Science & Technology
What’s the harm? Fact checking reveals the true scale of AI fakery
AI-generated false content now makes up nearly a quarter of everything we fact check, but how many of these pieces actually cause harm? Read
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Science & Technology
AI-generated false content now makes up nearly a quarter of everything we fact check, but how many of these pieces actually cause harm? Read
Crime
A video shared with claims it shows a recent clash between immigrant and nationalist groups in London is actually from 2023 and was reportedly filmed after a pro-Palestine march. Read
Politics
A false post claiming to describe a clash between the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg and Rupert Lowe MP has been circulating online. There are several clues that show the post is false and that the attached image has been made or edited using AI. Read
Shopping
Aldi confirmed that posts offering leftover yarn from its warehouses at cheap prices to people who fill in a survey are fake. Read
Shopping
Tesco has confirmed posts and ads offering a Pokemon trading card game package at a hugely reduced price are fake. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government isn’t introducing a policy to limit cash withdrawals to £200, as has been claimed online. Read
Politics
As well as fact checking claims by and about politicians, Full Fact fights harmful health misinformation—and that work is the subject of the BBC Radio 4 appeal all this week.Journalist … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
International oil prices recently reached similar levels to 2008, but pump prices haven’t dropped to what they were back then. Read
A black-and-white version has been shared, making it look like a scene from the Second World War Read
Claims are circulating that £1 per litre is now taken in taxes, but it’s more like 80-90 pence for fuel duty and VAT. Read