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The fake Auschwitz images distorting Holocaust history

AI-generated images depicting fake historical events from Auschwitz are deceiving some users online.

A satelite image depicts a triangular facility with columns of smoke rising from two ostensibly damaged sites

A satelite image depicts a triangular facility with columns of smoke rising from two ostensibly damaged sites

Fact check: Image mislabels Iran base as Israeli institute

A viral post misidentifies an Iranian missile base as Israel’s Weizmann Institute. DW Fact check investigates the claim.

Fact Check Myanmar Earthquake Screenshot Social Media

Fact Check Myanmar Earthquake Screenshot Social Media

Fact check: Fake news on Myanmar, Thailand earthquake

Online, AI-generated videos and misleading images are falsely depicting the fallout of the recent earthquake in Myanmar.

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A Cambodian soldier stands guard at the disputed ancient Prasat Ta Muen Thom on the Thai-Cambodian border on March 26, 2025.

A Cambodian soldier stands guard at the disputed ancient Prasat Ta Muen Thom on the Thai-Cambodian border on March 26, 2025.

Fact check: Has Cambodia used border temple as an army base?

Fact check: Has Cambodia used border temple as an army base?

Has the Cambodian army been using an ancient temple in the Emerald Triangle as a military base? DW takes a look.

A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security shows men being led into a plane as they are being deported

A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security shows men being led into a plane as they are being deported

Fact check: Viral ICE deportation claims debunked

Fact check: Viral ICE deportation claims debunked

DW checks viral videos claiming ICE throws deportees into the ocean, revealing misleading and AI-generated content.

People and fire trucks outside a Tehran apartment block with several apartments destroyed or damaged by an airstrike

People and fire trucks outside a Tehran apartment block with several apartments destroyed or damaged by an airstrike

Fact check: Many viral fakes after Israel's attack on Iran

Fact check: Many viral fakes after Israel's attack on Iran

After Israel's strike on Iran, social media is full of content from the conflict. Not everything is authentic.

A person displaying multiple flags walks past a burning car during protests over the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025

A person displaying multiple flags walks past a burning car during protests over the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025

Fact check: Fake news surrounding Los Angeles protests

Fact check: Fake news surrounding Los Angeles protests

Old clips and false claims are spreading online amid clashes in Los Angeles. DW has looked into a selection.

Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip

Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip

Fact check: Did Chinese fighter jets deliver aid to Gaza?

Fact check: Did Chinese fighter jets deliver aid to Gaza?

Footage allegedly showing Chinese aid to Gaza has gone viral on social media. But the images are false.

US President Trump announces "reciprocal" tariffs in a press conference at the White House and shows a chart of the tariffs imposed by other countries on the US, and what the US will impose in return.

US President Trump announces "reciprocal" tariffs in a press conference at the White House and shows a chart of the tariffs imposed by other countries on the US, and what the US will impose in return.

Fact check: Trump's false claims about tariffs

Fact check: Trump's false claims about tariffs

President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs — and made false claims to justify them. DW fact-checked two viral ones.

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