Russian President Vladimir Putin is the hero in a fabricated blog post that gained traction on Facebook. The Jan. 20 story came from Real Raw News, a website with a history of publishing false, fan...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell publicly addressed a divorce filing that claims she had an affair with a former member of her security team. Cantrell called the allegations f...

Topline False claims that Covid-19 vaccines cause spasms have gone viral on social media, with many users — even language education company Duolingo — making an even more viral joke out of the misi...

Debunking false claims that Germany 'already' sent Leopard 2 tanks ...

By Mike Wendling US disinformation reporter Activists who blamed NFL star Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse this month on Covid-19 vaccines have concocted another baseless conspiracy theory - that ...

FILE - Marilyn Manson attends the 9th annual "Home for the Holidays" benefit concert in Los Angeles, on Dec. 10, 2019. Actor Esm Bianco has settled a federal lawsuit with Marilyn Manson in which s...

FILE - Marilyn Manson attends the 9th annual "Home for the Holidays" benefit concert in Los Angeles, on Dec. 10, 2019. Actor Esm Bianco has settled a federal lawsuit with Marilyn Manson in which s...

Investigating viral, harmful misinformation AFP’s fact-checkers seek to investigate dubious claims circulating online which are viral, impactful and potentially harmful to the public. The claims we...