From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately claimed that the halving of pensioner poverty was “in no small part” thanks to her party. But most of that fall happened when Labour was in power. Read
World
A viral image appears to show an elderly French couple in their underwear after supposedly being stripped and robbed during the recent riots in France. But it isn’t real and was made with AI. Read
World
Footage appearing to show the Palestinian and Jordanian flags flying from the Eiffel Tower contains visual inconsistencies indicating it was created or edited using artificial intelligence. Read
World
A widely shared image showing protesters with fireworks and Palestinian flags outside the Eiffel Tower isn’t real. It contains an invisible SynthID watermark and there are several visual glitches. Read
World
A clip showing police with shields and batons has been online since at least March 2023, and does not show the recent student protests in France. Read
Conflict
The footage dates back to a recent protest in Kyiv over the felling of trees for a new heating pipeline. Read
Culture & Society
An image widely shared on social media after a man was killed by a tiger is not genuine and was created using AI. Read
Immigration
During a debate in Parliament earlier this week junior Home Office minister Jo White MP claimed that the number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers “has fallen from … Read
World
Although one of the clips comes from Mr Zelenskyy’s career as a comic actor, the other two videos aren’t of him. Read
Conflict
A video of a missile hitting an aeroplane has been shared with claims it shows a recent attack on Riyadh’s international airport. But the clip is fake and was made with AI. Read
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