Senior News and Online Journalist
Conflict
While there have been reports of Iranians forming human chains around major infrastructure, a widely shared image apparently showing the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was made with AI. Read
Conflict
A compilation video featuring old clips from Gaza and an earthquake in Turkey has been shared online with false claims it shows recent scenes in Israel. Read
Conflict
The US did sign and ratify the original four Geneva Conventions but didn’t ratify some later protocols. Read
Shopping
Sandy saw what looked like a real bargain from Wickes - and only realised it was bogus when she was alerted by her bank. Read
Culture & Society
Claims circulating on social media that Cadbury doesn’t use the word ‘Easter’ on its chocolate eggs are false. Read
Conflict
The video, which has been shared on social media with claims it shows Tel Aviv burning, is actually four years old. Read
Politics
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead. Read
Crime
An AI-generated image of the incident, which saw four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning, has been posted on social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A video shared on social media with claims about long queues at petrol stations in the UK actually shows scenes from Seville in Spain. Read
Health
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this. Read
