Clipped video of Indian film star's appeal on Covid lockdown ...
1 天前 · E-mail. A clipped video of Indian film star Salman Khan has been viewed hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows him squaring up to a gangster whose syndicate flooded him with death threats. The video from 2020 actually shows Khan appealing to the public to follow Covid-19 lockdown rules.
Misleading posts claiming Nigeria lost UN Human Rights ...
1 天前 · Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s president in a keenly contested election in 2023 and has endured social media criticism for his government’s policies. A recent post on X claims that Nigeria only received three votes during a recent election for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. AFP Fact Check found this to be false: Nigeria was not one of the candidate …
Video of US duo’s 2011 performance was digitally altered with ...
3 天之前 · More than seven million people have died from Covid-19 yet false information about the virus continues to circulate online. An Instagram post claims to show a video of American hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West performing a song in 2011 that contains lyrics predicting the pandemic. However, this is false: AFP Fact Check determined the audio from the original …
Fabricated headline suggests Democrats could 'steal' US ...
3 天之前 · Contact us. Conservative influencers have shared a purported screenshot of an Atlantic article suggesting Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris may need to "steal" the upcoming US election to save democracy. But the headline is fabricated, and the text is from an article published in 2021.
Video shows referee talking about federation support, not ...
2 天之前 · After a contentious equaliser deep into stoppage time denied Indonesia victory in their World Cup qualifying tie with Bahrain, an old video circulated in posts that falsely claimed it showed the referee asking why he was being "attacked" for his performance in the match. Bahrain's equaliser came in the ninth minute of stoppage time -- beyond the six minutes …
Photo of Kamala Harris with Sean 'Diddy' Combs is manipulated
4 天之前 · YouTube. An image circulating online purports to show Kamala Harris posing at an event with Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was indicted in September 2024 on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. But the photo is doctored; the original from 2019 shows the rapper with fashion designer Misa Hylton, the mother of his son Justin Combs.
Misinformation about non-citizens voting in Texas spreads ...
5 天之前 · Federal law prohibits anyone who is not a US citizen from participating in presidential elections, and voters must swear under penalty of perjury that they are eligible to cast a ballot. However, posts are circulating online that say Texas will allow non-citizens to vote in the general election on November 5, 2024. This claim is misleading, and experts told AFP that Texas has …