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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
Culture & Society
In TV interviews Dame Rachel de Souza claimed half of 11-year-olds have seen the “most heinous” pornography. In fact, research suggests about 19% of children have seen any pornography by 11. 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
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
Culture & Society
A fake BBC News report claims a video posted by Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows a stolen Cézanne painting in the background. But the real version includes a different painting by a Ukrainian artist. Read
Culture & Society
Claims that Muslims are exempt from paying council tax if living areas within their home are used as a place of worship are once again being shared on social media.As … Read
Culture & Society
Videos circulating on social media showing large groups of Muslims apparently praying in the middle of the road in London are not real and were made using artificial intelligence. Read
Culture & Society
A fake video that appears to show two women wearing niqabs saying “the UK has too many dogs” has been viewed over 1.7 million times, with many people seemingly thinking it is genuine. Read
Culture & Society
Claims circulating on social media that Cadbury doesn’t use the word ‘Easter’ on its chocolate eggs are false. Read
Culture & Society
A video shared online with claims it shows a fight among councillors at Birmingham City Council was actually filmed in Pakistan. Read
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