Charlotte Green

The picture has been circulating on social media, alongside captions that imply it’s a real scene from the US wildfires.

While lightning did reportedly hit a Russian rocket in 2019, one clip apparently showing this was created with CGI.

Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000.

The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008.

It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24.

Alcohol trial in football stands only for some women’s games

A Facebook post that appears to offer free laptops from Amazon is not legitimate.

A Facebook post that appears to offer free laptops from Amazon is not legitimate.

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, news and online journalist Charlotte Green gives some handy tips on how we identify deepfakes.

The clip, which has been circulating on several social media platforms, actually shows a separate demonstration held last summer.