A wildlife rescuer with a koala rescued at a burning forest near Cape Borda on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia. As deadly blazes tear across southeastern Australia, false or deliberately misleading images and claims have proliferated online, in languages from Arabic to Hindi. — Reuters
SYDNEY: Tiger burns in Australia's bushfires? It's a 2012 photo from from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist's impression. Social media is packed with powerful images of Australia's bushfires – but many are fake.
As deadly blazes tear across southeastern Australia, false or deliberately misleading images and claims have proliferated online, in languages from Arabic to Hindi. AFP Fact Check works to debunk online misinformation. Here is a selection of recent fact checks on the deadly blazes:
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