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Picture of Donald Trump with teenage girl isn’t real
The image, which has been shared by accounts in the UK, has several hallmarks of being created by artificial intelligence. Read
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Health
John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm
Over the years, we’ve checked a number of false and misleading claims about statins. Read
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World
Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash
Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year. Read
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United States
No evidence Donald Trump called Elon Musk ‘mediocre’ on Truth Social
A screenshot supposedly showing a post from the US president about Mr Musk has been shared on social media, but the White House says it’s “fake”. Read
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Politics
Child poverty and the two-child benefit limit: explained
Our explainer looks at the different ways child poverty is measured, and the impact of the two-child benefit limit. Read
Analysis
Conflict
Image doesn’t show ‘Israeli pilot captured in Iran’
A picture of the first female pilot in the Chilean navy has been shared with misleading claims she is an Israeli pilot captured in Iran. Read
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Politics
Labour MP did not say victims of grooming gangs should ‘shut their mouths’
A post re-circulating on Facebook appears to be based on something that Naz Shah reposted from a parody account then quickly deleted in 2017—she has said the sharing of the post was a “genuine accident”. Read
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Conflict
Old Iran protest video shared with false claims it shows recent unrest
A 2017 video of protests in Iran is being shared on social media with misleading claims that it shows recent anti-regime unrest linked to the Israel-Iran conflict. Read
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Conflict
Israel-Iran misinformation is circulating online - what to watch out for
AI-generated and miscaptioned footage and images are being shared widely on social media as the conflict continues. Read
Analysis
Politics
Did inflation drop last month? Well, it’s complicated…
New figures show inflation in May was 3.4%—but an error with the figures for April has resulted in a few conflicting news reports this morning. Read
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