We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
A video of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saying "we won’t allow Sharia law to be implemented in Italy" circulating online is an AI-generated deepfake. Read
Environment
Two clips of traffic lights “melting” have been shared with claims they were damaged by the recent heatwaves in Europe. But these videos actually show fire damage unrelated to heatwaves. Read
World
A picture is circulating on social media with false claims it shows a traffic jam of cars trying to leave Russian-annexed Crimea over fuel shortages. But it’s actually from Armenia. Read
Europe
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain. Read
Europe
Hungary’s former prime minister Viktor Orbán has not taken over the European Commission, contrary to posts circulating on social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott claimed the UK has the highest youth unemployment rate in Europe—but this isn’t correct. Read
United States
An image has been shared online with misleading claims it shows an “Antifa member” taped to a bin by “patriots”. Read
World
Social media posts use a fake AP news report to claim that Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for a Nobel Prize. Read
World
There is no evidence the French President said this. Read
Crime
The incident, which posts claimed was filmed at a London train station, actually occurred at Barcelona’s Camp de l’Arpa metro station in 2024. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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