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No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned
A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake. Read
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Fact checks, commentary and analysis of claims fully or partially generated by AI.
Image of fictional characters at the Turkey protests is AI-generated
Although there is genuine footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a picture showing Pikachu, Batman, Spiderman and the Joker running from police is not authentic. Read
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Viral image of Pikachu at Turkey protests is AI-generated
Although there is real footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a viral still image circulating on social media is not authentic. Read
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No evidence Duchess of Sussex has had another child
An image of Meghan holding a baby is being shared online with claims she’s had a third child, but there’s no evidence this is true and the image was almost certainly created with AI. Read
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Video of European leaders removing jackets in solidarity with Zelenskyy is AI
The image isn’t real. It is a still from a video that was created using artificial intelligence. Read
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Fake image of Mark Carney on beach with Ghislaine Maxwell recirculates
The fake picture has been reshared after Mr Carney became Prime Minister of Canada. Read
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Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model. Read
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A compilation video of Zelenskyy dancing includes clips that aren’t of him
One clip shows an Argentinian dancer while another has been edited using Artificial Intelligence. Read
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Video appearing to show BBC reporter caught on hot mic after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting has been edited
The clip appears to show the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent joking about the meeting while his mic was still switched on—but the audio has been faked. Read
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Image of Mark Carney on beach with Ghislaine Maxwell is fake
The photo has been shared online with posts claiming it shows the former governor of the Bank of England on Jeffery Epstein’s Island, but there are signs it was created using artificial intelligence. Read
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