Image of plane landing near explosion is AI
The image is being shared on social media with claims it shows a plane landing at Beirut International Airport during Israeli airstrikes. Read
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Evie Townend
News & Online Journalist
Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.
United States
Clip of Kamala Harris appearing to call President Biden ‘unstable’ has been edited
A social media clip has been edited to seem as if Ms Harris said Mr Biden is “unstable”, when her remarks were actually about Donald Trump. Read
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Video of house flooding is from New Jersey in 2021, not recent scenes in Florida
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Read
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Old footage of deer running from wildfire is recirculating online
The clip has been shared on social media with false claims it shows recent scenes from a wildfire in the US state of Wyoming. Read
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Footage shows ‘twin tornadoes’ in Nebraska in 2014, not recent scenes in Florida
Thousands have shared the miscaptioned clip on social media and the Mirror has also published a screenshot of the footage in an article, claiming it shows recent events in Florida. Read
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Prime Minister has not said UK will ‘boycott diplomatic relations’ with Israel
Thousands of people have shared a post falsely claiming Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “boycott all diplomatic relations” with Israel due to the war in Gaza. Read
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Video doesn’t show crowds at Israeli airport fleeing the country
Social media posts claim a video shows thousands of people at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel fleeing the country, but it was actually filmed in Athens. Read
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Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel
Multiple buses are ablaze in footage circulating on social media with claims it shows recent scenes in Tel Aviv. Read
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Video does not show Benjamin Netanyahu running to bunker
An old clip of Mr Netanyahu running to vote in parliament has been shared with claims it shows him running to a bunker amid recent attacks on Israel. Read
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Photo of Kim Jong Un with Huawei phone has been edited
A viral photo on social media appears to show North Korea’s Supreme Leader using a new ‘trifold’ smartphone, but it has been edited. Read
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