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For 10 weeks, we asked five AI chatbots the same questions every day. None repeated the core misinformation they were tested on, but they reported proposals as law, quoted outdated figures and gave different answers on different days. Our first report: fullfact.org/ai-benchmark...
A video of a woman being dragged away by uniformed men has been shared with the false claim that it shows forced military conscription in Ukraine. This isn’t the case—the clip actually shows a scene from an environmental protest in Kyiv. This is how we know 👇 fullfact.org/conflict/vid...
A compilation video claiming to show clips of President Zelenskyy belly dancing has been shared online again and includes AI deepfakes.
Compilation video of Zelenskyy belly dancing includes AI deepfakes – Full Fact
Although one of the clips comes from Mr Zelenskyy’s career as a comic actor, the other two videos aren’t of him.
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A dramatic video of an aeroplane being hit by a missile and exploding has been widely shared online with claims it shows a recent attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But the video isn’t real. It was made with AI. fullfact.org/conflict/ai-...
A fake image supposedly showing a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park is circulating online. A man died as a result of the incident, and police asked people not to share footage of the attack - but this image isn’t real and was made with AI.
Fake image of wildlife park tiger attack circulates online – Full Fact
An image widely shared on social media after a man was killed by a tiger is not genuine and was created using AI.
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Home Office minister Jo White claimed yesterday that the number of hotels housing asylum seekers “has fallen from 400 when we came into power to fewer than 160.” That’s not correct. The number of hotels in use when Labour took office was 213.
Minister repeats incorrect claim about Labour’s asylum hotels record – Full Fact
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1/ For 10 weeks, our fact checkers and data scientists asked five leading AI chatbots the same 22 questions every day: Gemini 3.1, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek and Claude. None repeated the core misinformation they were tested on. But we found several points of failure 🧵
Labour MP Oliver Ryan claimed on X that there were “0” small boat crossings before Brexit. This isn’t true. There’s plenty of evidence of small boat crossings both before the referendum and before the UK actually left the EU.
Small boat crossings predate Brexit – Full Fact
Labour MP Oliver Ryan claimed that “there were 0 boats before Brexit”. This isn’t true.
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Videos shared with claims they show the Riyadh airport attacks are spreading online. Although there’s lots of genuine footage, one clip is AI-generated and another is an old video filmed in Dubai airport. Check before you share 👇
Old and fake videos shared as Riyadh airport attacks – Full Fact
AI-generated footage and an old video of Dubai airport have been shared online alongside claims they show the recent attacks on Riyadh airport.
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A viral clip is an edited version of a real Barack Obama speech to make it look like he said ordinary people “are too small-minded to govern their own affairs”. He was actually speaking about an alternative vision of power threatening democratic ideals.
Viral clip edited to misrepresent Obama’s views on democratic ideals – Full Fact
A viral video splices together clips to change the meaning of a real speech made by former American President Barack Obama.
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In Parliament yesterday work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden twice claimed the current employment rate is higher than in every year but one under the Conservatives. That’s not correct, according to ONS data. Our fact check has the figures.
How does the employment rate under Labour compare to the Conservative years? – Full Fact
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden’s claim that the current employment rate is higher than in “every year but one” under the Conservatives isn’t correct, according to ONS data.
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Another day, another deepfake. This time it's Bill Gates who appears to warn that a billion people will die due to water shortages. The clip was edited using AI to make it look like Mr Gates discussed water shortages during a CNBC interview when he didn’t.
Clip of Bill Gates discussing water shortages and ‘mass mortality event’ is a deepfake – Full Fact
A viral video uses AI to falsely claim Bill Gates said one billion people will die by 2027 due to water shortages.
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A video of a funeral procession scattering with the ‘corpse’ running away is circulating again with suggestions it shows Gaza. But the video has been online since March 2020 and was reportedly filmed in Jordan.
Early pandemic staged funeral procession video wrongly linked to Gaza – Full Fact
A ‘corpse’ that leaps up and runs as sirens sound was part of a staged funeral procession filmed in 2020, reportedly in Jordan.
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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/202...
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.
Old video of Israeli basketball player on plane shared with false claims it shows Flydubai attack aftermath – Full Fact
The footage has been online for over a year and is completely unrelated to the recent Dubai to Tel Aviv flight.
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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-...
Kemi Badenoch’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.)
The Conservatives - not Labour - extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 – Full Fact
Kemi Badenoch’s new party booklet says Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029, but a Conservative government made the first of those extensions, and announced the second.
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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.
No evidence death of man in Rotherham explosion is linked to an ‘attempted terror attack’ – Full Fact
South Yorkshire Police say no evidence of any crime has been uncovered and counter terrorism police are not involved in the investigation.
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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.
Video of Elon Musk warning of water shortage deaths is a deepfake – Full Fact
A viral video uses AI to make it look like Elon Musk recently said over a billion people could die by 2030 due to water shortages.
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Yvette Cooper 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.
Reform did not have only one health policy in the 2024 election – Full Fact
The health secretary appeared to tell the Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform’s only health policy at the last election, but there were several in its manifesto.
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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.
Compilation video shared of ‘US strikes on Iran’ includes fake and old footage from across the Middle East – Full Fact
The video features clips from Lebanon and Gaza as well as fake content.
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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 👇
Viral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’ – Full Fact
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.
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A video supposedly showing a BBC News report linking an Indian passenger to an attack on a Flydubai flight where a pilot was stabbed is a deepfake. Our fact check 👇 fullfact.org/world/flydub...
The government and Heidi Alexander 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.
Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme – Full Fact
A figure quoted by the Department for Transport and transport secretary counts journeys, not children. Only about 7.5 million children in England are the right age.
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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 👇
Video of Flydubai plane isn’t from Israel flight attack incident – Full Fact
A video claiming to show footage from the Flydubai flight where a pilot was reportedly stabbed combines visuals of a different flight flying over Dubai with audio from a 2022 turbulence video.
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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 🚂
Has the government brought the railways into public ownership? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to bring Britain’s railways into public ownership.
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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 👇
Viral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’ – Full Fact
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.
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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.
Video of huge pro-Palestine rally in the UK is AI-generated – Full Fact
A video appears to show a large UK march for Palestine. It's fake. Both the audio and visuals carry Google's SynthID watermark.
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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.
Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare – Full Fact
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare.
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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
Andy Burnham's first Labour Party conference speech as PM: fact checked – Full Fact
We’ve taken a look at a few of the claims made by the Prime Minister during his keynote speech in Liverpool.
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