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False: Port Sudan Explosion Photos Shared as Iran Attacking US Military Base in Djibouti

Verified fact-checkers confirm photos from a 2025 Port Sudan explosion were reused online with false claims of an Iranian attack in Djibouti.

BBC Verify confirms that an AI-generated video depicting the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on fire is completely false and was spread by bots.

Fact checkers confirm clips of prior explosions in Ukraine and China were falsely relabelled and shared as footage of attacks inside Israel.

A viral AI-generated video falsely showing the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ablaze was initially shared and believed before being debunked.

Artificially generated photographs purporting to show bodies of Iranian girls went viral and were shared by elected officials and journalists.

Fact checkers find Trump overstated prior administration spending on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool which reopened after routine maintenance.

Full Fact clarifies that welfare has exceeded income tax receipts for at least 16 years contradicting viral claims about a first-ever milestone.

Snopes monitors a wave of convincing but entirely fabricated AI-generated news stories using Trump and Pope Francis as bait for engagement.

Fact checkers find Trump distorted a Maryland ballot vendor error claiming 500000 corrupt and illegal ballots were mailed to rig the election.

Full Fact debunks a viral clip from Belfast being circulated with false claims it shows police misconduct in Southampton during recent unrest.