Latest articles

The word "Fake" appears in red letters on top of a screenshot of a social media post, which describes so-called baby factories supposedly discovered in Ukraine.

July 9, 2023
November 8, 2023

Fake news: No evidence of ‘baby factories’ in Ukraine

Sick: BBC's fact-checking team have traced false claims of "baby factories" in Ukraine back to a notorious online hoax factory.

"Who would possibly lie about something like that?" you might reasonably ask yourself. Depressingly, we have the answer to that question.

Blood libel Children Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Russian propaganda

July 9, 2023
November 8, 2023

No, weapons for Ukraine were not used in French riots

A false rumor on Twitter has been traced by the BBC back to pro-Kremlin propaganda channels.

The deliberately misleading Twitter post falsely claims that weapons possibly among those sent to Ukraine were used against police in the recent riots in France (summer 2023). The attached image shows a fabricated “screenshot” of a non-existent news article.

Aid to Ukraine Corruption Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Misconceptions Russian propaganda