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United States
A supposed quote critical of President Donald Trump and attributed to his late mother, Mary Anne Trump, is being shared on social media again. But there’s no evidence Mrs Trump … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve fact checked claims from the government and the Opposition as John Healey delivered his first Budget as chancellor. Read
Immigration
Earlier this month the Prime Minister claimed that small boat crossings “went up and up” while Robert Jenrick was immigration minister. But the figures show the opposite. Read
World
A longer version of the footage shared in 2025 includes a close up which shows the corpse of a dead goat, not a person. Read
World
A widely shared video appears to show people picking up iPhone boxes after a ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz. But this video isn’t real and was made with AI. Read
Culture & Society
A video of UK police officers confiscating a mannequin because they supposedly received complaints from the Pakistani community that it was dressed in “immodest clothing” has been shared again online.But … Read
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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