Culture & Society
Video claiming to show Meghan being arrested is AI
The footage, which has been viewed more than 280,000 times on Facebook, contains distinct visual glitches that are hallmarks of AI creation. Read
News & Online Journalist
Charlotte joined Full Fact in November 2023 as a news & online journalist from her role as a Local Democracy Reporter at the Manchester Evening News.
She was previously a senior news reporter with the Manchester Evening News, Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer titles.
Culture & Society
The footage, which has been viewed more than 280,000 times on Facebook, contains distinct visual glitches that are hallmarks of AI creation. Read
Culture & Society
The images, which are claimed to be from the state banquet in July, do not match real photographs of the event which hosted French president Emmanuel Macron. Read
Shopping
Posts offering free dinners to mark 40 years of the restaurant chain have been circulating on Facebook—but they are not legitimate. Read
Conflict
Posts on social media have made misleading claims about the death of Emma Witters. Read
United States
The clips do not show flooding in the US city of Brenham, but are actually from various locations including India, France and Spain. Read
Culture & Society
There’s no evidence for claims it was to not “offend” the festival’s crowd—the RAF says it’s because the planes were repositioning between bases. Read
Science & Technology
A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this. Read
Culture & Society
An apparent screenshot from a website with a description stating haggis is a traditional Israeli pudding has been shared online. But it’s satire. Read
Politics
An inaccurate video which claims Sadiq Khan has announced a proposal to build council housing specifically for Muslims in London is circulating online again. Read
World
The likely deepfake video which appears to show Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s interim president, making a speech in English has been viewed 13 million times. Read