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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AI-Generated Video of Aircraft Carrier Damage in Iran War Falsely Shared as Real
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.
Viral Claim That No Muslim Countries Accept Refugees Debunked by Full Fact
Full Fact cited UNHCR statistics to rebut the widely shared social media claim that Muslim-majority nations accept no refugees showing they collectively host millions.
Claim That FDA Approved Two Oncology Drugs in Record Time Found to Be Misleading
Fact checkers found that viral claims about the FDA approving two new cancer drugs in record time were misleading omitting key context about conditional accelerated approvals.