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AFP's global network has produced more than 500 debunks of false information in multiple languages since the conflict began -- a rate never before seen in such a crisis.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The film itself debunks any attempts to debunk it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Liz O'Riordan, who herself has breast cancer, often debunks health misinformation online.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

When journalists call her for quotes, Sandoval debunks stereotypes that have long followed lowriders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Although this debunks the previous assumptions about protoplanetary disks, it also confirms earlier images from the mid-2000s from NASA’s Hubble Telescope.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024