🔎 Head of digital investigation for Asia-Pacific @afp.com @factcheck.afp.com • Past lives: USA Today, PolitiFact, Poynter • UGA alum 📍 Hong Kong via DC factcheck.afp.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3ms5ffwzasc2z"AFP's tests of the feature on Friday were able to fabricate satellite images that could have had serious global consequences: an explosion in Paris, a nuclear site in Iran, a bomb crater in Russia and an Islamic State group training ground in Syria." https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/gemini/articles/google-launches-satellite-image-ai-171408172.html03 Aug 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5ffwzasc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3mr52rwnjhk22🇮🇳 I'm thrilled to be in New Delhi this week for the @inmaorg.bsky.social South Asia News Media Festival! If you're attending the conference, please come say hi after my panel or at the @afp.com booth. I'd love to chat about all things fact-checking, disinformation and media literacy. 💡21 Jul 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr52rwnjhk22https://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3mlp6wyfj222i🇵🇭 The Philippine government has lodged complaints against several Facebook accounts and warned Meta it could face legal action if it fails to curb a torrent of disinformation targeting President Ferdinand Marcos's health. From @araeugenio.bsky.social for @afp.com: u.afp.com/SRf3 https://u.afp.com/SRf313 May 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp6wyfj222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3mlkbi5bi4227🦠 Different virus, same disinformation playbook. @marishagoldhamer.bsky.social and @billmccarthy.bsky.social report on the deluge of Covid-era conspiracy theories about the deadly hantavirus outbreak: https://www.barrons.com/news/hantavirus-scare-revives-covid-era-conspiracy-theories-21f7803c11 May 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkbi5bi4227https://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3miiwtw24ek2dHappy International Fact-Checking Day! 🎉✅ I'm incredibly proud of the work my team at @afp.com has done over the past year to cover disinformation -- despite a whole host of challenges, from the rapid rise of AI to mounting pressures on our industry. #FactsMatter [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiwtw24ek2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3mifzky5eak23🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 I'm hiring one Philippines reporter and one Myanmar editor to join @en.afp.com's award-winning digital investigation team in Asia. The positions are based in Manila and Bangkok, respectively.01 Apr 2026 06:06 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifzky5eak23https://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3m7zezqv5222uA Sydney man received death threats after he was misidentified as the gunman responsible for the mass shooting at Bondi Beach. He told @afp.com he is "terrified" to leave his home https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251215-terrified-sydney-man-misidentified-as-bondi-shooter15 Dec 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zezqv5222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3m5vg2ww7jk2h🇮🇩 Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice. Read the full @afp.com investigation: https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20251116-gambling-ads-target-indonesian-meta-users-despite-ban18 Nov 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vg2ww7jk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3m2qafiqjd22yToday at 2 pm HKT! Hope to see you there 🔍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qafiqjd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lwuwy653ck2mTrump's Washington takeover has drawn misleading comparisons online to former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law in December. Our @factcheck.afp.com team in Seoul reports on why Trump's actions do not meet that bar: u.afp.com/SQnh https://u.afp.com/SQnh21 Aug 2025 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwuwy653ck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lwdgnt27m223A Palestinian-Canadian who left Gaza last year has become the latest target of an online campaign to deny claims of starvation in the war-torn territory https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250813-palestinian-mother-destroyed-after-image-used-to-deny-gaza-starvation14 Aug 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdgnt27m223https://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lqoijc6skk2t🇰🇷 The lead-up to today's presidential election in South Korea was awash in misinformation. Here are some of the top trends our @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team in Seoul has seen https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-election-hit-misinformation-020910556.html03 Jun 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqoijc6skk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lplijwhwvk2wSouth Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a journalist over a false report related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social has previously debunked the report https://www.barrons.com/news/s-korea-police-seek-journalist-arrest-over-martial-law-fake-report-6ddef5af20 May 2025 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lplijwhwvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lp73pht2k22b🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 I'm hiring a journalist based in Hong Kong to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking reporter who's passionate about fighting misinformation, this role is for you. Apply now 👇 https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/agence-france-presse/jobs/digital-investigation-journalist_hong-kong15 May 2025 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp73pht2k22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lp6yd3c63c2bOnline rumours of a forthcoming earthquake in Japan have deterred Hong Kong tourists from visiting the country, according to travel firms and airlines reporting less demand @natfukue.bsky.social and @carinacheng.bsky.social report on the trend for @afpnews.bsky.social: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/unscientific-japan-megaquake-rumours-spook-050154546.html15 May 2025 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp6yd3c63c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lp3vbse4rc2bIndia and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but citizens on both sides are still peddling disinformation. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Islamabad report on some of the top trends our team has seen over the past few weeks https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250513-no-truce-in-india-pakistan-disinformation-war14 May 2025 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3vbse4rc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lmemsx2cjc2eWho's most vulnerable to misinformation? This survey of 66,242 individuals from 24 countries points to "Generation Z, non-male, less educated, and more conservative individuals" (h/t @rachelblundy.bsky.social) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019188692500139409 Apr 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmemsx2cjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3llsgwcf27c2lHappy International #FactCheckingDay! I’m thrilled to be in Bangkok to help CoFact and its civil society partners celebrate facts ✅02 Apr 2025 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsgwcf27c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lku4cysbcc2m🇮🇳🇧🇩 @afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in New Delhi and Dhaka have fact-checked hundreds of misleading claims since Bangladesh's autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina was ousted by student protests on August 5. Here are a few of the top narratives we've debunked. https://youtu.be/oUhs857Necg?si=pQHjfVfaMzPHFJBn21 Mar 2025 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lku4cysbcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lkcsieovcs2r🇹🇭🇲🇲 More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighboring Thailand. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social journalists in Bangkok report on how nationalists there are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20250314-war-of-words-myanmar-migrants-face-disinformation-in-thailand14 Mar 2025 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcsieovcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dpfunke.bsky.social/post/3lkavski4yk26🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 I'm hiring an editor based in Dhaka to join @afpnews.bsky.social's award-winning @afpfactcheck.bsky.social team. If you're a Bangla speaker who's passionate about public service journalism and fighting misinformation, this role is for you. Apply now 👇 https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/agence-france-presse/jobs/digital-investigation-editor_dhaka13 Mar 2025 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:4pc2fcyedrojhd6zpmf7h7h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkavski4yk26