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Full Fact’s Head of AI, @mrdudders.bsky.social, reflects on how AI has shaped misinformation this year—and how our own AI tools are helping fight back.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Please watch & share this footage of 2 lovely guys (faces clearly captured on CCTV) who just stole my bag from under my chair, bending it like Beckham in what is evidently their signature robbing move. Maybe it will be shared widely enough they don’t get to do it to anyone else. Stay safe out there.
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Listen to the birth of sms on mobile phones.

It's only 10 minutes..

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Listen live to Live News on BBC Sounds
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December 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Dipped into ep.4 of the Liz Truss Show for no more than a minute (using mirror site that does not boost numbers or revenue yewtu.be/channel/UCpI...). Quite aside from the INSANITY of what she says, camera is focussed on background, not her, THROUGHOUT. And what's up with the candy cane on the books?
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A non-molestation order is a court injunction typically issued to prevent a person from communicating with another and could also stop someone from coming within a certain distance of a specific address or a place of work.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

#gender #abuse
Andy Carroll: Former Newcastle, Liverpool and England striker due in court after arrest
Former Newcastle United, Liverpool and England forward Andy Carroll is due to appear in court on Tuesday after he was charged with breaching a non-molestation order.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
What we have here is a turkey, stuffing, mayonnaise, cranberry and piccalilli bun.

My rules.
December 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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A video which has been shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer over “arresting people for words”.

But the clip is fake and has been created with AI.
Video of soldier shouting at police officer is AI-generated – Full Fact
A video shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer, but is AI-generated and not genuine.
fullfact.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"I will not be bullied away from my life's work of fighting to keep children safe from social media's harm and stopping antisemitism online."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner
Imran Ahmed was among five people accused of seeking to
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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And this is just beginning...

#ReclaimTurnberry
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas.

Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.

Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.

Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In case you need to hear this.
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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An image of a planning notice detailing a new application to house up to 800 asylum seekers in Greater Manchester has been circulating online.

But the planning notice is fake, and Stockport Council has confirmed no such application has been submitted.
Fake planning notice falsely claims application lodged for Stockport asylum seeker housing – Full Fact
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers.
fullfact.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Russell Brand charged with new offences of rape and sexual assault - BBC News share.google/ssx2Pfa2rsvr...
Russell Brand charged with new offences of rape and sexual assault - BBC News
Russell Brand will appear in court on 20 January 2026 over the new charges.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Did I roast brussels, parsnips and gammon like some crypto hungry food type influencer?

I rather think I did.
December 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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2025 was the year AI turbocharged online misinformation, while Reform UK vs Labour is becoming a key battleground for political claims.

But what else have our fact checkers learned in the last 12 months - and what lessons will we be taking into 2026?
Five lessons from our fact checking in 2025 – Full Fact
What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026?
fullfact.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"If it's true that it became a stag do and people are out drinking all the time excessively, that's not acceptable. I don't agree with a drinking culture. I don't like a drinking culture."

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

#men #rolemodels
The Ashes: England will investigate reports of Noosa drinking - Rob Key
England will look into reports of players drinking excessively during a break from the Ashes series in Noosa, says director of cricket Rob Key.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

www.wired.com/story/people...
People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids
Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.
www.wired.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'd rather he didn't bring dogs into his ragebatery nonsense.
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tis the season for words that need to be banned
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December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Am a fan of a good simile.
10/10 5 stars.
It's like watching a condom full of walnuts getting battered by a truck.
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM