The FBI has warned of two fake videos circulating online aimed at casting doubt around the US presidential election. These videos are v likely part of a wider Russian campaign @Shayan86 and I’ve been tracking for a long time 🧵

Apart from the third clip, 10 to 15 seconds in and previously aired by Iranian state TV, the rest of the allegedly newly released CCTV clips in this montage of Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites from the 12-day war are AI-generated and fake. Notable errors are wrong

This video, which claims President Zelensky has a Russian passport, is fake. The editor of The New Voice of Ukraine has confirmed that the video wasn't produced by the outlet, and @DarrenLinvill says it's likely the work of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.

New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city. BBC Verify identified the shooting of an unarmed man sat amid dozens of bodies in the city of el-Fasher. We identified one RSF fighter, Abu Lulu, killing unarmed men in multiple videos. https://t.co/Lpfq12axzw

If you search TikTok for Hurricane Melissa videos right now, you'll see a flood of AI-generated and fake videos. These AI videos include eye of the storm views from above, sharks swimming in floodwaters, huge waves battering towns, destroyed airports, and fake news reports.

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The video of the "No Kings" protest in Boston, which was shared by Elizabeth Warren and led to this response by Ted Cruz, is not from 2017. It was filmed during the protest in Boston on 18 October and can be corroborated with other videos of the same Boston rally on Saturday.

Ukraine has dramatically increased its drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, analysis of media reports and footage by BBC Verify and BBC Russian has found. Attacks this year so far are already 48% higher than the whole of 2024. @Matt_Murphy15 @dj_olen

I would always advise people not to use AI-enhancing tools. They can and will remove or add details - sometimes important. For example, this AI-enhanced image completely changed the shirt the suspect was wearing. Here is the actual shirt and the photos released by the FBI:

FBI special agent Robert Bohls and Utah DPS Commissioner Beau Mason say that the authorities have "images" and video of the suspect, believed to be a man "of college age", and have also recovered the weapon used to kill Charlie Kirk. The authorities have tracked the suspect's

A bit more clarity now on Israel’s air strike on #Hamas leaders in #Qatar The White House says Israel informed the US this morning, US then informed Qatar. Trump has ‘assured the Emir of Qatar it won’t happen again on their soil’. #qatarattack

This clip is not new, it’s been doing the rounds since January and there were a lot of question marks about its authenticity then (see below)

Conspiracy theorist Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed QAnon "Queen of Canada", has been arrested by police in a village, where she's been leading a cult of followers for two years. https://t.co/krdxDXuA7K

SynthID, Google's own AI detector, says these two widely circulated images claiming to show the aftermath of the earthquake in Afghanistan have been "made with Google AI"

Footage of overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv analysed by BBC Verify shows multiple residential areas were hit in one of the largest bombardments since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. Full report here (immense team effort, as ever) https://t.co/Rxor0eCodN

There is an inherent problem with these proposed ‘security guarantees’ for #Ukraine Whatever forces are deployed post-peace deal need to be robust enough to deter further attacks. But if they’re that strong, eg incl NATO members, then Russia won’t accept them.

I’m thrilled to share that @numeral has raised a $35M Series B, led by Mayfield, at a $350M valuation! Turns out, sales tax and VAT have gotten so complex that we need AI and millions of dollars in VC funding to make it simple again.

This image, which claims to show European leaders waiting to meet President Trump at the White House today, is clearly AI-generated and fake. For a start, there are a couple of legs next to President Macron that are not linked to the rest of a body!

Territory? Security guarantees? “Opportunities”? A #Ukrainecast Q & A on what might be discussed between Trump & Putin. With @BBCJamieCoo @O_Rob1nson @MTSavill & me. https://t.co/MmlgirCfNj

Seeing a lot today on Russia's potential breakthrough north of Pokrovsk, so here's a map. This is a collation of recent Sentinel-2 and other satellite imagery from August 8-10 (methodology below). Topline: small Russian assault groups most likely breached Ukrainian lines.

This statement by President Trump is not remotely true. Three days into the war, a huge convoy of over 100 Russian armoured vehicles was heading towards Kyiv, but was later forced to retreat due to a series of tactical blunders and Ukrainian resistance. https://t.co/TtMSnDAItt

A Russian newspaper recently described Vladimir Putin & Donald Trump as “locomotives speeding towards each other: a head-on collision seems unavoidable.” Is it? Or will they do a deal? A few thoughts.

A wide range of public interest content, including posts about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and parliamentary debates on grooming gangs, is now being blocked for UK online users by social media companies trying to comply with the Online Safety Act. https://t.co/uq3qJFK3Hv