Do Reform's economic/financial plans add up? Claims on: - the costs of net zero - taxes - spending - cutting waste My analysis for BBC website 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK is seeking to maintain the momentum it has gathered since the general election. BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing. Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel hit Nasser hospital 4 times in its deadly attack on Monday. Analysis with @merlynthomas.bsky.social and Sebastian Vandermeersch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

A BBC Verify investigation uncovered an unreported Israeli strike in Khan Younis. The IDF now says artillery “deviated” and hit al-Mawasi due to an error. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made several claims about the BBC’s coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. They were false and misrepresented. Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

WATCH: Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts told BBC Verify www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Russian authorities are seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainians who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Exclusive satellite imagery shows Israeli construction site 600m+ into the Golan Heights buffer zone. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 Exciting opportunity with my team at BBC Verify! We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub. You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism. Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...

1/ THREAD How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'. This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me. So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza: BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times since May, BBC Verify finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

THREAD - the people caught in the LA fires BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories. Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our latest from BBC Verify: The humanitarian zone in Gaza, an area which Israel's military has told the residents to go to "for their safety", has been hit by 97 strikes since May. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events. BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

BBC Verify has examined 24 hours of Elon Musk's timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts. Watch the video by @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

BBC Verify looks at what Keir Starmer's record is on prosecuting grooming gangs. It comes after Elon Musk attacked the prime minister over his record as director of public prosecutions. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan: Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

THREAD 1/x "The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Russia is moving a large amount of military equipment in Syria, signalling preparations for a partial withdrawal, analysts say. Satellite images reveal a build-up and BBC Verify geolocated videos showing Russian vehicles moving north towards the bases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria, reporting from @merlynthomas.bsky.social, @benedictgarman.com, @paulybrown.bsky.social + many others. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

IDF establishing new military corridor across northern Gaza, its third in #Gaza along with Netzarim and Philadelphi, with @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social & @matt-murphy96.bsky.social Analysis from @drhahellyer.bsky.social (RUSI) and Dr Eado Hecht (BESA) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ukraine front could 'collapse' as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Russia has gained almost six times as much territory in 2024 as it did in 2023. Read more from BBC Verify here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From BBC Verify: Fact-checking RFK Jr's views on health policy Some of Kennedy’s own stated aims for government are bound up with misinformation - and many medical experts have expressed serious concerns about his nomination. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here’s a behind the scenes look at BBC Verify today: We’re fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s views on health issues after Donald Trump nominated him to be the next US health secretary. Stay up to date with the BBC’s live blog here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

If you're keen to learn content verification for fact-checking and open source investigations, this is a step-by-step guide on how to verify images and videos that I posted a while ago. Once you familiarise yourself with reverse search, you'll become much better at spotting online misinformation.

CONTENT CREDENTIALS As I'm sure you know, because you're up on these things, the BBC is working with tech giants, camera companies and many other organisations to combat misleading images. It's called Content Credentials, and it's among Time's Inventions of 2024: time.com/7094554/cont...

Latest from BBC Verify: Elon Musk suggested last month at Donald Trump’s rally in New York City that it would be possible to cut “at least $2 trillion” from US government spending by eradicating “waste”. But, how realistic is that proposal? @benchu.bsky.social reports: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Construction work along ceasefire line in occupied Golan Heights, w/ @richib.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker. Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest. Thank you!

THREAD/ BBC Verify are looking into claims a Russian naval officer has been killed in Sevastopol, in Russia-annexed Crimea, this morning. In short: Can't confirm death, can confirm car wreck. We've seen a lot of images, from which we've verified two videos (from which these stills are taken).

After much lurking, here's my first Bluesky post! Stay tuned for stories from BBC Verify.