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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Matt Murphy |Olga Robinson |Shayan Sardarizadeh
Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformationMatt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehBBCA wave of disinformation has been unleashed online since Israel began strikes on Iran last week, with dozens of posts reviewed by BBC Verify seeking to amplify the effectiveness of Tehran's response.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Matt Murphy |Thomas Spencer |Alex Murray
Image source, Getty ImagesMatt Murphy, Thomas Spencer & Alex MurrayAt least 30 US military planes have been moved from bases in America to Europe over the past three days, flight tracking data reviewed by BBC Verify has shown. The planes in question are all US military tanker aircraft used to re-fuel fighter jets and bombers. According to Flightradar24, at least seven of these - all KC-135s - stopped off in US airbases in Spain, Scotland and England.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Soutik Biswas |Matt Murphy |Joshua Cheetham
What exactly happened to Flight AI171 between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick on Thursday afternoon will only be revealed by a detailed investigation, but the moments after take-off can be the most challenging in aviation.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Matt Murphy |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
How controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaosMatt Murphy & Kevin NguyenBBCThe masked and armed security contractor atop a dirt mound watches thousands of Palestinians who have been kettled into narrow lanes separated by fences below. He makes a heart shape with his hands and the crowd responds - the fence begins to bend as they push against it.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham
Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with RamaphosaPeter Mwai, Matt Murphy, Jake Horton & Joshua CheethamBBCDonald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Benedict Garman |Matt Murphy |Merlyn Thomas
Construction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images showBenedict Garman, Matt Murphy & Merlyn ThomasBBCIsrael is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show. The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in March.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Matt Murphy |Olga Robinson |Shayan Sardarizadeh
India strikes unleash wave of misinformation onlineMatt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehReutersIndia's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the strikes gaining millions of views. Dramatic clips debunked by BBC Verify have claimed to show attacks on an Indian army base and an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Benedict Garman |Matt Murphy
Migrant tents removed from Guantanamo bay, satellite images showBenedict Garman & Matt MurphyKristi NoemAn image posted by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem showing rows of tents at Guantanamo Bay in February. The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. President Donald Trump ordered the existing facility in Cuba be expanded to hold 30,000 migrants shortly after taking office in January.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Olga Robinson |Christine Jeavans |Olga Malchevska |Matt Murphy
Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found as the city marks three years of occupation. At least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure, our analysis of documents published by the Russian-installed city authorities since July 2024 shows.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Emma Pengelly |Matt Murphy
Merlyn Thomas, Emma Pengelly & Matt MurphyBBC VerifyIsraeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack in which they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, with some shots from as close as 12m (39ft) away, a forensic audio analysis of mobile phone footage commissioned by BBC Verify has found. Two audio experts examined a 19-minute video authenticated by BBC Verify, showing the incident and the moments leading up to it near Rafah on 23 March.
