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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
Conflict
A viral video shared with claims it shows anti-government protests in Tehran actually shows clashes following a rap concert in Thessaloniki in November 2025. Read
Immigration
A clip shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it shows an asylum seeker filming their new accommodation was actually posted by a property investor marketing a house up for sale. Read
Politics
A fake transcript claiming to show a heated interview between Nigel Farage and Laura Kuenssberg is circulating on Facebook. The BBC confirmed this didn’t happen, and the pictures of it are AI-generated. Read
Politics
A widely shared clip seems to show a question about why Israel’s PM cannot be captured and brought to court in a similar manner to the Venezuelan leader. But the footage isn’t real. Read
Immigration
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers. Read
World
The video has been shared with incorrect captions claiming it took place after the mass shooting in Sydney in December, but it has been online since June. Read
Politics
The claim, which has been circulating since the spring of this year, confuses entire departmental expenses with that of Mr Lammy’s personal expenses. Read
World
A video shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer, but is AI-generated and not genuine. Read
