A widely shared post features a bogus statement attributed to the renowned - but controversial - virologist Luc Montagnier.

A social media post claims to provide urgent doctor's advice to stay in bed for three and a half minutes before getting up.

Catholic Church leader Pope Francis has been an outspoken advocate for people getting immunised against COVID-19.

A video shows masks might not stop dust - but that doesn't mean they aren't effective at slowing the coronavirus.

Social media posts misunderstand - or misrepresent - product safety information to suggest the treatment is unsafe for humans.

A social media video also repeats debunked claims about people being infectious after receiving COVID-19 inoculations.

A Facebook video suggests the contact-tracing requirement breaks Australian privacy laws.

Conservation groups have tried dyes to stop poaching - but these social media pics are not proof of their efforts.

Emotive images have been circulating on social media after hundreds of children were reported killed or injured in Gaza.

Experts say it would be impossible to secretly deliver tracking devices via vaccines.

Scary footage implies the devices could be dangerous while plugged in, but experts say there's no cause for alarm.

A widely shared meme claims "skeletons of fish" found on Mount Everest's peak are proof the earth once experienced a great flood.

Suggestions that vaccine recipients could make others ill, affect their reproductive cycles or even kill their pets are biologically impossible, experts say.

The coronavirus isn't the first such disease linked to cases of symptom-free transmission.

A post claiming China's massive Three Gorges Dam is leaking uses old, out-of-context images and news reports to support a story that is full of holes.

Social media's fascination with the legendary inventor knows no bounds - and includes dubious statements about gravity.

A social media post either misunderstands or misrepresents a report examining the likely effects of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in England.

Flamingos are pink - but are peacocks too? A viral social media post claims to have the evidence.

Some social media users have seized on the use of the ominous-sounding word in Australian regulations.

A widely shared post from Vanuatu features a few pieces of dodgy advice on food and drink.