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Doctors are being deepfaked to spread misinformation

Professor David Taylor-Robinson, (deepfake version of him) above, received an email from a colleague at the University of Liverpool, where he works. “Are you aware you are on TikTok?” the email said. He was not aware, and he is not on TikTok.

Our investigation shines a light on a growing trend across social media channels where real doctors and academics are being deepfaked in videos to promote health supplements.

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Did Rachel Reeves mislead the public ahead of the Budget?

Accusations that Rachel Reeves misled people over the state of the public finances ahead of the Budget have been widely discussed in the news recently.

We look at why these claims have been made and whether they hold any weight.

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Don’t take down your Christmas lights! There is no £500 ‘Christmas Decoration Tax’

Multiple videos shared hundreds of times on social media falsely claim that the government is introducing a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax”. There is, of course, no such policy.

This is the latest example in a series of alarmist videos we’ve seen being shared online that make false and misleading claims about supposed new government policies that affect people’s personal freedoms.

Government Tracker

A selection of updates from the last seven days. 

Friday 5 December

Appears on trackIs the government on track to deliver its ‘New Deal for Working People’?
Appears on trackIs the government on track to reduce net migration?

Wednesday 3 December

Unclear or disputedHas the government stopped using hotels to house asylum seekers?

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