Helicopter pilot in mid-air collision falsely named as transgender service member
Following a fatal air collision above the US capital, social media users claimed the Blackhawk helicopter that struck a ...
Posts share old clips falsely claiming they show US soldiers in DR Congo in 2025
Amid the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, TikTok posts are circulating videos claiming to show US soldiers ...
Posts falsely claim Trump imposed ban on all Nigerian politicians visiting the US
Donald Trump’s return as US president saw the signing of a flurry of executive orders aimed at immigration, energy policy, ...
Trump omits role in FAA hiring while blaming diversity for plane crash
As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity ...
Interview with former Ethiopian leader edited to falsely attribute negative comments to him
Since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018 on a reform ticket, the country’s army has been battling rebel forces in its most populous regions. A post published on Facebook claims ...
Photo of US navy vessel falsely linked to unsubstantiated claims of 'Chinese spy arrests' in South Korea
After a South Korean news outlet fed into far-right conspiracies by reporting that "Chinese spies" tampering with the country's elections were arrested during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived ...