Editor’s Note On August 10, 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia. Shortly thereafter, a dramatic video showing a high‑rise building collapsing rapidly spread across social media platforms, amassing...
Editor’s note In late July 2026, a migrant border-crossing crisis erupted in Ceuta –Spain’s enclave on the North African coast, leaving at least 70 deaths and thousands stranded. Spain’s central government urgently...
Editor’s note In early July 2026, a video circulated widely on social media purporting to show FIFA President Gianni Infantino stating in an interview that he had rejected a bribe...
Editor’s Note The funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which took place from July 4 to 9, attracted widespread attention across social media. One widely shared clip claimed authorities...
Editor’s Note In June 2026, India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held a series of public events that drew wide coverage, with outlets including Al Jazeera, CBS News, the Associated Press...
Editor’s Notes A viral video allegedly showing two buildings collapsing in Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes has racked up millions of views across platforms like X, TikTok, and Facebook, and has...
Editor’s Note On June 8, 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. In the aftermath, two images spread on social media, purporting to show...
Editor’s note A claim has gone viral on social media and some news outlets in mid-May, alleging that “the U.S. delegation threw all Chinese gifts into a trash can before...
Editor’s Note Following the April 2026 hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, several social media users circulated rodent-related footage, falsely attributing it to the event. Some clips spread across platforms...
Editor’s Note According to an investigation by Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s crowdsourcing platform CrowdWorks has seen a surge in paid orders for producing videos related to China using AI tools, forming...
