitamins, sunlight and alkaline foods': false list of purported Covid-19 treatments recirculates.(AFP) - As the Philippines struggled to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases, a list of purported home re...
Black threads in face masks are harmless textile fibres, scientists say
.(AFP) - Several videos showing close-up shots of face masks have been shared online alongside a claim that the masks’ bl...
