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26 June 2025

Video shows scenes in a cemetery in Belgium, not Ireland

A clip is circulating on social media with claims it shows “Muslim migrants” in a cemetery in Ireland, but the footage was actually taken at a multifaith cemetery in Brussels.

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The entrance to the Schaerbeek cemetery in Brussels, Belgium.
25 June 2025

Argos isn’t selling PlayStations for £2

We see false offers like this circulating on Facebook often. Argos has confirmed it isn’t real.

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Argos shop in West Yorkshire
25 June 2025

Footage does not show scenes inside ‘Israeli bunkers’

The clip shows an unconnected incident at Tbilisi City Court in Georgia, and was shared on social media the day before the recent Israel-Iran conflict began.

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A public shelter in Ramat Gan in Israel
25 June 2025

Footage showing Burkina Faso leader is likely deepfake

The likely deepfake video which appears to show Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s interim president, making a speech in English has been viewed 13 million times.

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Burkina Faso’s military leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
24 June 2025

Video of motorcycle fire in China shared as Iranian attack on Tel Aviv

The footage showing flames and thick smoke has been shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack like ‘Tel Aviv has never seen’.

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A photo of Tel Aviv at night
24 June 2025

Video does not show ‘destroyed’ Israeli airport

Footage has been shared with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian attack in Tel Aviv, but it is most likely an AI creation.

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A photo of a man waiting in an airport terminal.
24 June 2025

‘Tel Aviv’ missiles image almost certainly AI, contrary to online claims

Full Fact has traced the image to a digital creator, and Google reverse image search says it was “Made with Google AI”.

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Tel Aviv skyline at night
24 June 2025

Morrisons isn’t giving people over 40 food boxes for £10

We often see false offers for free or low value food shared on Facebook.

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Kilmarnock Morrisons supermarket
24 June 2025

Photo of Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein has been edited

The original image actually shows President Trump with his daughter Ivanka in 1995.

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Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
23 June 2025

Fake ‘Grauniad’ grooming gangs column shared as if real on Facebook

A screenshot originally shared by a parody account has been shared on Facebook by several people who appear to believe it is real.

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A phone showing the Facebook homepage

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