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🇺🇸🇨🇦 From faulty US government reports to dangerous swatting hoaxes, unfounded health claims to false election fraud narratives, look over some of our most impactful work from North America in 2025 👇#FactCheckingDay

🌍️ From AI-generated visuals and election misinformation to conflict narratives and coordinated online attacks, 2025 exposed how false information is shaping events across Africa. Here's a sample of our top debunks from across the continent for #InternationalFactCheckingDay

Happy International Fact-Checking Day! 🎉✅

I'm incredibly proud of the work my team at @afp.com has done over the past year to cover disinformation -- despite a whole host of challenges, from the rapid rise of AI to mounting pressures on our industry. #FactsMatter

🌏 If you're an enterprising journalist who's passionate about fighting misinformation, is adept at monitoring social media, and wants to join a global news agency, then these roles are for you. Fluency in Tagalog or Burmese is required.

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I'm hiring one Philippines reporter and one Myanmar editor to join @en.afp.com's award-winning digital investigation team in Asia. The positions are based in Manila and Bangkok, respectively.

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US and Israeli attacks on Iran this week have triggered retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, sparking the spread of misinformation around the world.

Here are some of the claims that our global team has debunked so far 🧵

'Terrified' Sydney man misidentified as Bondi shooter A Sydney man said he had received death threats and was "terrified" to leave his home Monday after his photo was widely shared online as the gunman responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting.

A Sydney man received death threats after he was misidentified as the gunman responsible for the mass shooting at Bondi Beach. He told @afp.com he is "terrified" to leave his home www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice.

🇮🇩 Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice.

Read the full @afp.com investigation: www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

Today at 2 pm HKT! Hope to see you there 🔍

Trump's Washington takeover has drawn misleading comparisons online to former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law in December.

Our @factcheck.afp.com team in Seoul reports on why Trump's actions do not meet that bar: u.afp.com/SQnh

Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.

A Palestinian-Canadian who left Gaza last year has become the latest target of an online campaign to deny claims of starvation in the war-torn territory

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Social media is full of misrepresented visuals said to show the Texas floods.

I examined two of the most viral video compilations online, and none of their 14 clips show Texas.

They are all old and filmed in places like China, Mexico and Spain.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

South Korea election hit by misinformation A photo of the frontrunner bowing to a Mao Zedong statue?For example, photos debunked by AFP journalists showed Lee kowtowing to a Mao statue, and wearing a face mask with the Chinese flag on it.

🇰🇷 The lead-up to today's presidential election in South Korea was awash in misinformation. Here are some of the top trends our @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team in Seoul has seen www.yahoo.com/news/south-k...

S. Korea Police Seek Journalist Arrest Over Martial Law 'Fake Report' South Korean police said Tuesday they have requested an arrest warrant for a journalist over a false report related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.

South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a journalist over a false report related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social has previously debunked the report

Digital Investigation Journalist – Agence France-Presse – Fixed-term / Temporary in Hong Kong Agence France-Presse is looking for a Digital Investigation Journalist in Hong Kong!

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I'm hiring a journalist based in Hong Kong to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking reporter who's passionate about fighting misinformation, this role is for you.

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'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumours spook Hong Kong tourists Unfounded online rumours warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines who report less demand from worried Hong Kongers.- 'No reason to worry' - ...

Online rumours of a forthcoming earthquake in Japan have deterred Hong Kong tourists from visiting the country, according to travel firms and airlines reporting less demand

@natfukue.bsky.social and @carinacheng.bsky.social report on the trend for @afpnews.bsky.social:

No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but citizens on both sides are still peddling disinformation.

@afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Islamabad report on some of the top trends our team has seen over the past few weeks

Profiling misinformation susceptibility The global spread of misinformation poses a serious threat to the functioning of societies worldwide. But who falls for it? In this study, 66,242 indi…

Who's most vulnerable to misinformation? This survey of 66,242 individuals from 24 countries points to "Generation Z, non-male, less educated, and more conservative individuals" (h/t @rachelblundy.bsky.social)

🔎 Read all our fact checks about the earthquake here: factcheck.afp.com/AFP-Thailand

And if this work matters to your organization, please consider a subscription to our wire: www.afp.com/en/our-offer...

The @afpfactcheck.bsky.social Bangkok bureau presented a few of our fact checks about last week’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, as well as how we’re investigating AI-generated visuals and pursuing enterprise reporting

I spoke about why fact-checking is important now more than ever, with declining trust in media and growing pressure on journalists ground the globe

📸: @chayaniti92.bsky.social

Happy International #FactCheckingDay! I’m thrilled to be in Bangkok to help CoFact and its civil society partners celebrate facts ✅

Sheikh Hasina ouster sparks explosion of false and misleading claims online YouTube video by AFP News Agency

🇮🇳🇧🇩 @afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Dhaka have fact-checked hundreds of misleading claims since Bangladesh's autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina was ousted by student protests on August 5.

Here are a few of the top narratives we've debunked.

War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against the...

🇹🇭🇲🇲 More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighboring Thailand.

@afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in Bangkok report on how nationalists there are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them

Digital Investigation Editor – Agence France-Presse – Fixed-term / Temporary in Dhaka Agence France-Presse is looking for a Digital Investigation Editor in Dhaka!

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

I'm hiring an editor based in Dhaka to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Bangla speaker who's passionate about public service journalism and fighting misinformation, this role is for you.

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Frenchman's mislabelled war photos donation sparks China controversy A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.A...

A young Frenchman landed in Beijing last month with a leather briefcase that he said contained hundreds of his grandfather's pictures of the Sino-Japanese War.

However, an @afpnews.bsky.social digital investigation found many of the pictures were taken by other people

'Vilified as boogeyman': Disinformation ensnares US trans pilot Gingerly placing a gun on her kitchen counter, American trans pilot Jo Ellis said she no longer leaves her apartment without a firearm after false online claims about her involvement in a fatal air cr...

"The threats facing Ellis ... highlight the real-life impact of disinformation for transgender people at a time when there has been a sharp uptick in the political rhetoric against them."

Important story from @anujchopra.bsky.social 👇

Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes Since last year's Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes appearing to come from a known person but which are the work of scammers using artificial intelligence tools.

New from @afpfactcheck.bsky.social: Scammers are using deepfake videos of President Prabowo Subianto and other public figures to swindle Indonesians out of thousands of dollars

Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Kore...

New from @afpfactcheck.bsky.social: From bogus child pornography claims to fabricated support for communism, a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial

My latest @afpnews.bsky.social:

Federal workers are on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a “DEI watchlist” that at one point described them as "targets."

The group says it is adding 40 more names tomorrow.

www.yahoo.com/news/federal...