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Misleading: Indian National Congress president humiliated on stage at election rally A misleadingly edited clip of Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge remaining standing on stage at an election rally as other senior leaders take their seats has been viewed thousands of times in posts that claim he was waiting for permission to sit down. But a longer version of the clip shows Kharge had stood up to applaud party chairperson Sonia Gandhi after she delivered a speech, and he remained standing as he was the rally's next speaker. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Misleading: Kenyan minister opposes government housing levy Finance Bill 2023 (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Video shows Cristiano Ronaldo reciting holy Koran A video has surfaced in Facebook posts that falsely claim it shows football star Cristiano Ronaldo reading the Koran, the holy book of Islam. It is the latest misinformation linking the Portuguese forward -- who has spoken publicly about his Catholic faith -- to Islam. The man in the footage is actually a TikTok star called Bewar Abdullah, who has attracted media attention and hundreds of thousands of followers because of his resemblance to the player. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: A video shows Nigerians harassing an inebriated elephant A Twitter post featuring a video of children harassing an unresponsive elephant which had consumed alcohol claims that the event took place in southern Nigeria. In response, several users decried the treatment of the animal as "shameful" and called for the arrest of those seen in the footage. However, AFP Fact Check found the video was filmed in Ivory Coast in 2020. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: GlucoPro can eradicate diabetes in 7 weeks Facebook posts shared thousands of times falsely claim scientists in Myanmar have discovered an "easy way to control blood sugar". The posts link to an article that advertises unregistered supplement called "GlucoPro" as a drug to cure diabetes in just seven weeks. However, health experts say there is no evidence "GlucoPro" can cure diabetes or any other health conditions and that the sites were likely trying make money selling a bogus product. The article features a photo of a Thai doctor who told AFP she did not endorse the drug. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Images show a Baphomet book club for children Social media posts in multiple languages have shared several photos with a false claim that they show children taking part in a satanic ceremony to worship an occult deity called Baphomet. Some posts have also linked the images to SatanCon, a real event created by an organisation called The Satanic Temple. However, the images' creator has told AFP they were in fact created using artificial intelligence (AI) software and the ceremony "never happened". Organisers of SatanCon also denied the pictures were linked to the event. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Photo shows fish with human features caught in the US Facebook posts claim that a photo of an odd-looking creature shows a fish with human characteristics caught in the United States. But the claim is false: the photo is a hyperrealistic artwork created by a Thai artist in 2018 as part of his final-year project. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Bridgewater, NS smart city plan will restrict movement and ownership Facebook posts slam the Canadian town of Bridgewater for its participation in a federal grant program, claiming it aims to impose 15-minute city plans and give the local government the ability to track and restrict movement. This is false; officials of the Nova Scotia town say the project focuses on home energy efficiency upgrades and developing public transit, and does not call for lockdowns or limiting residents to certain areas. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: The United Nations will boycott Papua independence from Indonesia A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it circulated alongside a false claim that the United Nations will lead nations to boycott Papuan independence. But the clips used in the video show unrelated events. As of May 16, 2023, the UN has not made any statement in relation to boycotting Papuan independence. An international relations expert called the claim "irrational and sensational". (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Video shows Chinese student claiming Gyeongbok Palace copied Forbidden City A YouTube video has been viewed more than 73,000 times alongside the false claim it shows a recording of a university professor refuting a Chinese student's claim that South Korea's Gyeongbok Palace is a copy of Beijing's Forbidden City by telling him the Korean one predates the Chinese imperial residence. However, the incident and the professor named in the video are made-up. Images used in the video actually show Australian philosopher Peter Singer giving a lecture on animal rights in September 2015 and an audience member who asked him a philosophical question about suffering. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: A photo shows migrants at or approaching the US border in May 2023 As the United States moved to lift pandemic-era immigration restrictions, social media users have been claiming five photos show massive crowds of migrants streaming toward the country's southern border in May 2023. This is false; the pictures are not current, but were instead taken in Mexico between October 2018 and June 2022, reverse images searches show. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Video shows fighting in Ethiopia in May 2023 A Facebook post with a link to a video claims the footage shows Ethiopian soldiers fighting militias in the Amhara region in May 2023. This is false: the clip contains old photos of protests in South Africa and the Oromia region respectively. There is no visual evidence in the clip of fighting, however. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)