Tackling misinformation with the Arab Fact-Checking Network

A timely reminder of how our AI tools can help journalists and fact checkers identify falsehoods across the Middle East.

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Recent fact checks

Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East we’ve seen a surge in misinformation being shared on social media.

Vehicles drive along an expressway against the backdrop of smoke rising after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 5, 2026.

Our round up looks at the misleading videos and AI-generated images we’ve fact checked since the conflict began.

Middle East misinformation

Sir Keir Starmer and Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch clashed over the government’s plans for fuel duty.

A petrol station in London

We look at whether it’s true to say that the government is “hiking fuel duty”. (It is a little bit complicated.)

Petrol prices

Images liked thousands of times on social media appear to show the former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in hospital.

Official portrait of Rishi Sunak

These pictures aren’t real. Mr Sunak’s office has confirmed this to Full Fact.

Fake images