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The picture has been circulating on social media, alongside captions that imply it’s a real scene from the US wildfires.Source

The footage was actually taken during an Air Algérie flight that landed safely in September 2024.Source

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy claimed the OECD is “confident” this is the case, but it actually projects several European countries will have higher growth than the UK in 2025 and 2026.Source

The footage actually shows a plane that crashed in Chile in January 2024.Source

A picture which appears to show the iconic sign in Los Angeles engulfed in flames is almost certainly AI-generated.Source

The clip has been online since at least 2022 and was likely filmed in China.Source

Full Fact traced the video back to an account which creates “original music, graphics, and video scenes”.Source

The figure given by the foreign secretary actually appears to refer to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Defence for the number who were either killed or wounded.Source

The figures being shared reflect the wholesale cost of electricity for suppliers in a single hour in December 2022.Source

Claims about the dangers of 5G technology are not supported by available scientific evidence.Source

The video has been circulating since at least 2021 and has previously been debunked.Source