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World
The AI generated picture has been circulating widely on social media alongside completely false claims the man pictured was a ‘crisis actor’ and never really injured. Read
World
Posts shared widely on social media have falsely claimed that the man who tackled one of the suspected gunmen was named ‘Edward Crabtree’. Read
Politics
Videos claiming that the Mayor of London has clashed with King Charles after the cancellation of an event has been viewed over 100,000 times on Facebook. Read
Politics
A widely shared video claims that under the government’s digital ID proposals, people will require one to live in the UK—but this isn’t correct. Read
Politics
Videos shared thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim the monarch has bypassed Parliament to stop Sir Sadiq Khan’s jurisdiction over the capital. Read
Environment
Videos shared on social media falsely claim the government is forcing farmers to reduce the numbers of livestock from November. Read
Environment
Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica. Read
Politics
Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim the government is introducing a 9pm cut-off for using your central heating, with people who breach it at risk of fines. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days. Read
Environment
A viral clip circulating online that seems to show the hurricane filmed from a plane was created using artificial intelligence. Read
