Getty ImagesDonald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly claimed that the Democrats are planning to get illegal immigrants to vote in the US election. “Our elections are bad,...

Recent days have seen significant exchanges of missiles and rockets across the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanon's health ministry says 22 people died - and more than 117 were left wounded...

Influencers risking death in hurricanesWhile millions of people in Florida fled Hurricane Milton, Mike Smalls Jr ventured into the violent winds in Tampa, Florida, holding a blow-up mattress, an...

A deluge of misinformation online about back-to-back hurricanes in the US has been fuelled by a social media universe that rewards engagement over truth.The scale and speed of false...

Reuters/NOAAFalse claims suggesting that Hurricane Milton was “engineered” and that the weather in Florida is being “manipulated” have been spreading on social media.There is no technology that allows humans...

The year 2024 has already become the deadliest for migrant crossings of the English Channel, according to a United Nations agency.So far this year, 52 people have died on...

Getty ImagesIn the week since Hurricane Helene caused devastation in parts of the US - in the middle of the election campaign - misinformation about the government’s response has...

Getty ImagesCracking down on illegal immigration has been Donald Trump’s signature issue - but now Democrats are trying to address an election weakness by also talking tough about securing...

Getty ImagesVice-presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance sparred on stage during their one and only debate of the 2024 US election campaign. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota,...

A false post claiming to show a pro-abortion campaign ad by Kamala Harris has been widely circulated on social media. BBC Verify has found that it was made by...

Donald Trump is set to return to the site of his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania nearly three months after he was shot at during a rally. In that...

ReutersThe Conservative Party's four leadership candidates have been speaking at the party's conference in the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak.We have checked claims made by each of them. Kemi...