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🇬🇧 Plans for a new nationwide UK digital ID are sparking widespread public concern, but some critics are fuelling fears with unproven claims that it will be used to boost government control over people's lives. Read more: u.afp.com/UKDigitalIDF...
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🇬🇧 Plans for a new nationwide UK digital ID are sparking widespread public concern, but some critics are fuelling fears with unproven claims that it will be used to boost government control over people's lives. Read more: u.afp.com/UKDigitalIDF...
🐶 Are these genuine pictures of a dog rescuing a kitten from flooding in Thailand's southern Songkhla province?
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🐶 Are these genuine pictures of a dog rescuing a kitten from flooding in Thailand's southern Songkhla province?
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
No -- The images are in fact generated with Google's AI tool
u.afp.com/AIDogRescuer
❌ Pakistan has continued to repatriate Afghan refugees, but a video shared in posts claiming it shows officials mistreating women forced to depart the country is old.
The clip originally appeared in reports about a raid on a Pakistani criminal gang in February 2021
u.afp.com/NotAfghaniRefugees
The clip originally appeared in reports about a raid on a Pakistani criminal gang in February 2021
u.afp.com/NotAfghaniRefugees
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
❌ Pakistan has continued to repatriate Afghan refugees, but a video shared in posts claiming it shows officials mistreating women forced to depart the country is old.
The clip originally appeared in reports about a raid on a Pakistani criminal gang in February 2021
u.afp.com/NotAfghaniRefugees
The clip originally appeared in reports about a raid on a Pakistani criminal gang in February 2021
u.afp.com/NotAfghaniRefugees
🇹🇿 🇺🇬 After CNN published an investigation into post-election violence in Tanzania, a video emerged appearing to show Uganda's leader warning CNN against doing similar reporting in his country. But the video was doctored using AI to replace his voice.
Read more: u.afp.com/Museveni
Read more: u.afp.com/Museveni
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🇹🇿 🇺🇬 After CNN published an investigation into post-election violence in Tanzania, a video emerged appearing to show Uganda's leader warning CNN against doing similar reporting in his country. But the video was doctored using AI to replace his voice.
Read more: u.afp.com/Museveni
Read more: u.afp.com/Museveni
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🇳🇬 A video widely shared on social media claims to show Donald Trump reprimanding Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu. But this if false; the video contains visual inconsistencies that point to the use of artificial intelligence tools.
Read more: u.afp.com/Tinubu
Read more: u.afp.com/Tinubu
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🇳🇬 A video widely shared on social media claims to show Donald Trump reprimanding Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu. But this if false; the video contains visual inconsistencies that point to the use of artificial intelligence tools.
Read more: u.afp.com/Tinubu
Read more: u.afp.com/Tinubu
This months-old video shows a protest during a deadly uprising in Nepal, contrary to posts claiming it shows huge crowds that attended an anti-corruption rally in the Philippine capital Manila u.afp.com/NotManilaRally
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This months-old video shows a protest during a deadly uprising in Nepal, contrary to posts claiming it shows huge crowds that attended an anti-corruption rally in the Philippine capital Manila u.afp.com/NotManilaRally
🇰🇷 South Korea's visa-free policy for Chinese tourists has spawned a wave of disinformation, but posts claiming the new rules have led to a murder actually share an old incident from 2016
u.afp.com/OldMurderCase
u.afp.com/OldMurderCase
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
🇰🇷 South Korea's visa-free policy for Chinese tourists has spawned a wave of disinformation, but posts claiming the new rules have led to a murder actually share an old incident from 2016
u.afp.com/OldMurderCase
u.afp.com/OldMurderCase
🇨🇦🚜 Protests advocating for greater agricultural sovereignty sprung up in Canada in November 2025, but these images of an apparent tractor roll demonstration were generated by artificial intelligence.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shff
Read more: u.afp.com/Shff
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🇨🇦🚜 Protests advocating for greater agricultural sovereignty sprung up in Canada in November 2025, but these images of an apparent tractor roll demonstration were generated by artificial intelligence.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shff
Read more: u.afp.com/Shff
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
These videos show Japanese actresses talking about their podcast and an influencer discussing relationships, contrary to posts claiming they show Okinawa residents saying the region "does not belong to Japan" u.afp.com/NotOkinawaVideos
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
These videos show Japanese actresses talking about their podcast and an influencer discussing relationships, contrary to posts claiming they show Okinawa residents saying the region "does not belong to Japan" u.afp.com/NotOkinawaVideos
🕵 AI or real?
