Dispatches

Visible from Space: How satellite images and AI-generated hoaxes defined coverage of the RSF’s Capture of el-Fasher

From Yale’s satellite analysis to viral AI hoaxes, we fact-check what’s real—and what’s fake—in the Sudan conflict and the battle for el-Fasher.

Nov 7 •

Disinformation surges and Hamas targets rivals as attention turns to future of Gaza

With the fragile ceasefire holding, much remained unclear about who would govern Gaza and how the enclave might be rebuilt

Oct 17 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Climate in focus as Europe burns up, and Trump claims to end a war a montH

False claims sprung up amid the debate on air conditioning, the scorched earth in Spain, and directly from the White House

Aug 26 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: The Gaza hunger crisis: A war of words and images

Issue 26 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

Aug 5 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Racist tropes and transphobia fanned by AI, fake magazine writers, and the case against Bob Vylan

Issue 25 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

Jul 8 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: On the digital frontlines of the Iran-Israel war

Misrepresented and AI-generated content fuel information war online

Jun 24 •

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Fact-Check Dispatch: Old and AI-generated content circulates amid Middle East conflict and India plane crash

Issue 23 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

Jun 17 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Wrong man named in Liverpool parade incident, Gaza aid misinformation, and AI targets Pope Leo

Issue 22 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

Jun 3 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Trump's false white genocide claims, UN's '14,000 babies' confusion, and how Russians are buying luxury from the West

Issue 21 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

May 27 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Israeli government pays for Eurovision ads, Gaza aid depots under construction, and Trump's $400m jet

Issue 20 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

May 20 •

Fact-Check Dispatch: Operation Sindoor drives misinformation online, world leaders targeted in 'cocaine train' claims

Issue 19 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

May 14 •

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Fact-Check Dispatch: Edited space pictures, old content and incorrect captions flourish in Spanish blackout

Issue 18 of the Fact-Check Dispatch

May 6 •

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