Politics
‘PM announcement’ of two flight limit is fake
Videos claiming this have been shared on social media recently, but they feature inauthentic audio of Sir Keir Starmer. Read
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Evie Townend
News & Online Journalist
Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.
World
‘Afghanistan earthquake’ images used by major UK media outlets were likely made with AI
The Times, Mirror and others have now removed the images after Full Fact got in contact. Read
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Culture & Society
Photos of Banksy mural edited to feature England flags
Thousands have shared altered photos of street artist Banksy’s most recent mural at London’s Royal Courts of Justice. Read
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Immigration
Police say no offence committed in relation to ‘Dublin kidnapping’ clip
Thousands of people have shared this clip with false claims it shows a child being kidnapped by two migrants. Read
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Culture & Society
Viral photo of Rochester Castle with Union Jack predates recent movement to raise flags in public
The photo shows the flag flown from the castle for the VE Day anniversary in May, which had nothing to do with the recent campaign dubbed ‘Operation Raise the Colours’. Read
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Culture & Society
Video of PM talking about Southport rioters shared out of context
Social media posts incorrectly claim the clip shows Keir Starmer talking about the recent social media campaign to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces. Read
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Culture & Society
Fake Daily Mail article about government considering banning England flags circulates online
A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK. Read
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Culture & Society
Viral photo of street with England flags is not recent, it’s actually from 2023 Nike advert
The viral image has been shared with claims it shows homes decorated by veterans, but it predates the current social media campaign to raise flags in public spaces across the UK. Read
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Politics
Thousands share video making false claims about Labour MPs resigning over ‘scandal’
It appears to show GB News presenter Patrick Christys reporting that 43 MPs have “just resigned”, but the clip isn’t real and is almost certainly AI-generated. Read
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Hoaxes
Was a marine animal trainer called ‘Jessica Radcliffe’ killed by an orca?
This claim has been shared on social media recently, but there’s no evidence such an attack actually happened, and many images and videos supposedly showing the incident were created with AI. Read
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