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.

A social media post makes the baseless suggested that 80 per cent of positive PCR test results are later proved wrong.

A meme suggests the death toll from child poverty is far greater than from the coronavirus.

The facts surrounding the famed Welsh shipwreck survivors are more a salty old sea tale than the 'strangest coincidence ever recorded'.

WikiLeaks and the former US president have a long and somewhat turbulent history.

The public broadcaster recently changed its online comments policy to crack down on 'harmful' communications.

Getting immunised will not change a person's genes or their DNA.

Time's up for posts with false claims about the prime minister's watch.

The image of a huge crowd in the UK capital has been given another airing to back bogus claims of large-scale public disquiet.

A quote commonly attributed on social media to the emirate's late founder comes from a mishmash of sources, including a science-fiction novel.

The extract has been marketed as a potential cure, but experts say it's ineffective and can cause cyanide poisoning.

A social media video makes a series of claims about Australian data published on adverse reactions - but those claims aren't supported by the data itself.

The long-standing claim is based on a very dubious historical source.

Politicians once had a generous parliamentary entitlement scheme, but the facts are muddled in this much-shared meme.

A social media post claims a mixture from Israel is a 'proven' recipe to kill the coronavirus.