Conflict
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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Middle East conflict
Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
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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Politics
The home secretary did not take part in a minute’s silence for Ayatollah Khamenei
Claims on social media that Shabana Mahmood marked the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader in this way are false, and the photo used in the posts is over a year old. Read
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World
Fake image of burning Burj Khalifa circulates online
An image showing people running away from a burning Burj Khalifa is AI. Read
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World
Video shows 2015 explosions in China, not Tel Aviv
A miscaptioned video has been shared on social media with claims it shows explosions in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Read
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Conflict
Video compilation includes faked clips of Israeli missile strikes on Iranian bases
A viral video featuring clips supposedly showing Israeli missiles hitting Iranian bases includes three clips that were probably made using artificial intelligence. Read
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Conflict
Keir Starmer did not say Hamas is entitled to apply for an embassy in London
The UK has recognised Palestinian statehood, and in September was in the process of establishing diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority, but Hamas is still a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. Read
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