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 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 early July 2026, Typhoon Maysak brought sustained heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of southern China, prompting national authorities to upgrade the flood-control emergency response for the...
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 Note On June 24, 2026, a strong earthquake struck off Venezuela’s northern coast. Soon afterward, a video depicting waves surging over a breakwater circulated across multiple platforms, with posts...
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 On June 8, 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines. In the aftermath, videos labeled as “earthquake footage” went viral across X, Facebook,...
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 Since the 2026 conflict began, social media has seen uncontextualized military clips recaptioned to falsely claim victories or attacks. Warship fires and missile strikes are often weaponized as...
Fact Check: Viral Artemis II Lunar Images — One Misappropriated from 2024, One AI-Generated Editor’s Note In early April 2026, during NASA’s critical Artemis II crewed-lunar flyby mission, a...
