Plane crash video not linked to fires in LA
The footage actually shows a plane that crashed in Chile in January 2024. Read
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Video of fire surrounding the Hollywood sign isn’t real
Full Fact traced the video back to an account which creates “original music, graphics, and video scenes”. Read
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Was David Lammy right to claim 45,000 Russian troops died in November?
The figure given by the foreign secretary actually appears to refer to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Defence for the number who were either killed or wounded. Read
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Keir Starmer video calling some Savile claims ‘slightly frivolous’ is deepfake
A video is being shared on social media with claims it supposedly shows Mr Starmer saying some claims in the Jimmy Savile investigation were “slightly frivolous”. Read
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Video of church being attacked in West Bank not from Christmas 2024
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident. Read
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Business rates relief rules for private schools haven’t changed yet
The government intends to remove charitable business rates relief for English private schools from April. Read
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Picture of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags is AI-generated
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire". Read
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Video shows ruins in Syria not Gaza
An aerial clip of destroyed buildings is being shared with false claims it depicts Gaza, when it is actually of a town in Damascus. Read
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Picture of Bashar al-Assad with Tucker Carlson in Moscow almost certainly AI-generated
The image appears to have been created using Grok—Elon Musk’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot. Read
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Video of ‘actor in Gaza limping on the wrong foot’ is from comedy skit filmed in Iraq
The video is unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East. Read
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