BBC Verify debunked an AI-generated video purporting to show damage to a US aircraft carrier during the Iran conflict that went viral on social media as authentic footage.
Category: Fact Check
Claim That Rafale Deal Price Was Rs 5 Lakh Crore Significantly Inflated Compared to Official Figure
Indian fact-checkers corrected widely shared social media posts that inflated the Rafale deal cost to Rs 5 lakh crore when the government’s official figure stands at approximately Rs 3.25 lakh crore.
Old Ukraine and China Explosion Videos Falsely Circulated as Showing Strikes in Israel
Fact-checkers confirmed that widely shared social media posts claiming to show explosions in Israel were actually old footage from unrelated incidents in Ukraine and China.
Photos of May 2025 Port Sudan Explosion Falsely Claimed to Show Iran Attacking Djibouti Base
Verification teams debunked posts that were using photos of the Port Sudan explosion from 2025 to falsely allege that Iran had attacked the Camp Lemonnier military base in Djibouti.
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Girls Shared by UN Official as Authentic Photos Debunked
Fact checkers confirmed that AI-generated images purporting to show bodies of Iranian girls which were shared by a UN Special Rapporteur on social media were not authentic photographs.
Tehran Times Used AI-Enhanced Image to Exaggerate Damage at US Navy Bahrain HQ
BBC Verify confirmed that Iran’s state-linked Tehran Times published an AI-modified image on X that depicted greater damage to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain than actually occurred.
Daily Mail Corrects Boris Johnson Column’s False Claim About Andy Burnham After Full Fact Challenge
The Daily Mail issued a correction to an inaccurate claim published in a column by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
Fake Boots Pharmacy Survey Gift Scam Circulating on Social Media Debunked
Full Fact confirmed that viral social media posts claiming Boots the pharmacy would send free skincare sets for completing a survey were not genuine offers from the company.
Viral Video Claiming to Show Yorkshire Church Fire was Actually Filmed in Mexico
Full Fact identified that a widely shared video on social media claiming to show a church set on fire in Yorkshire England was actually footage from an incident in Santiago de Querétaro Mexico.
Claim That UK Government X Account Was Suspended by Elon Musk Confirmed False
Full Fact debunked circulating Facebook posts with screenshots falsely claiming Elon Musk had suspended the official UK Government account on the X social media platform.