World
Video supposedly showing BBC News linking Indian passenger to Flydubai attack is a deepfake
The BBC has confirmed to Full Fact that the footage isn’t real. Read
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Social media
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World
Video of Flydubai plane isn’t from Israel flight attack incident
A video claiming to show footage from the Flydubai flight where a pilot was reportedly stabbed combines visuals of a different flight flying over Dubai with audio from a 2022 turbulence video. Read
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Politics
Video of huge pro-Palestine rally in the UK is AI-generated
A video appears to show a large UK march for Palestine. It's fake. Both the audio and visuals carry Google's SynthID watermark. Read
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Conflict
Viral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. Read
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World
Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare. Read
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Politics
Old video of crowd running through streets of Sheffield shared as if recent
A video filmed in Sheffield in August 2024 has been reshared online with misleading claims it shows an event in September 2026. Read
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Conflict
Video compilation includes fake video of crying Ukrainian soldier
A compilation video shared on Facebook repeats a fake clip of a young Ukrainian soldier crying. We have only fact checked this clip, which appears at the start.The beginning of … Read
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Health
There’s still no evidence that wearing sunglasses causes cancer
A video shared on Facebook claims that wearing sunglasses causes cancer. But there’s no evidence for this.The video includes a clip of Andreas Moritz, a “medical intuitive” who reportedly died … Read
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Immigration
Video of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated
A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools. Read
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World
No, Japan has not introduced 'anti-Islam' laws
Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Read
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