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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.

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.

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.

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.

16 May 2025

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

CNN says the image is fabricated.

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.

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.

30 April 2025

Clip does not show Zelenskyy performing comedy routine for Putin

Two unrelated clips have been edited together to make it appear as if the Russian president was laughing in the audience.

30 April 2025

German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number

A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story.

30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

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AI-generated image of Air India crash shared online

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

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

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

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

Image showing new Pope with rappers is altered

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

Clip does not show Zelenskyy performing comedy routine for Putin

German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

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