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World
An image being shared on social media with claims it shows a destroyed window on a Ryanair flight is an AI-generated fake, not a genuine photograph of the incident. Read
Politics
An image which appears to be a statement from City of York Council warning that residents “experience” flags as “racist” and “exclusionary” appears to have been faked. Read
Culture & Society
A viral video showing a security guard asking a woman in a niqab to leave a Tesco store isn’t genuine footage. Tesco confirmed this is not real store policy. Read
Crime
An image of a fake Glasgow City Council poster warning about “reports of sexual assaults” is not genuine. Read
Sport
Claims being shared online that the England captain stated he will not wear the LGBT rainbow symbol in upcoming matches are false. Read
Crime
The Ministry of Justice confirmed that Varley, who was sentenced to life for the murder and sexual abuse of the baby boy he was adopting, hasn’t been attacked in prison as claimed on social media. Read
Environment
Social media posts claim the earthquakes in Venezuela were engineered by HAARP, a research experiment often subject to misinformation. But experts say HAARP cannot create such natural disasters. Read
Politics
This figure refers to the Ministry of Defence’s total budget for the period of the Spending Review, and does not refer to year-on-year increases to this budget. Read
Crime
A video of a 17-year-old being detained by police has been shared with false claims that he died. Read
Immigration
A video circulating on Facebook which appears to show a navy officer saying small boat crossings are a violation of sovereignty isn’t real. It’s been generated with AI. Read
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