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Crime
False claims that Vickrum Digwa, who killed Henry Nowak, has been attacked in prison are being widely shared on social media again. Read
World
A photo of a woman who tried to stop looters at a Paris supermarket has been superimposed onto an old image of protesters holding a ‘refugees welcome here’ sign. Read
World
Several widely shared images and videos contain an invisible SynthID watermark and other clues they were generated with AI, including garbled text and reusing old protest photos. Read
World
We’ve spotted several AI images and videos being shared online with claims they show protests and violent incidents in France, as well as old footage dating back to 2023. Read
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Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at Andy Burnham’s pledge to legislate this Parliament to change the triple lock mechanism. Read
World
A viral video claims to show hundreds of ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. But the shoreline doesn’t match—it was actually filmed over Chittagong, Bangladesh. Read
Misinformation Toolkit
Our investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
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
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