Experts say some foreign states have used misinformation to exploit the recent unrest in neighbouring New Caledonia.

Spurious claims that Sweden, France, Finland, the UK and Germany have dramatically slashed electricity prices by abandoning renewable energy are at odds with the facts.

Video game footage has been used to claim that Yemen's Houthi rebel group successfully attacked an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

Scammers have created a deepfake of a former New Zealand health minister to advertise a health treatment on Facebook.

A meme comparing historical photos of Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain is the latest erroneous attempt to claim ocean levels haven't risen.

Pictures of a "Baphomet" Build-A-Bear cuddly toy have got some social media users worried about the end times.

A social media meme trying to compare the environmental impact of electric and petrol vehicles has mixed up its mines.

Baseless speculation is spreading online that founder Julian Assange said WikiLeaks had evidence former US president Barack Obama ran a child sex abuse ring out of the White House.

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a recurring myth about people inhabiting New Zealand before the Maori is spreading on social media.

An Australian activist says the World Health Organization runs the global 5G network, but it's simply not true.

A study finding that face mask effectiveness decreased after the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been misinterpreted to push claims that they never worked at all.

False claims about proposed changes to German child abuse material laws rely on misinterpretations, experts say.

An AI-generated video of the former Australian Securities Exchange chief executive trying to lure users to join a WhatsApp group has resurfaced on Facebook.

People are sharing an article claiming the World Economic Forum is advocating jail time for people who disbelieve climate science, but that's not what happened.

A prolific spreader of misinformation has distorted a recent World Bank report, leading some to mistakenly believe the institution has mandated an end to farming.

Posts online declare the Australian government will outlaw online misogynistic speech. But this misinterprets reforms on doxxing, deepfake porn and privacy abuse.

Some social media users have seized on a rare cloud formation over Sydney, Australia, falsely claiming it's evidence of a bizarre conspiracy theory.

A series of Facebook posts are spreading bogus claims that dousing your skin in hydrogen peroxide, drinking alkaline water and taking vitamin B17 can cure cancer.

A shooting lobby group is claiming a proposed Queensland law aimed at criminal content would catch all social media users in the crossfire, but experts say that's incorrect.

The latest alleged photos of a Tasmanian tiger were created by someone who clearly hadn't spent enough time looking at photos of real ones, experts say.