United States
Image supposedly showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on private jet isn’t real
The fake image has been circulating since at least May 2023. Read
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Social media
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World
AI-generated images of people throwing bottles of food in the sea towards Gaza shared online
There have been genuine reports of Egyptians doing this, but the images in these posts aren’t real and were made using AI. Read
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Immigration
Video doesn’t show dog being cooked by immigrants in Dublin
Footage is being shared again on Facebook with misleading captions implying it depicts a dog being barbecued in the Irish capital. It is actually a pig. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers living in hotels do not receive £70 a week
Thousands of people have viewed a video supposedly featuring a former ‘migrant hotel employee’, who makes a number of incorrect claims about what government support asylum seekers receive. Read
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Shopping
Aldi is not giving away £40 food boxes on Facebook
Aldi has confirmed that this is not a genuine promotion. Read
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Politics
Fake Yvette Cooper Guardian article circulates online
The home secretary did not write a column headlined: “If you suspect a family member, a neighbour, a friend or a work colleague of being Far-Right please inform the police immediately”. Read
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Politics
Going abroad four times a year won’t flag you to HMRC for ‘enhanced customs monitoring’ from August
Posts circulating on social media claim the new system will track UK residents who leave the country more than three times within a 12 month period. But no such system exists. Read
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Politics
Picture doesn’t show Theresa May, Ursula von der Leyen and Angela Merkel together as teenagers
While the photo does show Mrs Merkel as a teenager, it does not show Baroness May or the president of the European Commission. Read
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Culture & Society
Video claiming to show Meghan being arrested is AI
The footage, which has been viewed more than 280,000 times on Facebook, contains distinct visual glitches that are hallmarks of AI creation. Read
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United States
Viral video compilation of Texas floods is AI
Some clips feature people suddenly appearing or disappearing, a clue the compilation has been made using AI. Read
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