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Fact Check: Fake claim of UK officers 'captured' in Ukraine

Fact Check: Fake claim of UK officers 'captured' in Ukraine

A demonstrably made-up story of British military officers being "captured" during a Russian raid in Ukraine has spread online this week,...

yesterday 50

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

German Olympic star Dahlmeier confirmed dead in Pakistan

German Olympic star Dahlmeier confirmed dead in Pakistan

German Olympic star Laura Dahlmeier has been confirmed dead following a mountaineering accident in Pakistan. Adverse weather conditions had hampered...

01.08.2025 50

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

Fact check: Why does Donald Trump keep sharing AI fakes?

Fact check: Why does Donald Trump keep sharing AI fakes?

US President Donald Trump this week posted an AI-generated video depicting the arrest of his predecessor, Barack Obama. It was clearly fake — and...

25.07.2025 60

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

Fact check: Texas floods – cloud seeding theories dismissed

Conspiracy theorists have blamed the devastating flash floods in Texas on cloud seeding, a technique used to chemically induce rainfall. Scientists...

09.07.2025 100

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

Fact check: Claims of extremism against Mamdani debunked

The media and internet is buzzing after Zohran Mamdani's Democratic primary win for New York City mayor, but he has also faced allegations of Islamist...

28.06.2025 80

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

Fact check: How trustworthy are AI fact checks?

The use of AI chatbots for fact-checking is on the rise. However, Grok's unsolicited claims about "white genocide" show that the responses...

18.05.2025 40

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford

Fact check: Has the Easter bunny been renamed in Germany?

Some social media users, including at least one far-right German politician, are complaining that traditional chocolate "Easter bunnies"...

19.04.2025 30

Deutsche Welle

Matt Ford