Claims about the cancer-killing properties of the tropical fruit soursop fail to mention that no research involving humans has actually been carried out.

Experts say that face masks are effective in interrupting the transmission of a virus and reduce the risk of developing a respiratory infection, despite what disbelievers say.

Spain's recent catastrophic rain event has led to a flurry of false claims about weather manipulation.

A Facebook reel is misleading social media users about the medical condition of brain death

A video of a protest against the eviction of displaced Lebanese people from an abandoned building is being misrepresented as depicting an attempted Hezbollah invasion of Beirut homes.

A Red Cross letter from 1944 is being misrepresented to raise doubts about the Nazi extermination program.

Social media users are spreading false claims that putting on headphones and listening to a particular sound frequency will kill parasites.

Erroneous reports about a passport found near the body of killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar have sparked false claims that his bodyguard worked for a UN agency.

It is being falsely claimed that comparisons of US election vote tallies provide evidence of cheating.

Even after conceding defeat in the US election, Kamala Harris is at the centre of false claims about voter fraud.

Multiple social media posts showing Keanu Reeves endorsing different causes on a T-shirt are not glitches in the Matrix – they are all fake.

Wild claims about Kenya's digital ID system are being spread by a New Zealand vlogger.

A bank has introduced a $2.50 charge for over-the-counter withdrawals but some social media users suggest the fee applies more broadly.

Social media posts have misconstrued the findings of Oxfam research into the World Bank's climate finance reporting.

A New Zealand Christian preacher and political party leader has misconstrued the findings of an Oxfam report into World Bank climate finance.

Social media users are continuing to falsely claim a clip of Bill Gates promoting vaccines to curb population growth has been excised from the internet.

An old video debunked at the 2020 US election has been reshared as supposed "proof" of interference with votes for Donald Trump at the current ballot box.

Posts online also falsely suggest the updated guidance is related to November's presidential election, but the US Department of Defense and experts have poured cold water on the claims.

Readers outside Australia have been duped by a digitally crafted viral image depicting a giant multi-level structure hidden beneath Sydney's famous Opera House.

The opposition leader claims only 100,000 new homes began construction in the past year, but the official data tells a different story.