Fact check: the viral iPhone beach video is synthetic, not evidence of recovered cargo
A striking video of people gathering iPhone boxes from the water is being passed around as evidence of cargo washing ashore after a ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. The clip is synthetic media, a
September prices rose faster than incomes, putting household purchasing power under pressure
Americans spent more dollars in September, but almost none of that increase represented additional purchases after inflation. The latest federal figures show why a growing economy can still feel uncom
Binance reports $6.3 billion breach as investigators examine suspected North Korean link
Binance is confronting a major security breach after reporting an estimated $6.3 billion impact, with asset freezes and an investigation continuing Friday.Reuters’ October 30 reporting said the exchan
ECB holds rates steady as rising energy costs threaten inflation and growth
The European Central Bank kept its three key interest rates unchanged Thursday, while warning that rising energy prices could make the cost-of-living problem harder to resolve without weakening the economy.The
Spain searches wrecked trains for survivors as collision death toll reaches 68
Rescuers in central Spain continued searching damaged trains Thursday morning after a high-speed collision killed at least 68 people, leaving families waiting for answers while investigators worked to esta
Serbia’s Student List moves from election victory to the task of forming a government
Serbia’s student-backed movement has won a parliamentary majority, moving a protest campaign into the far more specific work of choosing leaders and governing.Reuters reported October 26 that the Student List h
Viral Paris image of an elderly couple is AI-generated, AFP investigation finds
An image presented online as a photograph of an elderly couple robbed during Paris protests is synthetic, according to an AFP investigation published October 26.AFP reported that Google’s SynthID verification t
A poll worker’s authorized notation does not automatically invalidate a North Carolina ballot
A recurring online warning tells voters that any writing added to their ballot by an election worker will invalidate it. North Carolina’s election board says that claim is false.In an October 14 explanation, th
A fabricated Ilhan Omar quote is circulating again; its history goes back years
A social-media claim attributing an inflammatory statement about enslaving white men to Rep. Ilhan Omar is fabricated, according to an October 23 Reuters fact-check.Reuters found no supporting record, and Omar’
Fact check: Viral Eiffel Tower flag video came from an AI creator
A video circulating as evidence that protesters placed flags atop the Eiffel Tower does not document a real event. Investigations traced the clip to an AI creator and an earlier upload that identified it as synthetic.In