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Is a video of a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine digitally altered?

Verdict: No

Does a video show California engulfed by wildfires?

Verdict: False

Have California wildfires engulfed the iconic ‘Hollywood’ sign?

Verdict: False.

Cross-strait shadows: Inside the Chinese influence campaign against Taiwan (Part II)

A seemingly spontaneous political comment exposed a calculated move in China’s influence campaign on Taiwan.

Did an all-robot Ukrainian unit destroy a Russian company of soldiers in December?

Verdict: False

Is a video of a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine digitally altered?

Verdict: No

Does a video show California engulfed by wildfires?

Verdict: False

Have California wildfires engulfed the iconic ‘Hollywood’ sign?

Verdict: False.

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Verdict: Misleading

Did an all-robot Ukrainian unit destroy a Russian company of soldiers in December?

Verdict: False

Did Trump launch a cryptocurrency called ‘$POWER’?

Verdict: False

Did the Thai PM promise to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar on Beijing’s order?

Verdict: False

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Verdict: Misleading

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Did Syria fire all female judges after Bashar al-Assad’s fall?

Verdict: Lack of evidence

Did Syria fire all female judges after Bashar al-Assad’s fall?

Does a video show ‘final moment’ of South Korean plane before crashing in Muan?

Did Trump rebuke Musk on the Truth Social platform?

Does a video show a funeral for a North Korean general killed in Ukraine war?

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Verdict: Misleading

Did Trump launch a cryptocurrency called ‘$POWER’?

Verdict: False

Did US President Trump’s son Barron mock Zelenskyy on social media?

Did Trump launch a cryptocurrency called ‘$POWER’?

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Three North Koreans wanted in Kursk for killing Russian soldiers: report

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International rights group calls out democracies for ignoring allies’ abuses

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Nearly 3 million Chinese restaurants, cafes shut down

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Myanmar military regime enters year 5 in terminal decline

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North Korea reiterates it has ‘no intention’ of abandoning nuclear program