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We do fact checks and explain news stories from around the world, so you can understand what’s happening globally.

28 May 2025

Video clips do not show China airdropping aid into Gaza during recent Israel aid blockade

Footage circulating now has been online since at least April 2024, and there’s no evidence that it shows a Chinese air drop, or that China has delivered aid via air recently.

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A Chinese flag flying on a flagpole.
27 May 2025

Video of Donald Trump talking about India and Pakistan is a deepfake

The video, which has been viewed over 344,000 times on Facebook, has been altered with artificial intelligence.

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President Donald Trump speaking at a lectern with a microphone.
20 May 2025

No evidence Pope Leo XIV said being called woke is the gospel

A quote attributed to the new Pope is circulating widely online, but we could find no evidence he actually said this.

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Pope Leo XIV speaking into a microphone
16 May 2025

Fake CNN graphic comparing India and Pakistan’s conflict statistics circulates online

CNN says the image is fabricated.

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The outside of the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US with the CNN logo displayed.
16 May 2025

Image showing new Pope with rappers is altered

The picture is actually a composite, in which an image of the new Pope has been added to a photograph from 2020.

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Pope Leo XIV on the balcony above St Peter’s Square.
13 May 2025

Clip of 2023 fire falsely shared as Indian missile attack on Pakistani airbase

The clip shows a fire near Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase in December 2023.

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Pakistan and India flags
12 May 2025

Old video doesn’t show UK protests following Indian strikes on Pakistan

The footage was filmed on Manchester’s Curry Mile, and has been circulating online since at least August 2024.

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Pakistani flag in the air
7 May 2025

Picture shows 2024 plane crash not Indian jet downed by Pakistan

The image of a burning plane has been shared alongside claims that Pakistan has shot down Indian fighter jets.

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India flag resized
7 May 2025

Old video shared with caption claiming it shows Indian missile strikes on Pakistan

The video dates back to at least October 2023 and is unrelated to the recent conflict.

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Neelum River, Kashmir, Pakistan
30 April 2025

No evidence Namibia is ‘deporting 500 Americans’

The Namibian government has strongly denied a claim circulating on social media.

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