Crime
Video compilation of police tackling ‘scooter thieves’ is fake
A video being shared on social media supposedly showing police officers tackling “scooter thieves” was generated using AI. Read
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Fake portraits of police officers killed in crash shared online
We’ve seen AI-generated portraits circulating online claiming to show the two police officers who died in a car crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday. Read
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How does Labour’s record on prison places compare to the Conservatives’?
Labour claims it’s added more than 3,000 prison places in the last two years, and the Conservatives added fewer than 500 in 14 years. But that’s a misleading comparison. Read
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How many prison places did the Conservatives create?
Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch have made seemingly contradictory claims about the previous government’s record on prison places. Read
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‘250,000 victims of rape gangs’ is not a reliable estimate
A report from the Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe claimed that it is established that 250,000 white girls have been the victims of rape gangs—but the calculation behind this is clearly unreliable. Read
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Poster warning Glasgow area has ‘high risk of sexual assault’ not produced by council
An image of a fake Glasgow City Council poster warning about “reports of sexual assaults” is not genuine. Read
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Smashing a window to rescue a dog in a hot car could still be classed as criminal damage
Posts circulating on Facebook incorrectly claim police say you will not be charged for this so long as you’ve taken photos at the scene and have evidence of hot weather. Read
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Convicted child murderer Jamie Varley hasn’t been stabbed in prison
The Ministry of Justice confirmed that Varley, who was sentenced to life for the murder and sexual abuse of the baby boy he was adopting, hasn’t been attacked in prison as claimed on social media. Read
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Teenager did not die after arrest at Sheffield protest
A video of a 17-year-old being detained by police has been shared with false claims that he died. Read
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Image of Thai police officers ‘undercover wearing drag’ is fake
A viral image supposedly showing a group of Thai police officers after an undercover sting was actually edited using AI. Read
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