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The clip, which has circulated previously following other natural disasters, was probably generated using Artificial Intelligence. Read
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The footage, which shows a large group of women in niqabs, has been incorrectly claimed to show the UK. Read
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Footage of veiled women was being shared with claims it was filmed in London. We delve into how we tracked down the real location in Indonesia. Read
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Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, who was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike, was Prime Minister of the Houthi rebels, which controls part of Yemen, but is not the country’s internationally-recognised government. Read
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The Times, Mirror and others have now removed the images after Full Fact got in contact. Read
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Press release from Tuesday 11 February 2025. Full Fact responds to the diplomatic declaration by the international AI Action Summit in Paris . Read
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Several of the clips in a compilation circulating online have previously been shared with claims they showed floods in Texas Read
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Viral posts use Libyan photos to make claims about life for minorities in Gaza. Read
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This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this list being shared online, and the UN has previously confirmed to Full Fact it isn’t real. Read
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The creator of a video shared widely on social media has said it is a “fictional dramatisation” and we’ve found no evidence Mr Putin actually made these comments. Read
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