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Viral image does not show Xi Jinping’s daughter; news outlets, photo agencies Getty & Alamy misidentify Xi Mingze

Diti Pujara & Prantik Ali24th June 202522nd August 2025

Between May 30 and June 2, several news outlets published reports on American activists demanding the deportation of Xi Mingze, the daughter of Chinese President Xi Jinping, from the United…

Did Trump make a ‘u-turn’ on his role in the India‑Pakistan ceasefire, as news outlets claimed?

Oishani Bhattacharya24th June 202512th July 2025

Since June 18, several news outlets in India reported that US President Donald Trump did a ‘u-turn’ on his earlier claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan….

Video of Iranian women protesting Mahsa Amini’s custodial killing in 2022 linked to June conflict with Israel

Prantik Ali24th June 2025

As the conflict between Iran and Israel rages on, social media users have amplified a 35-second-long video, which appears to show a large gathering of female students taking off their…

2009 photo of Israeli shell exploding over Gaza Strip viral with claims that it shows Iran’s strikes on Tel Aviv

Prantik Ali21st June 2025

As the conflict between Iran and Israel rages on, leaving a large number of casualties in its wake, an image of a missile exploding in the air has gone viral….

Media outlets link visuals of Chinese fire drill from 2015 to Iranian strikes on Israeli power station

Prantik Ali20th June 2025

Amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, which began after Israel attacked Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, in which several civilians were killed, a video of a huge explosion in what…

Video of Georgian influencer dancing in rain viral as Iranian women ‘sending message’ to regime amid Israel conflict

Prantik Ali19th June 202524th June 2025

A video, around 12 seconds long, showing a woman dancing in the rain in a dress is viral on social media. Those sharing it have claimed the video is from…

Did ANI share & delete X post on Modi being ignored in G7 photo? No, viral screenshot is doctored

Oishani Bhattacharya19th June 202525th June 2025

Since the three-day Group of Seven (G7) Summit concluded in Canada on June 17, a purported screenshot of an X post by news agency ANI has been circulating on social…

Video showing Churu DSP slapping lady cop to catch her attention is not doctored

Abhishek Kumar19th June 202523rd June 2025

After a video showing a male police officer slapping a female colleague on the back during a Congress rally in Rajasthan’s Churu went viral, police have claimed that the clip…

News18, TOI, India Today among others misreport that Pak army chief Asim Munir was invited for US Army parade

Ankita Mahalanobish19th June 2025

Amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian news outlets, including CNN News18, India Today, CNBC TV18, Times of India, Financial Express, Deccan Herald and Economic Times among…

Viral video of Israeli soldier pleading Iran for mercy is AI-generated

Prantik Ali19th June 2025

With tensions escalating in the Iran-Israel conflict, which has claimed many civilian lives since it began on June 13, a video of an Israeli soldier in tears, begging for mercy,…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated