A widely shared video claims that it “wasn’t the moon that blocked the sun” during the recent total solar eclipse.

But the sun was blocked by the moon—which couldn’t be seen because its dark side was facing Earth.
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🚨NEW AI RESEARCH🚨

We’ve worked trusted organisations and experts such as Full Fact, the Electoral Reform Society, Jimmy Wales and Martin Lewis to write an open letter calling on all parties to agree to the responsible use of AI at the election.

🎧 NEW: #ParliamentMatters with Chris Morris head of factcheckers Full Fact

🗳️ Could AI destroy trust in elections?
❔ Should we be pre-bunking or de-bunking?
⚠️ What must political parties do to use AI ethically in their campaigns?

🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/3UEl3e2

Full Fact has signed an open letter with Demos calling on all UK political parties to commit to standards on AI to protect election campaigning buff.ly/49T73RX

A document claiming to be a directive from the United Nations to rename member states, merge countries and ban organ transplants for the over-50s is not genuine.
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The Eiffel Tower was not lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag after Iran’s attack.
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The “EctoLife artificial womb facility” doesn’t exist.

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The Eiffel Tower was not lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag after Iran’s attack.
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A photo circulating online claims to show an explosion on a German warship retreating from Yemen after an “unsuccessful mission”.

But it actually comes from 2018 and shows a misfired missile on another German warship during training off Norway’s coast.

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Topics up for discussion in this evening’s #BBCLondon mayoral debate included:

🚘 ULEZ
🏠 Affordable homes
🥶 Fare freezes
🚗 Pay-per-mile

🔎 We take a look at some of the claims made: buff.ly/4b9bhGg