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25 June 2025

What do we know about the Israel-Iran ceasefire timeline, and what happens next?

A ceasefire between Iran and Israel announced by US President Donald Trump on Monday evening appears to be holding, despite confusion over the details, and with both sides initially having …

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23 June 2025

Fake ‘Grauniad’ grooming gangs column shared as if real on Facebook

A screenshot originally shared by a parody account has been shared on Facebook by several people who appear to believe it is real.

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A phone showing the Facebook homepage
23 June 2025

Video does not show Iran attack on Ben Gurion airport

A clip is circulating on social media with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on the airport in Tel Aviv.

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A view of Haifa Shrine and the city’s port.
19 June 2025

Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash

Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year.

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A runway at London Heathrow Airport
18 June 2025

Israel-Iran misinformation is circulating online - what to watch out for

AI-generated and miscaptioned footage and images are being shared widely on social media as the conflict continues.

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Onlookers stand in front of a crater at the impact site of an Iranian missile at a bus depot in Herzliya near Tel Aviv on 17 June 2025.
17 June 2025

Video of smoke-filled cabin is from 2020 Ryanair incident not recent Air India crash

Social media users have been sharing the clip with captions claiming it shows the moment before the crash in Ahmedabad, India, but it is old and unrelated footage.

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The inside of a Ryanair aeroplane cabin.
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.

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The Indian national flag.
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.

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Los Angeles skyline at sunset
10 June 2025

Spending Review 2025: fact checked

We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons during the 2025 Spending Review
30 May 2025

Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it.

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Richard Tice MP the Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness and Deputy Leader of Reform UK

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