World
David Lammy incorrectly claims Cyprus is ‘a NATO country’
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy wrongly claimed on BBC Breakfast that Cyprus is “part of NATO”. Read
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Middle East conflict
Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
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Footage of 2015 fire shared with false claims it shows Iran attacking Dubai
A video of a burning high-rise building is circulating with false claims it shows a CIA base in Dubai after an Iranian strike. But it’s actually an old clip of an apartment fire. Read
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Conflict
Type 45 destroyers such as HMS Dragon can shoot down incoming missiles
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed at Prime Minister’s Questions that Type 45 destroyers “cannot take out incoming missiles”, but that isn’t correct. Read
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Conflict
Missile strikes video does not show recent attack on Dubai
Footage shared with claims it shows missiles hitting Palm Jumeirah in Dubai actually dates back to at least 2024. Read
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Conflict
Video of blaze doesn’t show aftermath of drone attack on US embassy in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian government confirmed a “limited” fire at the embassy on 3 March after drone strikes, but the footage being shared predates that attack. Read
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AI image of the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire shared online
A picture supposedly showing the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire has been shared hundreds of times online. But it isn’t real. Read
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World
Video showing plane evacuation was filmed in Denver, not Israel
A video shared with captions claiming a plane was targeted at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport was actually filmed in Denver last year. Read
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Conflict
Video does not show American airbase ablaze after Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia
Posts claiming a video shows an American airbase in Saudi Arabia burning after an Iranian missile attack are misleading. The footage actually shows a July 2024 Israeli airstrike in Yemen. Read
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World
Strengthening Arab fact checking: lessons from partnering with the Arab Fact-Checking Network
A timely reminder of how our AI tools can help journalists and fact checkers identify falsehoods in multiple languages at internet scale. Read
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Conflict
Fake image showing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei buried in rubble circulates online
A picture which appears to show the body of the Iranian Supreme Leader has been shared online—but it isn’t genuine. Read
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