BBC Verify
The BBC's verification team, launched in 2023, which checks images, data and claims circulating online.
BBC Verify is a verification service launched by the BBC in 2023. After the riots in France, BBC Verify identified a widely shared image showing an elderly couple being robbed; its creator admitted it had been generated with ChatGPT.
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- BBC Verify (Wikipedia (English), accessed 2026-10-22)
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