Culture & Society
Video does not show Union Jack being replaced with Pakistan flag
The clip has been circulating on social media with misleading claims about what it really shows. Read
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Culture & Society
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Culture & Society
Gregg Wallace’s satirical doc on ‘edible human meat’ shared as real
Thousands have shared a social media post that shares a clip from the programme with claims it’s not satire or science fiction. Read
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Culture & Society
Woman falsely linked to viral video involving the PM: How fact checking could have helped
When 31-year-old Abby Raworth first realised her photo and name were being shared online—falsely linked to a viral video involving the Prime Minister—she’d thought it was quite funny... Read
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Culture & Society
Videos featuring deepfake audio of Princess Anne viewed millions of times on Facebook
The videos appear to feature recordings of Princess Anne making a number of claims about Queen Camilla and Princess Charlotte, but the audio clips are not real. Read
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Culture & Society
Video claiming to show Meghan being arrested is AI
The footage, which has been viewed more than 280,000 times on Facebook, contains distinct visual glitches that are hallmarks of AI creation. Read
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Culture & Society
Likely AI images of William and Kate shared online
The images, which are claimed to be from the state banquet in July, do not match real photographs of the event which hosted French president Emmanuel Macron. Read
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Culture & Society
900,000 people didn’t cancel BBC licence fees last year
The latest figures from the BBC show the number of households paying the licence fee actually fell by around 300,000 in the last year. Read
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Culture & Society
Why didn’t the Red Arrows use red, white and blue smoke over Glastonbury?
There’s no evidence for claims it was to not “offend” the festival’s crowd—the RAF says it’s because the planes were repositioning between bases. Read
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Is the government on track to reform the Gender Recognition Act?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to reform and simplify gender recognition law. Read
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Culture & Society
Website didn’t publish recipe for ‘Israeli haggis’
An apparent screenshot from a website with a description stating haggis is a traditional Israeli pudding has been shared online. But it’s satire. Read
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