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🌍🚀 This side-by-side appears to be the product of artificial intelligence, and experts told us it does not actually include the new photo or Earth taken by the Artemis crew u.afp.com/SEJG

Footage of US airman's rescue from Iran? No, the video shows US Marines during a training exercise at Fort Irwin, California in July 2024 u.afp.com/SEJc

🌕️ NASA's historic Artemis II mission in April has captivated the world, but a glitch seen in a broadcast of the trip has surfaced in false posts claiming it was staged. The original feed shows no text overlay on the Moon mission's official plush mascot u.afp.com/ArtemisIIGlitch

This video circulated in social media posts that claim it showed the crew of a US fighter jet shot down over Iran -- the man is actually a pilot captured by Iraq in the Gulf War u.afp.com/GulfWarPilot

Iranian and American forces are racing to recover the crew of the first US jet crashed in Iran since the start of the war. But a widely shared clip claiming to show the aircraft getting hit is old footage from a war simulation game u.afp.com/SbLG

This video circulating online that appears to show an Indian general saying New Delhi should follow Israel's example and expand its territory is altered with AI -- it is based on an unrelated video of the official from 2025 u.afp.com/FakeMannRemarks

@colbertlateshow Read our full digital investigation report to learn more on how AFP is adapting to mounting pressures, including the rapid rise of AI: u.afp.com/SbBi

@colbertlateshow We also spoke with victims of misinformation including the family of Denton Loudermill Jr. who said the false association of his image with the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade contributed to his death u.afp.com/Sbn8

🇺🇸🇨🇦 From faulty US government reports to dangerous swatting hoaxes, unfounded health claims to false election fraud narratives, look over some of our most impactful debunks from North America in 2025 👇#FactCheckingDay

The strategic landscape of 2025 represented a fundamental shift in the global disinformation paradigm. Read more in AFP’s 2025 Digital Investigation report u.afp.com/SbXn

Our Abuja-based fact-checker in Nigeria, Samad Uthman, scooped top prize at the African Fact-Checking Awards in Senegal for debunking an AI-generated video touting a fake herbal cure u.afp.com/Sbd7

From AI-generated visuals and election misinformation to conflict narratives and coordinated online attacks, 2025 exposed how false information is shaping events across Africa. See a sample of our top debunks from across the continent for #InternationalFactCheckingDay🌍️