Environment
Are UK household energy bills the ‘highest in Europe’?
We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage. Read
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Culture & Society
Misleading ‘fact’ sheet about UK Muslims recirculates
A viral graphic making a number of claims about Muslims in the UK has been shared online again, but several are wrong, unevidenced or unlikely to be true given the information we have. Read
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Politics
How much does the UK spend promoting family planning and condoms in Pakistan?
In an LBC interview, Matt Goodwin asked for a fact check of his claim about UK family planning aid to Pakistan—so we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
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Culture & Society
Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest circulate online
AI-generated images are being shared on social media alongside claims about anti-migrant protestors. Read
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Environment
Times figures for data centres’ use of water don’t reflect average daily demand
Water UK estimates that data centres’ average peak demand could rise to 42 million litres of water per day in 2030, but average daily demand is expected to be about half that. Read
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World
No, the Nepal flash flood was not a hoax
Online posts falsely claim the Nepal flood was a hoax because early reports repeatedly cited the number 33. Read
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Immigration
The UK asylum backlog: explained
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, and how changes to asylum law have impacted how cases are processed. Read
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Politics
AI image of Shabana Mahmood wearing keffiyeh headscarf circulating online
A photo showing the home secretary wearing a keffiyeh as a hijab has been shared on social media, but it features a SynthID watermark that shows it was generated with OpenAI tools. Read
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World
Fake footage of Nepal-Tibet flood circulates online
An AI-generated video has been shared online with claims it shows the recent flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Read
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Environment
A video of Bill Gates predicting ‘water lockdowns’ is fake
Real footage of Mr Gates has been altered to put different words into his mouth. Read
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