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Immigration
Videos supposedly showing members of the public talking about their views on immigration aren’t real—they’ve been generated using AI. Read
Culture & Society
A video that appears to show police officers loading a mannequin into a van is from a protest in November 2025 against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action, and has nothing to do with the Pakistani community. Read
Crime
A video of a 17-year-old being detained by police has been shared with false claims that he died. Read
Immigration
A video circulating on Facebook which appears to show a navy officer saying small boat crossings are a violation of sovereignty isn’t real. It’s been generated with AI. Read
Health
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared the profession’s reaction to social media with its reaction to smoking. It didn’t say both were equally harmful. Read
Shopping
Posts on Facebook have claimed that SEA LIFE London Aquarium is “offering an exciting Young Explorer Kit” to people who fill in a “short survey”.But a spokesperson confirmed to Full … Read
Crime
A viral image supposedly showing a group of Thai police officers after an undercover sting was actually edited using AI. Read
Politics
Our tracker’s monitoring Labour’s delivery of its pledges. In the week the PM announced his resignation, here’s what it tells us about some of Labour’s most prominent promises. Read
Culture & Society
The video, which claims to depict massive crowds that have ‘shut down London’ with a march demanding halal food standards, has hundreds of comments from people who mistakenly believe it to be real. Read
World
A picture is circulating on social media with false claims it shows a traffic jam of cars trying to leave Russian-annexed Crimea over fuel shortages. But it’s actually from Armenia. Read
