We do fact checks and explain news stories from around the world, so you can understand what’s happening globally.
World
Posts being shared on social media suggest a video shows a mass funeral taking place in Sudan, but the clip is almost certainly AI-generated. Read
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
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
Environment
A viral clip circulating online that seems to show the hurricane filmed from a plane was created using artificial intelligence. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho MP claimed the UK has the highest electricity prices in the world. Our fact check looks at what the official data shows. Read
World
The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false. Read
World
This figure appears to be based on an estimate of the total cost of rebuilding the territory, not the amount being committed by the UK. Read
World
Social media posts use a fake AP news report to claim that Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for a Nobel Prize. Read
Conflict
The clip was actually filmed in Tunisia in September 2025. Read
