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Politics
A number of details in the picture, which has been circulating widely on social media, suggest it isn’t genuine - and Reform UK has said it is “completely fake”. Read
Politics
The bins are specifically for residents and businesses and require a special fob, not a payment card, to access. Read
Politics
Multiple posts on social media have falsely claimed that a former parliamentary candidate, Melissa Poulton, was chosen as the Green candidate in Gorton and Denton. Read
United States
A still image which has been taken from a real video of the shooting of Alex Pretti has been enhanced with artificial intelligence, resulting in an agent kneeling on the ground missing a head. Read
World
With the US relationship with NATO top of the news agenda, and lots of claims about defence spending circulating, we look at the numbers. Read
Politics
Unevidenced posts claiming that the Deputy Prime Minister said people were thousands of pounds richer since the July 2024 election have been circulating widely online. Read
Conflict
A video of a woman in Canada lighting a cigarette from a burning portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei has been shared with false claims it was filmed in Iran amid widespread protests across the country. Read
Conflict
A viral video shared with claims it shows anti-government protests in Tehran actually shows clashes following a rap concert in Thessaloniki in November 2025. Read
Immigration
A clip shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it shows an asylum seeker filming their new accommodation was actually posted by a property investor marketing a house up for sale. Read
Politics
A fake transcript claiming to show a heated interview between Nigel Farage and Laura Kuenssberg is circulating on Facebook. The BBC confirmed this didn’t happen, and the pictures of it are AI-generated. Read
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