Shayan Sardarizadeh
@shayan86.bsky.social
BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
The new Pentagon Press Corps will include conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' website Infowars.
It comes after the departure of most mainstream journalists over their refusal to sign up to the department's new restrictive policies on reporting.
It comes after the departure of most mainstream journalists over their refusal to sign up to the department's new restrictive policies on reporting.
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The new Pentagon Press Corps will include conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' website Infowars.
It comes after the departure of most mainstream journalists over their refusal to sign up to the department's new restrictive policies on reporting.
It comes after the departure of most mainstream journalists over their refusal to sign up to the department's new restrictive policies on reporting.
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'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.
September 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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'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.
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.
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.
August 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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.
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.
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.
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But not all videos being shared online claiming to show the strikes are real.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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.
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But not all videos being shared online claiming to show the strikes are real.
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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.
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.
June 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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.
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.