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November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🕵 AI or real?
Test yourself with AFP’s online course! ➡️️https://u.afp.com/AIdetection
Learn how to distinguish synthetic images, deepfakes, and AI slops.
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Learn how to distinguish synthetic images, deepfakes, and AI slops.
There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts recommend vaccination and frequent hand washing as the best preventative measures available. Read more: u.afp.com/BakingSodafo...
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is no evidence to support online claims that drinking baking soda diluted in water will combat influenza. Experts recommend vaccination and frequent hand washing as the best preventative measures available. Read more: u.afp.com/BakingSodafo...
Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal. The purported Philstar news graphic is inconsistent with actual graphics from the outlet u.afp.com/FabricatedQuoteGraphic
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Social media users have shared a fabricated response from a Philippine official to a video released by an ex-lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal. The purported Philstar news graphic is inconsistent with actual graphics from the outlet u.afp.com/FabricatedQuoteGraphic
Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooter and an undocumented immigrant.
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Denton Loudermill Jr. was falsely accused online, including by politicians, of being the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooter and an undocumented immigrant.
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
The misinformation sent the father of three into a year-long spiral of paranoia. Then he died.
Read more: u.afp.com/Shk8
Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false?
Learn how to verify AI-generated content in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/AIdetection
Learn how to verify AI-generated content in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/AIdetection
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did you know that, although very convincing, the answers of AI models can be completely false?
Learn how to verify AI-generated content in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/AIdetection
Learn how to verify AI-generated content in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/AIdetection
🎁 The AFP Fact Check team shared a new training module on verifying AI-generated content with the global community of investigative journalists at #GIJC2025.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎁 The AFP Fact Check team shared a new training module on verifying AI-generated content with the global community of investigative journalists at #GIJC2025.
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A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront is inauthentic; an AFP analysis revealed the clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Read more: u.afp.com/UkraineCrying
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A widely shared video purporting to show a 23-year-old Ukrainian conscript sobbing about being sent to the battlefront is inauthentic; an AFP analysis revealed the clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Read more: u.afp.com/UkraineCrying
This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claiming she announced visas will be revoked from thousands of Chinese nationals illegally residing in the country u.afp.com/NotVisaCancellation
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This video shows a Japanese minister addressing concerns over foreigners buying land in Tokyo, contrary to posts claiming she announced visas will be revoked from thousands of Chinese nationals illegally residing in the country u.afp.com/NotVisaCancellation
This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary to posts claiming it shows a genuine on-pitch fight between the teams in Sharjah u.afp.com/AICricketFight
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This video purportedly showing Indian and Pakistani cricket players squaring up to one another is AI-generated, contrary to posts claiming it shows a genuine on-pitch fight between the teams in Sharjah u.afp.com/AICricketFight
This video shows a demonstration of a hostage rescue carried out in Brazil, contrary to social media posts that claimed it showed an Israeli commando shooting a Hamas gunman u.afp.com/BrazilRescueSimulation
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This video shows a demonstration of a hostage rescue carried out in Brazil, contrary to social media posts that claimed it showed an Israeli commando shooting a Hamas gunman u.afp.com/BrazilRescueSimulation
📣 AFP is at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur. We are pleased to run a practical workshop on how to investigate AI deepfakes for journalists, editors and experts from around the world.
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 AFP is at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur. We are pleased to run a practical workshop on how to investigate AI deepfakes for journalists, editors and experts from around the world.
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
Are you at #GIJC25? Come join us➡️https://u.afp.com/AFPworkshop
Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is AI-generated. Published on Instagram, the post also appeals for donations on a crowdfunding page with question marks over its legitimacy u.afp.com/ShZm
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Sudan's war has caused a humanitarian crisis, but a video of a woman pleading for help as she holds her two children is AI-generated. Published on Instagram, the post also appeals for donations on a crowdfunding page with question marks over its legitimacy u.afp.com/ShZm
CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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💻 AI is changing how digital content is created and shared. How do journalists know if what they see is real? Learn how to detect and verify AI-generated content at no cost➡️https://u.afp.com/AIdetection
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📣 New AFP online course on artificial intelligence!
💻 AI is changing how digital content is created and shared. How do journalists know if what they see is real? Learn how to detect and verify AI-generated content at no cost➡️https://u.afp.com/AIdetection
💻 AI is changing how digital content is created and shared. How do journalists know if what they see is real? Learn how to detect and verify AI-generated content at no cost➡️https://u.afp.com/AIdetection