Culture & Society
Fake image of wildlife park tiger attack circulates online
An image widely shared on social media after a man was killed by a tiger is not genuine and was created using AI. Read
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Culture & Society
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Culture & Society
Image of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated
Many people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake. Read
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Culture & Society
Misleading ‘fact’ sheet about UK Muslims recirculates
A viral graphic making a number of claims about Muslims in the UK has been shared online again, but several are wrong, unevidenced or unlikely to be true given the information we have. Read
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Culture & Society
Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest circulate online
AI-generated images are being shared on social media alongside claims about anti-migrant protestors. Read
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Culture & Society
Videos of woman in niqab telling police ‘you can’t arrest me’ are fake
AI-generated clips showing a woman being arrested by police officers in a supermarket have been shared by multiple accounts on Facebook. Read
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Culture & Society
Video of children being taught Muslim prayers does not show a school in England
A video being shared with captions suggesting it shows children at an English school being taught about Salah was actually filmed at an Islamic pre-school in Australia. Read
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Culture & Society
Video of Muslims praying in Tube carriage is fake
A video circulating online, which appears to show a number of people praying in the middle of a London Underground train, is not genuine, it is AI-generated. Read
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Culture & Society
Video of a woman in a niqab being told to leave Tesco is an AI fake
A viral video showing a security guard asking a woman in a niqab to leave a Tesco store isn’t genuine footage. Tesco confirmed this is not real store policy. Read
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14 July 2026
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Government Tracker
Is the national roll-out of gigabit broadband on track?
What does the pledge mean? Labour’s manifesto pledged a “renewed” push for full gigabit by 2030.Gigabit-capable broadband refers to a connection capable of download speeds of at least 1 gigabit-per-second—meaning … Read
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Culture & Society
Video does not show police ‘seizing’ mannequin for ‘offending Pakistani community’
A video that appears to show police officers loading a mannequin into a van is from a protest in November 2025 against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action, and has nothing to do with the Pakistani community. Read
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