Zelenskyy belly dancing video is a deepfake
An unaltered version of the video shows that the person dancing is not the Ukrainian President, whose face has been digitally added using AI. Read
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Video does not show bulldozer driving over injured at Gaza hospital
The footage being shared on social media is from Egypt in 2013 when bulldozers were used to disperse protesters supporting the ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Read
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Video does not show capture of Israeli submarine in Red Sea
The footage actually shows a suspected drug smuggling vessel being stopped by the US Coast Guard in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2019. Read
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Video shows 2011 tsunami in Japan, not recent events
The footage is being shared across social media with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake. Read
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How many asylum seekers can the government’s Rwanda scheme take?
A figure from the Court of Appeal quoted by Sir Keir Starmer appears to be out of date, and refer to the scheme’s initial capacity rather than the total number it may take. But exact capacity figures Read
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Video does not show IDF destroying Hamas tunnels
The clip circulating on social media likely shows the dismantling of a tile chimney liner, not a tunnel in Gaza. Read
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Video of vehicle driving ‘through crowd of Palestine protesters’ actually from 2020 Black Lives Matter march
Footage shared on social media of a vehicle driving through a crowd of protesters is unrelated to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Read
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Headline about Israelis selling shares ahead of 7 October attack is fake
Contrary to a screenshot circulating on social media, an Israeli newspaper did not publish a headline claiming Israelis made millions shorting shares ahead of the 7 October attacks. Read
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Government website wrong on how to vote in mayoral elections
Since May 2023, mayoral elections in England have used the ‘First Past the Post’ system, rather than the ‘Supplementary Vote’. Read
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Hansard updates fuel poverty figure in PMQs transcript after Full Fact intervention
The parliamentary record initially reported Labour MP Mary Glindon as saying 30% of North Tynesiders are in fuel poverty, when she says she was misheard and actually said 13%. Read
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