Paul Myers
@paulmyersbbc.bsky.social
Journalist @ BBC News Investigations and BBC Verify.
Queen World Cup final! Vote Bohemian Rhapsody
Richard Irvine-Brown@richib.bsky.social · 10mo agoQUEEN WORLD CUP #QueenWorldCup FINAL THREAD 1/x OK, here we go. We have had 1,753 votes in this tournament so far and they have sorted all the Queen songs 12 of my friends and I could think of to a last pair. Let's step onto the stage at the Hammersmith Apollo and pretend it's Christmas Eve.
#killer 100%
Richard Irvine-Brown@richib.bsky.social · 10mo agoQUEEN WORLD CUP #QueenWorldCup It's the first QUARTER FINAL today. KILLER QUEEN has scored heavily, and by wide margins all the way. Walked it, m8. I WANT TO BREAK FREE really squeezed through against White Queen and Bicycle Race. Combative. Vote #Killer or #Break in reply, by 10pm.
It’s late but not too late. Get those last minute votes in!
Richard Irvine-Brown@richib.bsky.social · 11mo agoQUEEN WORLD CUP #QueenWorldCup After yesterday's pleasant journey through a pair of deep cuts, let's get back to some classic Round 1 one-sided drubbing. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS or IT'S LATE Both Brian May tracks, but one slightly better known than the other. Vote #Fat or #Late, by 10pm.
1/ THREAD How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'. This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me. So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?
Benedict Garman@benedictgarman.com · 2y agoAlmost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated by Donald Trump to be the next US health secretary. BBC Verify has examined some of RFK Jr's most controversial claims on vaccine safety, water fluoridation, Covid-19 and food. www.bbc.com/news/article...
RFK Jr: Fact-checking his views on health policy
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated to be the next US health secretary, but some of his views are not backed by science.
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Yet more misnomers & doctoring around Hurricane Milton. Here's our BBC Verify note on three false videos, analysed and peer reviewed by three legends (incl @paulmyersbbc.bsky.social) on the team, while pointing to very real imagery from a life and death situation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Hurricane Milton live updates: Thousands rescued from flooded areas and 16 killed
More than two-and-a-half million homes and businesses remain without power after the storm tore through Florida.
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Here's our report from July about John Mark Dougan's network of AI-powered fake news websites masquerading as US local news outlets that post fake stories about Ukraine and America. With @olgar.bsky.social @wendling.bsky.social @paulmyersbbc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
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1/x A quicker thread on some simple guidelines when trying to geolocate within a city. The IAF put out a video on 15 Oct showing a strike on the buildings below and claiming they had killed an Al-Qassam commander in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
As comms, electricity, rescue teams and journalists reach Derna, Libya, more video of the earliest moments of the flood are emerging. They are nightmarish. (Thread on how @paulmyersbbc.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social and Vic Park-Froud verified this clip, below.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/worl...
CCTV shows cars swept away in Libya flooding
Large parts of the city of Derna were destroyed after two dams burst, with thousands killed.
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Twitter tells me this tweet doesn't violate any of its policies. I'm stunned.
I interviewed Col Rabih Elenezi, the first high-profile defector from the Saudi state apparatus. He was advised to live like Edward Snowden by London Met police. He told me the advice seeks to silence him, much like the Saudi regime - 🧵 https://t.co/ABK44McKtA
Threatened Saudi dissident told to live like Edward Snowden by Met police
Col Rabih Alenezi received advice after reporting death threats, of which he says he receives 50 a week
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