What did misinformation look like in August 2026? From the subjects and events that fuelled false claims to the languages, formats and tactics used to spread them, our latest analysis examines 173 instances of misinformation.

Here are the key insights from the Newschecker Misinformation Report, August 2026.
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Fact Check: CCTV footage of Nepal floods? No, AI-generated video goes viral

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Fact Check: FAKE Secretly Recorded Footage Shows Elon Musk Observing A Portal At SpaceX -- AI
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Fact Check: NO Evidence Pop Base Posted 'President Trump Has Died At The Age of 80'
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Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Ursula von der Leyen With Jeffrey Epstein -- Made With AI
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Fact Check: Suspect In Minneapolis Mass Shooting Was NOT Trans Shooter Samantha Hyde -- Edited Image
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Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'Too Many Non-Working Holidays' Ahead Of Labor Day 2026 -- Old Post
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RT @NewscheckerHI: क्या रुपए को बचाने के लिए सरकार ने बेचा 83 हजार किलो सोना? जानें सच: https://t.co/uUvx1pf8hL

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Fact Check: Madrasa teacher, family die during ‘bomb testing’ in India? No, video shows a cylinder blast

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Fact Check: FAKE 'Epstein Files' Video Shows People Locked In Cages -- It Is From Horror YouTube Channel 'Life Of Luxury' https://t.co/UaOu2KOJAR

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Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say 'Under Capitalism, Man Oppresses Man, Under Socialism, It's the Other Way Round' https://t.co/oALCIoSsBj

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Fact Check: FALSE Rumor About Mike Johnson Moving Jasmine Crockett's Office Into Filing Room With No Windows Did NOT Come From Real News Website https://t.co/W9b6OyYraM

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🇨🇦 While navigating the economic tensions with the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has flexed his financial credentials. But videos claiming he is promoting a cryptocurrency backed by freshwater reserves use altered footage https://t.co/W0yvZPXNne

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Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC Wearing Workout Clothes In Her Kitchen -- Original Is Sleeveless Polka-Dot Dress https://t.co/JATWPsAitr

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Fact Check: Indonesian Ritual Video Falsely Linked to Alleged Abduction of Congress Supporter in Ladakh

Claim: A video shows a Congress-supporting girl being abducted from her home in Ladakh by RSS workers allegedly on the instructions of BJP leader Vinay Kumar.
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पत्रकार मुकेश कुमार के वायरल वीडियो की सच्चाई! | Dfrac #journalist #mukeshkumar https://t.co/6ncvOxcwUm

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Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC Wearing Workout Clothes In Kitchen -- Originally Polka-Dot Dress
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Fact Check: FAKE 'Epstein Files' Video Shows People Locked In Cages -- From Horror YouTube Channel
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Fact Check: FALSE Rumor About Mike Johnson Moving Jasmine Crockett Office Into Filing Room -- Satire
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#Repost: Here's the truth behind the viral 'letter' alleging that India got independence on a 99-year lease: https://t.co/Z1tfyNDS8W

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