BBC Verify

US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise
Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.
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World
Posted
3 days ago
Uncontrolled California wildfires seen from space
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US & Canada
Posted
4 days ago
'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran
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Middle East
Posted
14 May
Russia's shadow fleet ships defying PM's threat and entering UK waters
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Europe
Posted
12 May
How is Keir Starmer getting on with his pledges to deliver change?
Posted
12 May

US-Israel war with Iran

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?
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World
Posted
6 May
Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image
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Middle East
Posted
24 April
What we know about the Iranian ship seized by the US
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BBC Verify
Posted
20 April
Some Iran-linked ships have crossed US blockade, data suggests
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BBC Verify
Posted
17 April
Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed
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Middle East
Posted
16 April

Videos

Misleading posts compare Trump and Obama China trips. Video, 00:00:42
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BBC
Posted
14 May
North Korea and Russia set to open first-ever road bridge. Video, 00:00:55
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World
Posted
7 May
'That doesn't look like me': Viral Instagram 'Flash' filter uses AI. Video, 00:01:34
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BBC
Posted
4 May
Wave of false AI claims about Israeli PM Netanyahu. Video, 00:01:03
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Middle East
Posted
16 March
What's real and fake in the US-Israeli war with Iran? Video, 00:01:03
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Middle East
Posted
4 March

Investigations

Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol
'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre
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Africa
Posted
7 November 2025
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions
'The explosions keep going' - how air strikes paved the way for US Maduro raid
Posted
10 January
Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
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Middle East
Posted
21 January

Transparency

Tracking US warships by using AI to decode blurry images. Video, 00:01:24
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BBC
Posted
2 May
Why real-time tracking of the war in Iran just got harder. Video, 00:01:17
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Middle East
Posted
11 March
How we know the Iran oil depot fire is real. Video, 00:01:18
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Middle East
Posted
11 March
How does BBC Verify investigate graphic footage? Video, 00:01:37
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BBC Verify
Posted
7 November 2025
How we detect AI images and videos - in 90 seconds. Video, 00:01:40
Posted
25 February

Disinformation

How to identify AI-generated videos online. Video, 00:01:13
Posted
16 January
British 999 call handler's voice cloned by Russian network using AI. Video, 00:01:50
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Europe
Posted
31 July 2025
Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation
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Middle East
Posted
21 June 2025
Misleading posts obtaining millions of views on X
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Asia
Posted
7 May 2025
BBC Verify: Earthquake video proven fake gets millions of views. Video, 00:01:04
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BBC Verify
Posted
31 March 2025

US news

What happened in the seconds before Air Canada plane crashed at LaGuardia. Video, 00:01:40
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US & Canada
Posted
24 March
Fact-checking Trump's longest ever State of the Union
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US & Canada
Posted
25 February
Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
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BBC Verify
Posted
5 February
Details of Jeffrey Epstein post-mortem released in latest files
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BBC Verify
Posted
4 February
ICE protester says she was 'disgusted' after fake arrest image shared by White House. Video, 00:03:39
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US & Canada
Posted
7 February

UK news

More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018
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BBC Verify
Posted
9 May
Three key statements Starmer made about Mandelson vetting
Posted
28 April
The BBC Wales Senedd election debate fact-checked
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Wales
Posted
28 April
What does the data tell us about immigration in Wales? Search for your area
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Wales
Posted
24 April
As former Nato chief warns about defence spending, how much has the military shrunk?
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BBC Verify
Posted
14 April

Ros Atkins on...

Ros Atkins on…the cost of the Iran war. Video, 00:02:30
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World
Posted
2 April
Ros Atkins on... Trump's mixed messages on the war. Video, 00:02:04
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World
Posted
19 March
Ros Atkins on...how has President Trump's message on war changed? Video, 00:00:56
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World
Posted
4 March
What do we know about the Clintons' links to Epstein? Video, 00:01:19
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BBC Verify
Posted
26 February
Ros Atkins on... unanswered Andrew questions. Video, 00:03:46
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BBC Verify
Posted
17 February