X has restored the account of Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys group. McInnes's account was banned by Twitter in August 2018 ahead of the "Unite the Right 2" rally in Washington DC for "violating" its policies on violent extremism.

This is reportedly the X account of Anibal Hernandez Santana, who's suspected of firing shots at a local ABC affiliate news station in Sacramento a day after ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off air. His timeline features a slew of anti-Trump posts and calls to "fight" the president.

We've tried to explain everything that we know about the potential motive and ideology of Tyler Robinson, accused of killing Charlie Kirk, things we don't know, online profiles of Robinson and his roommate, and speculation by partisans on the left and right. www.bbc.com/news/article...

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, President Trump says he intends to designate Antifa as a "domestic terrorist organisation". We've tried to explain Antifa's views and activism, and examine if Trump has the legal power to designate the group. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What do studies on far-right vs far-left political violence in ths US show? Short answer: It's complicated. Most independent studies say the far-right commit more violence than the far-left, but as it's not easy to define motives and ideologies, it's hard to draw definitive conclusions.

The US Justice Department appears to have removed from its website a study into political violence in America by the National Institute of Justice, the Justice Department’s research agency, which concluded that far-right extremism outpaced “all other types of domestic violent extremism”.

It's several days since many viral posts on this platform claimed without evidence that Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk, was a supporter of Nick Fuentes and the Groypers. There's still not a single piece of evidence that shows Robinson was a Groyper.

Elon Musk has shared an obviously AI-generated image of the Unite the Kingdom rally in London. The first AI error is that the Arc de Triomphe is in Paris, not London. And once you zoom in, you'll notice that the Union Jacks and the crowd have other errors typical of AI images.

This is the video, first shared by Washingtonian Problems, which President Trump said "is probably AI". I'd be very surprised if the video were AI-generated. All the details, including the White House, the US flag flying at half mast, the surrounding buildings and the shadows, appear genuine.

I'm no doctor, but Donald Trump looks pretty okay to me for a man who according to some viral posts online: - had cancer - had suffered a stroke - was poisoned by the Russians - was using a body double - was dying - was already dead

It does, however, have this, which makes it all better. Good to see @shayan86.bsky.social agrees with me.

We've analysed videos and writings by Robin Westman, the suspect in the Minneapolis school shooting. Westman had a clear obsession with death and violence, and idolised mass shooters. Westman wrote references to nearly 20 mass murderers on weapons and ammunition used in the attack.

The AI-generated image of world leaders waiting at the White House: How did it, and the understanding it was fake, spread around the world? We went through 250+ copies yesterday. BBC Verify live page: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx... W/ @robcorp.bsky.social and @olgar.bsky.social.

New batch of emails from Russia's disinformation campaign, which added Chancellor Merz of Germany to its list of targets, which has previously focused on Moldovan president Maia Sandu and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Massive explosion, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, overnight Tues-Weds. BBC Verify live page entry with @emmapengelly.bsky.social this morning: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... But how do we, and how can you, know what's what? (Call it OSint if you like.) THREAD (1/)

Sorting real, contemporary images from the old and fake, during yesterday's earthquake in Russia and the tsunami which, thankfully, didn't happen. With @paulybrown.bsky.social, @shayan86.bsky.social, @biancabritton.bsky.social.

A wide range of public interest content, including posts about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and parliamentary debates on grooming gangs, is now being blocked for UK online users by social media companies trying to comply with the Online Safety Act. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Entire towns being reduced to rubble in Gaza www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Geolocation of a video showing gunfire hitting while hundreds of Palestinians take cover, roughly 860 meters from the SDS2 GHF aid distribution site, Al-Shakoush area, northern Rafah, South #Gaza 31.328756, 34.244719 bsky.app/profile/rk70...

Linda Yaccarino “possesses the resilience and fortitude to handle a big black dick” and would “cum like a rocket” from one, per Grok.

In case you're think Grok isn't being blatantly antisemitic, here's a few more posts from Grok on this topic.

Following an update to Grok, which according to Elon Musk aimed to stop it from "parroting legacy media" and politically correct views, Grok called itself "MechaHitler", praised Hitler for stopping anti-white hatred, complained about "Jewish surnames", and posted about sexually assaulting a user.

Couple of Verify live page posts today. How we used satellite imagery, streetview, reverse searches, shadows, sanctions lists, weather, and the speed of sound to confirm strikes in Poltava, Ukraine: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2... And in Yelets, Russia: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

THREAD: New high-resolution satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage to three Iranian nuclear sites targeted by the US last night. First, before and after images taken on 16 and 22 June show damage to multiple buildings at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Centre. 📷 Maxar

This image, which purports to show a US B-2 bomber after crashing or being shot down in Iran, is AI-generated and fake. According to the US government, all the B-2 bombers used in the bombing of Iran's nuclear sites returned to the US.

