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False: Activists of PTI clashing with Pakistani police in Islamabad A video of a mob clashing with police on a road has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook with a false claim that it shows supporters of Imran Khan on the Kashmir Highway in May 2023 to protest the former Pakistani prime minister's arrest in a graft case. But the video in fact shows Central American migrants trying to force their way through a line of Guatemalan police as they attempt to continue their journey towards the United States in January 2021. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: AFP published photo series titled 'Dawn of Empire' Posts circulating on Chinese social media falsely claim AFP published a photo series featuring Chinese soldiers titled "Dawn of Empire" that discredits China's army. But there is no such photo series in the agency's archives. Moreover, reverse image searches found one of the pictures in the posts had in fact been taken by a New York Times photographer while the other photos were shot by multiple AFP journalists during different events across several years. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: This video was shot in Bangladesh during Cyclone Mocha in 2023. A video has been viewed hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely claim it shows a man in Bangladesh who was swept into the sea by waves during Cyclone Mocha, which battered the country in May 2023. But the video has circulated since August 2022 in posts and news reports about a man being rescued from the sea off Digha, a resort town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Altered Image: Photo of Indian wrestlers smiling after being detained by Delhi police A doctored image has circulated in social media posts that falsely claim it shows Indian wrestlers smiling despite being detained by police following their month-long protest to demand the arrest of the country's wrestling federation chief for alleged sexual harassment. The posts suggest the athletes did not take the protests seriously. In fact, the original photo shows the two women with neutral faces rather than smiling. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Partly False: Pair filmed having sex in UN car in Africa A 17-second clip showing a couple getting intimate inside a United Nations–branded vehicle is circulating online alongside claims it was filmed in Africa. But the claim is misleading; while the incident did happen, the video was shot in Tel Aviv, Israel. The UN confirmed to AFP Fact Check that the matter was “reviewed and corrective action” taken against the staff involved. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Half-Flip: On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden had previously opposed any access to abortions, even cases involving rape and incest.In an interview in early 2023, Van Orden called on Wisconsin lawmakers to pass exceptions to abortion ban and consider a 15-week law. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Ingesting cayenne pepper will stop a heart attack. The claim cayenne pepper can stop a heart attack is false. Cardiology experts told AAP FactCheck the cayenne cure is a persistent myth and there is no scientific evidence to support the claim. AAP FactCheck sourced the claim to herbalists and naturopaths who provide no medical research to back up their claims. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

No Correlation: The "most vaccinated countries in the world" have the "worst-case fatality rates" for COVID-19 In addition, the vaccines failed to save lives. No CorrelationDid the "most vaccinated countries in the world" have the "worst case fatality rates" for COVID-19? In addition, did the vaccines fail to save lives? No, that's not true: These claims are not supported by current scientific evidence. Numerous studies have shown that (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Fabricated Rachel Notley tweet on gender affirming surgeries in Alberta shared online Alberta’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley did not tweet stating children in Alberta would have access to gender affirming surgeries without parental consent, a spokesperson for Notley said in an email to Reuters. A screenshot of a purported tweet by Notley, with s (Source: Reuters)