Clip of students dancing on a bus taken weeks before fatal ...
WEB1 day ago · The 49-second clip shows school children in purple uniforms dancing on a bus aisle, with adults seated either side. The post surfaced two days after a school bus caught fire on a highway near Thailand's capital Bangkok, killing 23 people in what is thought to be the kingdom's deadliest road accident in a decade (archived link).
Misinformation swirls over $750 assistance for US hurricane ...
WEB1 day ago · Confusion over the federal relief available to disaster victims has proliferated online since Hurricane Helene carved through the southeastern United States, including claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is only offering $750 loans. This is false; the agency has said the assistance, intended for immediate …
Video of Ukrainian drone attack on Russia falsely shared as ...
WEB1 day ago · A video of a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian capital Moscow in July 2023 has recirculated on social media, with posts falsely claiming it shows an explosion in Israel after an Iranian missile attack on October 1, 2024. The posts -- viewed more than one million times -- circulated online after a barrage of Iranian missiles hit Israel, which said …
UN top court ruled 'illegal' Israel's occupation of ...
WEB1 day ago · The International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not rule that Israel was an "illegal state", contrary to claims on social media shared alongside a video of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki speaking to the press. The court had instead found Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory as unlawful and said it should come to …
Rescue footage misrepresented as North Carolina flooding ...
WEB5 days ago · The National Weather Service warned of "catastrophic and potentially life-threatening" flooding as the storm headed inland. More than 210 people are confirmed dead after the storm, officials said October 3. A compilation of official figures by AFP confirmed 212 fatalities across North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.
Posts falsely claim to show attack on US forces in Baghdad
WEB6 days ago · A facility housing US personnel in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad came under fire September 30, 2024 as the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah escalated. However, photos shared online do not show the strike -- they were taken years ago in the United States and the Gaza Strip and have repeatedly been used …
Video shows fireworks display in Algeria, not Iran's attack ...
WEB4 days ago · Go to our YouTube playlist. A video of a fireworks display in the Algerian capital of Algiers in 2020 has been viewed tens of thousands of times in posts about Iran launching an attack against Israel on October 1, 2024. The original footage shows local football fans celebrating after their team won the Algerian championship.