We do fact checks and explain news stories from around the world, so you can understand what’s happening globally.
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
World
There is no evidence the French President said this. Read
World
The clip, which has circulated previously following other natural disasters, was probably generated using Artificial Intelligence. Read
World
The footage, which shows a large group of women in niqabs, has been incorrectly claimed to show the UK. Read
World
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
