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Jan 16, 2025 · AFP Fact Check is a department within Agence France-Presse (AFP), a multi-lingual, multicultural news agency whose mission is to provide accurate, balanced and impartial coverage of news wherever and whenever it happens in the world on a continuous basis.
S. Korean health authorities reject baseless 'Omicron surge' warning
1 day ago · As South Korea battled a spike in flu cases, misinformation swirled online that the country was suffering a resurgence of the Omicron XBB coronavirus variant, which was "five times stronger" and "more fatal" than the Delta variant. South Korea's disease control agency said it had not recorded any recent cases of the variant, while health experts clarified there was no evidence it was more ...
Switzerland footage misrepresented in false posts about …
1 day ago · As deadly wildfires raged through Los Angeles, California in January 2025, social media users claimed a video showed foreigners or immigrants in the city dancing to celebrate the blazes outside their window. But the footage is unrelated; it was captured the previous month in Switzerland, as a bathhouse on a lake in the town of Rorschach burned down.
False posts about HMPV and Covid 'cross-mutation' spark fear …
4 days ago · Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands of shares that falsely claimed HMPV and Covid-19 had "cross-mutated" into a more severe disease. The viruses are from different families and are impossible to merge, multiple virologists told AFP. The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported ...
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AFP Fact Check is a department within Agence France-Presse (AFP), a multi-lingual, multicultural news agency whose mission is to provide accurate, balanced and impartial coverage of news wherever and whenever it happens in the world on a continuous basis. As guaranteed by its founding statute, AFP speaks with an independent voice free from political, commercial or ideological influence. These ...
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5 days ago · Old tornado footage from Wyoming resurfaces amid Los Angeles wildfires
Misquoted Lancet report sparks misinformation on Covid vaccines, …
5 days ago · Rampant misinformation linking autism to vaccination has circulated for decades. The latest iteration spreading online falsely shared a scientific paper as evidence Covid-19 jabs cause the lifelong condition. However, the report published in The Lancet medical journal did not mention vaccines and instead explored the prevalence and health burden of autism.
False claims about 'aspirational' UN pact spread online
Oct 2, 2024 · The UN General Assembly has adopted the Pact for the Future, a 56-point blueprint for tackling issues such as climate change, artificial intelligence and peacekeeping. Online claims that the document will implement a global digital identification system and punish the spread of misinformation are false; multiple experts told AFP the document cannot override domestic laws.
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Jan 13, 2025 · US conservatives baselessly tie New Orleans attacker to illegal immigration
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AFP’s fact-checkers seek to investigate dubious claims circulating online which are viral, impactful and potentially harmful to the public. The claims we verify surface in a variety of ways, including on social media platforms, blogs and websites, messaging apps and other forums in the public ...