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An old video of a market fire in the UAE has been shared online with false claims it shows a “major strike” on an oil facility in Israel. fullfact.org/conflict/2020-m…
We’ve seen posts claiming to show footage of passengers clapping to music in the cabin after the reported attack on the Flydubai plane.
But the clip is over a year old and is unrelated to the recent incident.
Read more below
fullfact.org/world/old-video…
A video has been shared online showing the Australian Prime Minister collapsing face-first off of a platform.
But the clip has been generated with AI and appears to have originated from a parody account.
Read our fact check here 👇
fullfact.org/world/video-of-…
.@KemiBadenoch’s new booklet ‘The Right Way’ claims Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029.
But a Conservative government made the first of these extensions, and announced the second.
(Labour’s since extended it again, to 2030.)
fullfact.org/economy/kemi-ba…
Posts on social media last week claimed an explosion in Rotherham in which a man died was linked to an attempted terror attack.
But police say they’ve found no evidence of any crime, and counter terrorism police aren’t involved in the investigation.
fullfact.org/crime/death-man…
A post shared thousands of times supposedly shows Elon Musk warning us that billions of people could die by 2030 due to water shortages.
This is a deepfake made using AI to change what Mr Musk was saying in the original footage.
fullfact.org/environment/elo…
.@YvetteCooperMP appeared to tell last week’s Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform UK’s “only health policy” at the last election.
That’s not true. The party’s manifesto outlined a number of health policies.
fullfact.org/health/yvette-c…
A video compilation shared on social media with claims it shows US strikes on 140 targets in Iran earlier this year includes miscaptioned clips which are actually from Gaza and Lebanon as well as multiple fake scenes.
fullfact.org/conflict/video-…
A clip showing NATO soldiers has gone viral. Posts have suggested it is a new video released by NATO.
This isn't the case—the video is from 2024.
Our fact check below 👇 fullfact.org/conflict/nato-v…
The government and @Heidi_Labour claimed over 14.5m children used a free bus scheme this August.
That’s not correct. In fact, over 14.5m *journeys* were made (by far fewer children).
There are only about 7.5m children of the right age in England.
fullfact.org/economy/heidi-a…
In the aftermath of the Israel-bound flight where a pilot was stabbed, a video claims to show “terrifying footage” from the incident.
But both the audio and visuals are from other flights. Read more in our fact check 👇
fullfact.org/world/video-foo…
Is Labour’s promise to bring the railways back into public ownership on track? Great Western Railways and Avanti West Coast are expected to move over next, while six operators have already done so.
Our Government Tracker has more 🚂
fullfact.org/government-trac…
A clip showing NATO soldiers has gone viral. Posts have suggested it is a new video released by NATO.
This isn't the case—the video is from 2024.
Our fact check below 👇
fullfact.org/conflict/nato-v…
A video shared on social media appears to show a crowd of protesters carrying enormous UK and Palestinian flags.
But this isn’t real footage. The video was generated with AI.
fullfact.org/politics/video-…
Earlier this afternoon Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as PM.
We’ve looked at a few of the claims he made, including on:
💡 energy bills
🏘️ housing
🩺 hospital discharges
fullfact.org/politics/andy-b…
A video falsely claiming to show a long queue of Muslim women waiting to sign up for free childcare has been liked thousands of times on social media.
But the clip actually shows the women waiting in line for a modest clothing sale in Amsterdam.
fullfact.org/world/muslim-wo…
A video being shared online supposedly shows an “asylum seeker” saying he wants “more money and more freedom”, and isn’t happy with how he’s being treated in the UK.
But the clip is AI-generated.
Here’s how we know 👇
fullfact.org/immigration/AI-…
Viral posts claim Japan has passed ‘anti-Islam laws’ banning halal food, mosques, burqas and prayer calls.
This is false. Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom.
Here's what we found 👇
fullfact.org/world/Japan-ant…
We’ve seen posts online claiming that former Makerfield MP Josh Simons has been appointed as head of No 10’s policy unit.
This isn’t correct, though Mr Simons was linked to the role in some media reports earlier in the summer.
Our fact check 👇
fullfact.org/politics/claims…
