Senior News and Online Journalist
Conflict
An old video of a fire in the UAE is circulating online again, this time with false claims it shows the aftermath of a recent Iranian attack on energy infrastructure in Israel. Read
Crime
An old video filmed in Belfast has been shared online with false claims it shows officers in Southampton putting a bin in a police van after recent protests in the city. Read
Crime
Social media posts claiming Vickrum Digwa has been attacked in prison are false. Read
Crime
A video of people kneeling in the street shows a religious procession in Poland, not, as some have claimed online, a tribute to Henry Nowak. Read
Culture & Society
Genuine footage of a Beaver Scout group visiting a mosque in Scotland has gone viral recently. But some images claiming to show the visit have been made with AI. Read
Crime
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online. Read
Culture & Society
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white. Read
Crime
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident. Read
Immigration
We’ve spotted more fake videos being shared on Facebook that supposedly show the Australian Navy intercepting vessels. Read
Culture & Society
Fake images and videos of women in niqabs being turned away from Tesco supermarkets have been liked thousands of times on social media. Read
