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Science & Technology
AI-generated false content now makes up nearly a quarter of everything we fact check, but how many of these pieces actually cause harm? Read
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Social media posts are being shared promoting conspiracy theories that the 1986 space shuttle crash was faked and that deceased crew members are out living secret lives. Read
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Multiple models gave us misinformation when we asked about fake content and false claims circulating online, both before and after we wrote about them. Read
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An image shared on Facebook claiming to show a total solar eclipse over Stonehenge is fake. The image was generated using AI tools and contains a SynthID watermark. Read
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Astronomy experts told Full Fact there are several clues that the clip is bogus, while SpaceX founder Elon Musk has also said it is not real. Read
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A viral picture claiming to show the moon's Orientale Basin photographed by the Artemis II crew isn’t genuine. It contains an AI watermark and does not match real NASA photos of the crater. Read
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The picture, which appears to depict Earth as seen from the window of the Orion spacecraft, has almost certainly been generated with AI. Read
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Recently, we received a community guidelines violation from TikTok on a video featuring practical advice on how to avoid misinformation related to conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the video was removed and is no longer accessible to viewers. Read
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Full Fact Full Fact sent written evidence and joined one of the stakeholder events to provide additional expert evidence. We are widely cited in the opinion, published today. Read
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Full Fact and our Spanish partners at Fundación Maldita.es have recently taken on the running of the MediaVault project, an important part of the plumbing that will ensure fact checkers … Read
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