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False: Photo shows woman confronts Pakistan riot police An image has widely circulated in social media posts claiming to show a lone female protester facing off riot police as demonstrations broke out across Pakistan following the arrest of Imran Khan on May 9 -- including on the social media accounts of the former prime minister's political party. However, the Twitter user that first uploaded the picture told AFP he created the picture with artificial intelligence software. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Miscaptioned: Inflatable pig at Roger Waters show 10 years ago featured Star of David Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters included a flying inflatable pig with a Star of David on it at concerts at least 10 years ago, not at a show in Berlin in May 2023, as has been claimed online. A photo of a black, porcine balloon with the religious symbol - which is synonymous w (Source: Reuters)

Misleading: Thieves stealing sheep from moving truck in South Africa Tweets circulating with a video in South Africa claim crime is so rampant in the country that criminals have resorted to throwing sheep off a truck in order to steal them. However, the dashcam footage shared in the posts actually shows goats being tossed from the back of a moving truck in India, which local police confirmed on Twitter. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)