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False claims Scottish travel vlogger was killed in West Bank spread online
Posts on social media have made misleading claims about the death of Emma Witters. Read
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Firework video clips do not show ceasefire celebrations in Tehran
We matched all but one of the clips to Nagaoka in Japan. Read
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Images of girl looking through hole in a wall shared with misleading captions on Facebook
We previously fact checked claims about the video these images come from last November. Read
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AI-generated video shared with claims it shows Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar
OpenAI’s Sora watermark can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the footage. Read
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Footage of a Russian pilgrimage shared with claims it shows Tel Aviv ‘exodus’
The pilgrimage took place days before Israel attacked Iran on 13 June. Read
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Footage does not show scenes inside ‘Israeli bunkers’
The clip shows an unconnected incident at Tbilisi City Court in Georgia, and was shared on social media the day before the recent Israel-Iran conflict began. Read
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Video of motorcycle fire in China shared as Iranian attack on Tel Aviv
The footage showing flames and thick smoke has been shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack like ‘Tel Aviv has never seen’. Read
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Video does not show ‘destroyed’ Israeli airport
Footage has been shared with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian attack in Tel Aviv, but it is most likely an AI creation. Read
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‘Tel Aviv’ missiles image almost certainly AI, contrary to online claims
Full Fact has traced the image to a digital creator, and Google reverse image search says it was “Made with Google AI”. Read
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Video does not show Iran attack on Ben Gurion airport
A clip is circulating on social media with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on the airport in Tel Aviv. Read
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