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19 June 2025

Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash

Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year.

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A runway at London Heathrow Airport
18 June 2025

Israel-Iran misinformation is circulating online - what to watch out for

AI-generated and miscaptioned footage and images are being shared widely on social media as the conflict continues.

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Onlookers stand in front of a crater at the impact site of an Iranian missile at a bus depot in Herzliya near Tel Aviv on 17 June 2025.
17 June 2025

Video of smoke-filled cabin is from 2020 Ryanair incident not recent Air India crash

Social media users have been sharing the clip with captions claiming it shows the moment before the crash in Ahmedabad, India, but it is old and unrelated footage.

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The inside of a Ryanair aeroplane cabin.
13 June 2025

AI-generated image of Air India crash shared online

A picture which appears to be of the recent Air India plane crash has been circulating online, but experts say it has been generated by artificial intelligence.

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The Indian national flag.
10 June 2025

Old video shared with claims it shows recent US anti-immigration enforcement protests

The footage actually dates back to May 2020 when protests erupted in LA after the killing of George Floyd.

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Los Angeles skyline at sunset
29 May 2025

Video does not show ‘Great British National Strike’ protest in London

The clip, which has been circulating on several social media platforms, actually shows a separate demonstration held last summer.

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A view of the London Eye, the Thames river and Parliament.
20 May 2025

No evidence Pope Leo XIV said being called woke is the gospel

A quote attributed to the new Pope is circulating widely online, but we could find no evidence he actually said this.

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Pope Leo XIV speaking into a microphone
16 May 2025

Fake CNN graphic comparing India and Pakistan’s conflict statistics circulates online

CNN says the image is fabricated.

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The outside of the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US with the CNN logo displayed.
16 May 2025

Image showing new Pope with rappers is altered

The picture is actually a composite, in which an image of the new Pope has been added to a photograph from 2020.

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Pope Leo XIV on the balcony above St Peter’s Square.
2 May 2025

Video of several large Palestinian flags is not from Pope’s funeral

The footage dates back to December 2023.

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