World
Fake image of burning Burj Khalifa circulates online
An image showing people running away from a burning Burj Khalifa is AI. Read
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Middle East conflict
Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
World
Video shows 2015 explosions in China, not Tel Aviv
A miscaptioned video has been shared on social media with claims it shows explosions in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Read
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Conflict
Video compilation includes faked clips of Israeli missile strikes on Iranian bases
A viral video featuring clips supposedly showing Israeli missiles hitting Iranian bases includes three clips that were probably made using artificial intelligence. Read
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Conflict
Keir Starmer did not say Hamas is entitled to apply for an embassy in London
The UK has recognised Palestinian statehood, and in September was in the process of establishing diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority, but Hamas is still a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. Read
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World
Yemen’s internationally-recognised Prime Minister has not been killed
Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, who was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike, was Prime Minister of the Houthi rebels, which controls part of Yemen, but is not the country’s internationally-recognised government. Read
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Conflict
No Israeli officer has been arrested in the Netherlands for war crimes
Social media posts are sharing a photo from a 2016 Daily Mail article about Newcastle with the implication it shows the officer being “hauled in” by Dutch police. Read
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Conflict
Firework video clips do not show ceasefire celebrations in Tehran
We matched all but one of the clips to Nagaoka in Japan. Read
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Conflict
Video of motorcycle fire in China shared as Iranian attack on Tel Aviv
The footage showing flames and thick smoke has been shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack like ‘Tel Aviv has never seen’. Read
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Conflict
‘Tel Aviv’ missiles image almost certainly AI, contrary to online claims
Full Fact has traced the image to a digital creator, and Google reverse image search says it was “Made with Google AI”. Read
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Conflict
Video does not show Iran attack on Ben Gurion airport
A clip is circulating on social media with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on the airport in Tel Aviv. Read
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