Video of Hamas fighters is not recent
The footage is being shared with reference to the Gaza ceasefire deal, but is actually more than 17 years old. Read
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Sian Bayley
Senior News and Online Journalist
Sian joined Full Fact in April 2024 as senior news and online journalist. Prior to that she was news editor at The Bookseller magazine. She has previously worked for the Local Democracy Reporting Service and the Evening Standard.
GoPro footage shows firefighter in Chile, not LA
The video was originally posted in November 2024 and is unrelated to the recent wildfires in LA. Read
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Plane crash video not linked to fires in LA
The footage actually shows a plane that crashed in Chile in January 2024. Read
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Video of fire surrounding the Hollywood sign isn’t real
Full Fact traced the video back to an account which creates “original music, graphics, and video scenes”. Read
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Video showing drones spraying liquid is not recent
The clip has been online since at least 2022 and was likely filmed in China. Read
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Video of ‘UFO’ in Germany is CGI
The video has been circulating since at least 2021 and has previously been debunked. Read
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Picture of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags is AI-generated
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire". Read
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Video of ‘car-sized drone in Las Vegas’ is digitally created
The original poster says the video is “created digitally” in the caption. Read
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Picture does not show Donald Trump with an image of Theodor Herzl in his office
The picture was taken in the New York Times offices in 2016. Read
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Picture of Bashar al-Assad with Tucker Carlson in Moscow almost certainly AI-generated
The image appears to have been created using Grok—Elon Musk’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot. Read
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