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Fake transcript of Farage-Kuenssberg clash shared online

A fake transcript claiming to show a heated interview between Nigel Farage and Laura Kuenssberg is circulating on Facebook. The BBC confirmed this didn’t happen, and the pictures of it are AI-generated.Source

Old video of US military exercise shared with claims it shows soldiers landing in Venezuela

A video showing soldiers jumping onto a large building from a helicopter has been shared online with false claims it shows the recent US strikes on Venezuela. It was actually filmed in June 2025.Source

Ads for plain porridge oats have not been banned

News reports this week claimed that ads for porridge will be restricted by new legislation—but the ban only affects porridge products that score highly in a “less healthy” test.Source

Nigel Farage was not included on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people

Despite claims on social media, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was not included on Time magazine’s TIME100 list for 2025.Source

Fake video of Donald Trump criticising Keir Starmer’s leadership is AI-generated

A clip that appears to show the US President criticising Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. But it isn’t real.Source

Viral image of Nicolás Maduro being led away from plane isn’t real

A widely shared picture appearing to show the Venezuelan leader in custody is fake, and was made using artificial intelligence.Source

Video appearing to show MP’s question in Commons about capture of Maduro is AI

A widely shared clip seems to show a question about why Israel’s PM cannot be captured and brought to court in a similar manner to the Venezuelan leader. But the footage isn’t real.Source

Unemployment has increased under Labour, but it hasn’t risen ‘every single month’

Conservative shadow cabinet minister Alex Burghart claimed on LBC that unemployment has gone up “in every single month” under Labour, but that’s not quite right.Source

Paper Mills: a new threat to scientific publishing

There’s a new problem for publication in research: scientific fraud.Source

A video shared with claims about US military strikes on Venezuela actually dates from 2024

An old video showing explosions is being shared alongside claims about the recent US strikes on Venezuela. But the footage is unrelated and was filmed in Israel in October 2024.Source

Descubre el mundo de las apuestas con la fascinante historia del pollo pirata

En este artículo, exploraremos la intrigante historia detrás del fenómeno de las apuestas conocido como el pollo pirata. Desde sus orígenes hasta su popularidad actual, conoceremos cómo este concepto ha cambiado la forma en que los jugadores se involucran en el mundo de las apuestas. A través de testimonios de jugadores reales, descubriremos tanto las… Read More »