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Politics
The defence secretary was pictured wearing trousers at the National Service Of Remembrance at the Cenotaph. Images showing him wearing a skirt have been edited. Read
Culture & Society
A Facebook video that claims to show a large St George’s flag hung from scaffolding is AI-generated. Read
Shopping
A Facebook ad shares a video falsely claiming you can get free groceries from Tesco by signing up on their website. The video was made with AI and isn’t a genuine offer from the retailer. Read
Europe
A Facebook video claims Andy Burnham has announced the UK is rejoining the EU. No such announcement has been made. Read
Culture & Society
Videos shared on Facebook that appear to show tradesmen backing a driver or a plumber who was supposedly told to remove an England flag from his van are AI-generated. Read
Science & Technology
The independent MP Shockat Adam said more than seven million pairs were sold in the UK last year, but his office has now confirmed this was a global figure. Read
Health
The UKHSA said it has not received any notification of a new strain of Covid-19 being found anywhere in the UK. Read
United States
There are plenty of clues the pictures aren’t real but were generated with AI. Read
Politics
On LBC, environment secretary Dame Angela Eagle claimed the UK and US “do £2.5 billion of business together”—but the latest figures put the annual value of UK/US trade at over 100 times that. Read
Politics
Social media posts claiming that Andy Burnham is changing the law so people will need ID to use social media, but not to vote in elections don’t give the full picture. Read
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