Editor’s Note Recently, FactHunter has observed a troubling trend—some social media accounts are misusing tables from authentic reports to fabricate false claims. A sentiment analysis of 92 visible comments on...
Editor’s Note Since March 2026, amid the escalating conflict which erupted following U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran, several non-authoritative accounts have been posting large volumes of information labeled as “breaking news” on social...
Editor’s Note Since the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, the Middle East conflict has continued to escalate, entering a second round of mutual attacks on energy...
Editor’s Note As military claims related to the Iran conflict spread quickly on social media, dramatic visuals have become a key tool for spreading misinformation. A number of AI-generated or...
Editor’s Note As U.S.-Iran tensions drive an increase in conflict-related content online, misleading videos have emerged as a major vector for misinformation. Fact-checkers have identified a surge in AI-generated and...
Editor’s Note A video on Platform X claims Iran launched a missile strike on Dubai, hitting the Burj Khalifa. It shows the tower in flames and has been widely shared....
Editor’s Note Following joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory attacks on American bases across multiple Middle Eastern countries. Amid...
Editor’s note A video allegedly showing humanoid robots handling firearms at a military training ground has gone viral on social media, sparking claims that China is preparing “robot soldiers.” A...
Editor’s note On January 27, 2026, the giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, residing at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, departed for China and arrived safely in Chengdu...
Editor’s Note In recent years, the narrative of a so-called Chinese “debt-trap diplomacy” has been repeatedly circulated in international discourse, yet in most cases, conclusive evidence of such an “intentional...
