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Politics
Posts on Facebook have falsely claimed that the MP was ordered out of the chamber by the Speaker for comments she made about the funding for “Soldier F’s” defence. Read
Crime
In the wake of the arrest of the former prince on Thursday morning, AI-generated pictures depicting him being led away by police officers have been circulating on social media. Read
Politics
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI. Read
Conflict
Captions shared with footage of a bomb being dropped above a cave misleadingly imply it shows Iran deploying its own version of these munitions. Read
Politics
A number of details in the picture, which has been circulating widely on social media, suggest it isn’t genuine - and Reform UK has said it is “completely fake”. Read
Politics
The bins are specifically for residents and businesses and require a special fob, not a payment card, to access. Read
Politics
Multiple posts on social media have falsely claimed that a former parliamentary candidate, Melissa Poulton, was chosen as the Green candidate in Gorton and Denton. Read
United States
A still image which has been taken from a real video of the shooting of Alex Pretti has been enhanced with artificial intelligence, resulting in an agent kneeling on the ground missing a head. Read
Politics
Unevidenced posts claiming that the Deputy Prime Minister said people were thousands of pounds richer since the July 2024 election have been circulating widely online. Read
Conflict
A video of a woman in Canada lighting a cigarette from a burning portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei has been shared with false claims it was filmed in Iran amid widespread protests across the country. Read
