Editor’s Note On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela’s Yaracuy State, causing widespread casualties and infrastructure damage. In the days following the disaster,...
Editor’s Note Recently, a video showing a river channel covered with waste has circulated on X, Facebook, and other platforms. Some posts claim it is a “trash river in China”...
Editor’s Note Amid India-Bangladesh border tensions, a video circulated on X and was reposted across Facebook, Threads and Instagram, claiming to show Border Security Force (BSF) personnel warning people obstructing...
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 In early March 2026, several social media posts emerged claiming Iran had decided to close the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels except those flying Chinese flags. The...
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...
Claim A post by X user @HustleBitch, claiming “NASA IS HIDING GRAVITY BLACKOUT ON EARTH—INTERNET ERUPTS,” quickly gained attention on social media platform X, garnering 1.8 million views and 9.5...
Editor’s note: This report is released at a critical moment in global climate governance. As the Seventh United Nations Environment Assembly convenes and the Paris Agreement marks its tenth anniversary,...
Editor’s Note In recent years, some US political figures and certain organizations have published papers that spread a series of false claims about vaccines. Wavering vaccine guidance in the U.S....
Claim In August 2025, X user @Songpinganq posted a video titled “This is how China’s heavily polluted rivers look: Huai River.” The accompanying footage, originally from Douyin, shows greenish, algae-covered...
