Vedika BAHL

In Syria, which is experiencing its deadliest violence since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, gruelling images showing attacks and dead civilians have emerged. But there’s also been plenty of images circulating online using misleading, out-of context, and dated footage. […]

As Ukraine marks its 3rd anniversary since Russia’s invasion, this episode of Truth or Fake looks back on 3 years of Russia’s vast propaganda machine – and the tactics and operations used – to discredit the Ukrainian state and justify

In northwestern Syria, where rebel forces seized Aleppo last Wednesday, capturing swathes of land across the region and fighting against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Misinformation and out of context imagery is surging online, including a violent video claiming to show insurgents

It’s confirmed she’s not on social media…but X and Instagram profiles under the name of Gisèle Pélicot have been sharing and interacting with content as if it’s the 71 year old rape survivor herself. Additionally, a website exists in her

Social media was abuzz with misleading, out of context images from Iran this week: dated, decade-old images being used to claim Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was hospitalised in a coma, and a slew of footage from 2022 demonstrations being

The Dutch capital is on red alert after violence broke out last week between pro-Palestine demonstrators and Israeli football fans, in what the Dutch government has slammed as “unadulterated anti-Semitism.” Videos on social media spread showing groups kicking and chasing

Just days ago, a video of a displaced little girl in Gaza carrying her injured sister on her back for 2km gained serious traction online, racking up millions of views and shares. It was posted by a Palestinian journalist in