Crime
Image of Thai police officers ‘undercover wearing drag’ is fake
A viral image supposedly showing a group of Thai police officers after an undercover sting was actually edited using AI. Read
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Fact checks, commentary and analysis of claims fully or partially generated by AI.
Culture & Society
Video of ‘British Muslims’ marching for ‘halal standards’ is an AI fake
The video, which claims to depict massive crowds that have ‘shut down London’ with a march demanding halal food standards, has hundreds of comments from people who mistakenly believe it to be real. Read
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Immigration
More AI videos of small boat crossings circulate on Facebook
Videos viewed tens of thousands of times online claim to show migrants crossing the Channel or arriving in the UK via small boat. But these videos aren’t real and were made with Google’s AI tools. Read
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Culture & Society
Viral image of Beaver Scouts at mosque with bearded man in white in the background has been edited
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white. Read
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Politics
Cost of living protest video is AI generated
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence. Read
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Politics
Fake image of Andy Burnham circulates online
An image circulating alongside claims Andy Burnham said he wants to “make Makerfield home for more asylum seekers” was generated by AI. Read
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Politics
Video of Keir Starmer responding to criticism of the government is AI-generated
While a video being shared on social media contains real clips of Jeremy Kyle, Mr Starmer’s response is AI-generated. Read
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Politics
Video of Nigel Farage altered to include fake audio of him criticising London leadership
An old video of the Reform UK leader criticising the Budget and the Conservative party’s record has been edited to include fake audio of him calling London “an absolute s***show”. Read
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Politics
Revealed: the Facebook pages using AI to flood feeds with bizarre fake stories about politicians saving kennels, cafes and babies
Our investigation has found pages which mainly appear to be run from Vietnam have gained hundreds of thousands of interactions publishing bogus tales, often about Nigel Farage. Read
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United States
Is a viral clip of JFK disagreeing with Israeli policy real or AI?
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”. Read
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