United States
Image supposedly showing CNN graphic of Texas election results is fake
The broadcaster says the picture is “completely fabricated and manipulated”. Read
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Charlotte Green
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.
United States
Old Dublin image doesn’t show queue for New York Trump rally
A picture being shared on social media with the claim is actually from a 2011 visit to Ireland by then-US President Barack Obama, not Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden. Read
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Fake BBC article falsely claims Rachel Reeves has pledged to share ‘income from taxes’
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook. Read
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Video claimed to show Hurricane Milton predates storm
A clip being shared on social media of lightning dramatically striking the ground has been online since before Hurricane Milton made landfall. Read
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Image shows radar antennae not ‘weather control’ structure
A photo of two white domes is being shared with misleading captions implying it is connected to weather manipulation or geoengineering. Read
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Image supposedly showing Israeli soldiers taken prisoner by Hezbollah almost certainly AI-generated
A picture is being shared on social media with claims it shows IDF soldiers captured in Lebanon. Read
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Environment
Unusual clouds are not evidence Hurricane Milton was caused by HAARP
A number of posts on social media have falsely claimed that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program caused Hurricane Milton in the US. Read
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Video showing crowd drowning out Obama with ‘f*** Joe Biden’ chant is edited
A 2022 clip of a speech by the former US president has been circulating on social media with edited audio. Read
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Hurricane Milton video compilation includes old and unrelated footage
Three of the clips in a compilation being shared on social media are being falsely attributed to the impact of Hurricane Milton. Read
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Video does not show Kamala Harris adjusting ‘earphone earrings’ prior to presidential debate
Misleading posts have made false claims about the Democratic presidential nominee using a 2019 video clip. Read
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