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🇺🇸🗳️ After Democrats secured victories in US midterm elections, posts shared an AI graphic purporting to show Congresswoman Ilhan Omar winning with 99 percent of the vote

While Omar did win re-election, we found the margin of victory was exaggerated u.afp.com/SyFu

factcheck.afp.com AI graphic amplifies US election conspiracies, inflates support for Ilhan Omar As US Democrats secured resounding victories in 2026 midterm election races, social media users shared an AI-generated graphic they falsely claimed showed Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar winning...

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Virginians established the right to reproductive autonomy in the state constitution while still allowing restrictions on third-trimester abortions for viable pregnancies that do not threaten the health of the person carrying the fetus u.afp.com/SyjE

factcheck.afp.com Virginia reproductive rights measure did not legalize abortion 'up to birth' Americans cast ballots for congressional races as well as local propositions in midterm elections on November 3, 2026 and some social media users claimed Virginia voters elected to legalize abortion...

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After a Singapore-registered vessel sank in the Strait of Hormuz, social media posts shared a video falsely claiming to show cargo from the ship washing ashore. But we found the footage was AI-generated and unrelated to the incident.
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factcheck.afp.com AI video misrepresented as cargo from Singaporean vessel in Hormuz After a Singapore-registered vessel sank in the Strait of Hormuz on October 13, social media posts falsely shared a video claiming to show cargo from the ship washing ashore. AFP found the clip did...

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Virginia election website error sparks unfounded fraud claims u.afp.com/Syja

"During the initial Election Night reporting, the turnout section briefly reflected the total number of votes cast, rather than the total number of ballots," Tina Reitzel, the Director of Elections for the City of Williamsburg

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As tensions escalated following a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport, an old video resurfaced online falsely claiming to show the strike. AFP found the footage predates the incident by two years.
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factcheck.afp.com Footage of Iranian attack misrepresented as Houthi strikes on Saudi airport After Yemen's Houthis attacked the Dammam airport in eastern Saudi Arabia in October 2026, a two-year-old video resurfaced in social media posts claiming it showed the rockets striking the site. The...