The Iran-Israel conflict marks the first time in a war where AI-generated videos and images have been widely shared by supporters of both sides as an effective tool to fight the information war. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We've been verifying dozens of social media videos documenting the conflict between Iran and Israel. But not all videos being shared online claiming to show the strikes are real. 13s

I've fact-checked this fake image of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein multiple times in the last couple of years and it keeps getting posted again and again. The image is AI-generated. It's not real.

AI chatbots are increasingly being used by online users as fact-checking tools. But incorrect answers by ChatGPT and Grok are misleading users about the origin of photos showing National Guard troops, sent to Los Angeles during the recent unrest, sleeping on floors.

AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok are falsely claiming that two photos shared by Gavin Newsom, which he claimed to show National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in LA, were from 2021 in Afghanistan. In fact, both photos were published in an exclusive report by the San Francisco Chronicle today.

THREAD: Misinformation about the Los Angeles protests The claim in this viral tweet that US Marines have arrested the chief master sergeant of the California National Guard for opposing President Trump's orders is baseless and false. RealRawNews is a notorious fake news website.

A viral video with the logo of Saudi outlet Al Arabiya falsely claims President Zelensky's bought a $3.2m flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa for his mother. The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.

1/ THREAD Applying OSint to two different Gaza aid moments: Fri 30 May, south of the Netzarim GHF distribution site, and Sat 31 May, WFP truck(s) in Khan Yunis. On Netzarim, here's what @emmapengelly.bsky.social and I could find, in a BBC live page post: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Over the last few months, we've seen the rise of a new tool for misinformation: AI-generated satellite imagery. This one, for instance, claims to show damaged Russian aircraft after Ukrainian drone attacks. But it's AI-generated, as evidenced by physical anomalies and asymmetrical features.

We all know AI models can now create realistic images and videos but how do they fare at identifying where a real image was taken? Bellingcat researchers have put Large Language Models to the test: www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...

I delivered a workshop on ways to spot and verify AI-generated content at the annual gathering of the @cajournalists.bsky.social. Many thanks to the wondeful people running @cajournalists.bsky.social for inviting me.

THREAD: Maxar Technologies has released several new high-resolution satellite images of the aftermath of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's Belaya and Olenya air bases, showing damage to multiple aircraft. Belaya air base: Damage visible to three Tu-95 bombers Left: 22 May Right: 4 June

1/ THREAD - Liverpool incident 24 hours after a car rammed into people at the Liverpool victory parade, BBC Verify had sifted 18 videos: 15 on social media, two CCTV and one sent to the BBC. So, what details can we see in them which help build a timeline? (Call it OSint if you like.)

Yet another AI-generated image falsely claiming to show the aftermath of a strike by the Houthis on Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport is making the rounds. This image is fake.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says controversial new aid plan will start before end of May. It's called on Israel to allow aid through "existing mechanisms" until new distribution centres are operational, and says Israel's agreed to building more distribution sites. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

apparently Elon's gotten so mad about Grok not answering questions about Afrikaners the way he wants, xAI's now somehow managed to put it into some kind of hyper-Afriforum mode where it thinks every question is about farm murders or the song "Kill the Boer"

A video of Macron, Merz and Starmer on a train to Kyiv has gone viral because users like Alex Jones and at least two senior Russian officials claim the three leaders were caught on camera with a bag of cocaine and a spoon. In reality, the bag is a tissue and the spoon is a cocktail pick.

Meet @/carol-marie-west.bsky.social, a alleged fierce liberal, journalist warrior, and eel mom with a GAN-generated face. This account managed to follow almost 8000 other users within 24 hours of signing up for Bluesky.

THREAD: India-Pakistan misinformation - Day 5 While videos confirm Pakistan's Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi was attacked tonight, this video, shared by Jackson Hinkle, is old. Filmed in December 2023, it shows a fire caused by tankers colliding near the Nur Khan air base.

THREAD: India-Pakistan misinformation - Days 3 and 4 A fake video of senior Pakistani General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, in which he appears to admit the loss of two Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets, is circulating online. The general's voice in the clip is AI-generated. He never said that.

"If Pakistan attacks India, I will not sit back, I will destroy Pakistan." A deepfake video of Donald Trump threatening Pakistan is doing the rounds on social media. I doubt an average user would spot it has been faked.

New satellite images released by Maxar show the aftermath of Indian air strikes on two locations in Pakistan. 1. The Subhan Allah mosque in Bahwalpur, Pakistan Before (image 1): 2 May After (images 2, 3 and 4): 7 May Credit: Maxar

1/ THREAD Quick one on geolocation among the Kashmir strikes overnight. Here was the first video we verified late yesterday. It's from Kotli, later confirmed by the Indian Army as a site it targeted. Let me take you through how to check what's real and not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...