Viral image of Pikachu at Turkey protests is AI-generated
Although there is real footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a viral still image circulating on social media is not authentic. Read
Senior News and Online Journalist
Although there is real footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a viral still image circulating on social media is not authentic. Read
MPs are eligible for a ‘winding-up’ payment equivalent to four months’ salary after they leave Parliament following an election. Read
The image isn’t real. It is a still from a video that was created using artificial intelligence. Read
The footage actually shows a building being demolished in a theme park in Indonesia. Read
The fake picture has been reshared after Mr Carney became Prime Minister of Canada. Read
The organisation has confirmed it has never made such a statement. Read
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model. Read
We fact checked a similar claim last year about comments the Pope had supposedly made about Lent. Read
One clip shows an Argentinian dancer while another has been edited using Artificial Intelligence. Read
A clip being shared on social media showing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussing a hypothetical situation in which Russia invades NATO member countries has been taken out of context. Read