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Jan 14, 2025 | 
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"SQUID GAME was based on a true event in (1986)," read a Facebook post from a page with one million followers that shared the pictures on January 6. "It took place in a bunker in no man's land in South Korea where people were held hostages and had to compete several games to survive."The images show dimly-lit hallways painted in pink and green, while another photo in the post shows men in blue tracksuits lined up in a dormitory.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
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As Syria's president Bashar al-Assad fled the country following five decades of brutal party government, an old photo of scores of burnt vehicles circulated online with a false claim it showed the aftermath of a recent Russian bombing on rebels who overthrew him. While Moscow supported Assad in fighting the rebels, the picture was in fact taken in 2021 at a Turkish border crossing in northwestern Syria.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
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"Arrived on the mountain of the Golden Rock Pagoda," read the Burmese-language caption of a Facebook post shared on November 12. Kyaiktiyo Pagoda -- or Golden Rock pagoda -- is one of Myanmar's most famous Buddhist landmarks. The video has accumulated over 1.4 million views and was shared more than 4,000 times.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
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"This is what happened in the Red Sea," read a Burmese-language Facebook post published on November 10, 2024. "Yemen was able to attack the US navy and inflicted great losses. Although there was intense fighting in the sea, media from both sides are staying silent.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
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"What is this? I'm asking because I really can't tell what it is," read a Burmese-language Facebook post with a laughing emoji. It showed a photo of a badly damaged helicopter with no tail rotor. The post was shared on November 1, 2024, as Myanmar's junta fought ethnic armed groups across the country (archived link).
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
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It shared footage of a helicopter under fire at as it hovers above a grassy area. When it lands, dozens of soldiers rush aboard. Moments later, an explosion erupts next to the chopper. "AK-Media Live" supports the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group waging war against Myanmar's junta to carve out its own autonomous homeland. The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
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"Florida devastated by Hurricane Milton," read the Burmese-language shared on Facebook on October 12, 2024. The elevated views of residential areas that have been flattened, leaving only scattered debris from destroyed homes. Screenshot of false Facebook post taken on October 23, 2024 Similar posts circulated elsewhere on Facebook here and But the images do not show the destruction caused by Milton.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
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Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. As Hurricane Milton churned through the US state of Florida, edited footage appearing to show a raging whirlwind above a building circulated online, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. However, the original video in fact shows Hurricane Matthew, which hit Florida in October 2016.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
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"The pitiful life of Naw Mu Ye Peh who became a Thai royal concubine," read the title of a lengthy Burmese-language Facebook post published on September 26, 2024. It has since been shared more than 5,000 times.
