Conflict
Compilation video shared of ‘US strikes on Iran’ includes fake and old footage from across the Middle East
The video features clips from Lebanon and Gaza as well as fake content. Read
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United States
We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
Health
False claims resurface that Covid vaccines tripled cancer and miscarriage rates
A false claim that Covid-19 vaccines caused a tripling of miscarriage and cancer rates, and a tenfold rise in neurological conditions has recirculated on social media.The video shows a clip … Read
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United States
Edited video of South Tower on 9/11 circulates again
An altered video of the South Tower attack is circulating again, implying no plane hit the building on 9/11. But the video has been edited to remove the plane. Read
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Science & Technology
No, the NASA astronauts killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster are not still alive
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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United States
Baseless 9/11 claim recirculates on 25th anniversary of the attacks
Posts suggesting that planes did not cause the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings continue to be shared online. This isn’t the case, according to official investigations and independent experts. Read
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Europe
Footage of Spanish football fans shared as Albanian protest
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain. Read
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United States
Is a viral clip of JFK disagreeing with Israeli policy real or AI?
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”. Read
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United States
Fake picture of Tommy Robinson with White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect shared online
A fake image which appears to show shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen with the British political activist Tommy Robinson has been shared online. Read
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Conflict
Old military exercise video shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships
A clip of a 2016 military exercise, which saw the US, Canada, Australia and South Korea sink the decommissioned USS Thach, has been shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships. Read
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Conflict
Video shows 2020 incident in Syria, not a recent Iranian attack on a US Black Hawk helicopter
An old video of a helicopter on fire in Syria is circulating online with false claims it shows an American Black Hawk being shot down. Read
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