World
Video shared with claims it shows a large ‘pro-Palestine’ demo in Japan is AI
The video is circulating widely online with claims it shows a huge protest “for Palestine”—but it isn’t real. Read
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World
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United States
Image of European leaders waiting in White House corridor isn’t real
A picture that appears to show the French president and other European politicians waiting to speak to Donald Trump offers a number of clues that it was made using AI. Read
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Hoaxes
Was a marine animal trainer called ‘Jessica Radcliffe’ killed by an orca?
This claim has been shared on social media recently, but there’s no evidence such an attack actually happened, and many images and videos supposedly showing the incident were created with AI. Read
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United States
President Trump has not passed executive order explicitly stopping green card holders leaving or entering US
A viral video has falsely claimed that from 25 June, lawful permanent residents are not allowed to leave or enter the United States. Read
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World
Viral video does not show whales beached in Russia the day before recent earthquake
Social media posts share old footage of whales beaching, with the claim it was the day before an earthquake earlier this week. Read
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World
Video circulating amid Pacific tsunami evacuations is from 2017
A clip of a huge wave hitting a beach has been shared following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia—but this is old footage and not related to current warnings. Read
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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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World
Old video of mosque fire in Indonesia shared as recent incident in Barcelona
The footage is circulating with claims it shows a mosque set on fire in Spain. Read
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Sport
Footage of 2023 car accident in US falsely shared as Diogo Jota crash
A Facebook post shares footage of a white vehicle crashing, but this is not related to the fatal accident killing the Liverpool forward and his brother, contrary to a claim online. Read
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World
Old easyJet video shared as ‘last moment’ before Air India crash
The video dates back to at least March 2020. Read
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