Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify journalist We’ve been looking into reports of a fire at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in the Tatarstan region some 900km (550 miles) east of Moscow....

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI company, has claimed that Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election. False claims, previously promoted by the US president and others, asser...

Summary This volume examines recent policy changes and proposals related to social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) that may affect online health information and explores contradic...

The Thai Army spokesman reveals that Cambodia has systematically spread false news using government agencies, media, and citizens, unjustly accusing Thailand. Royal Thai Army Spokesman Maj Gen Win...

Alfredo Olivas, who is one of most popular regional singers of Mexico, became the subject of viral rumours after reports claimed he was shot in an armed attack in Tamaulipas. Posts also claimed th...

Halloween is a fun time for people of all ages to dress up and wear fun costumes. In that spirit, a group of Arizona teachers at Cienega High School decided to dress up in a blood-stained white sh...

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; ; ; 's New York City mayoral election campaign was accompanied by , and his win on November 4 did not put an end to them. Many posts on social media now focus on alleged resignations in response...

Following a ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of the Peel District School Board’s Centre for Black Excellence, the board’s Chair, David Green, made false claims about why Kola Iluyomade’...