Olga Robinson
Assistant Editor, BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring
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- BBC Verify has analysed dozens of fakes - a lot of them AI generated - related to the Iran-Israel conflict in the last week. We’ve found that the top three fakes have amassed over 100m views across multiple platforms. @shayan86.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- On today’s Ukrainecast, we listened to a powerful testimony from Vitalii who got caught up in Russian strikes on Kyiv and answered some more of the listeners’ questions about Trump, peace talks and Ukrainian drones. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Reposted by Olga RobinsonBBC Verify investigation by @olgar.bsky.social , me, Olga Malchevska and Matt Murphy into exactly how thousands of homes in Mariupol are being seized and transferred to Russians. Ukrainians can try to get their homes back but there’s a catch… www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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- Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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- It was great to join Vitaly Shevchenko of Ukrainecast and Lyse Doucet earlier today on BBC 5Live to answer some of the listeners’ questions about the peace talks and the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine. Presented by Leila Nathoo. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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- Could Putin ever agree to peace and would an election help Zelensky consolidate power? These are some of the questions Vitaly Shevchenko, FrankGardner and I tried to answer on today’s Ukrainecast collaboration with Global News Podcast. Presented by Oliver Conway www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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- An AI generated video of the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Myanmar has gone viral alongside real footage of devastation. Here’s how we know the fake video is not real @paulybrown.bsky.social @shayan86.bsky.social @jcheetham.bsky.social; @herdjemimah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
- On the latest episode of Ukrainecast @jameswaterhouse.bsky.social James Landale and I answer some of the listeners’ questions about the war in Ukraine and the ongoing ceasefire talks www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Real videos of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey are being shared, but THIS image is NOT authentic. Experts from GetReal Labs have analysed the photo and found “strong evidence of synthesis”. One of the telltale signs is the misspelled text on the police van. @shayan86.bsky.social
- It was great to be back on Ukrainecast and BBC 5 Live to answer listeners’ questions about the war in Ukraine alongside the brilliant Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko. Presented by @mattchorley.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- As the intense diplomacy around the war in Ukraine continues, so does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. @rosatkins.bsky.social takes a look at how this has been playing out on the ground. @benedictgarman.com @paulybrown.bsky.social Catherine Karelli Yana Lyushnevska www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
- A widely shared audio of Donald Trump Jr allegedly saying on his podcast that the US should have sent weapons to Russia has been very likely generated using AI, audio forensics experts have told BBC Verify. @shayan86.bsky.social @herdjemimah.bsky.social and Jacqui Galvin www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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- President Donald Trump has made a flurry of claims about Ukraine and its president from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. BBC Verify has fact-checked some of them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- A video claiming that USAID has paid Hollywood stars millions of dollars to visit Ukraine has gone viral. But the clip is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that BBC Verify has investigated. @shayan86.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- This viral video claiming USAID has paid celebrities to visit Ukraine is nowhere to be found on E!News. And it is v similar in style to a Russian operation we’ve investigated that impersonates media outlets and often pushes anti-Ukraine narratives www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Ben Stiller, one of the actors featuring in the suspect USAID video, has dismissed the allegations as “totally false”, saying his trip to Ukraine was self-funded.
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- This video claiming to show HTS threatening to burn down Notre Dame is v suspect and looks very similar to a Hamas fake we’ve previously looked at. It’s nowhere on HTS official sources; colleagues who watch jihadist media say the clip looks nothing like videos they monitor…
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- We’ve spoken to OSINT analysts and fact-checkers about the toll of documenting war crimes and debunking the relentless stream of false claims as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait between Russia & annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were damaged in the area @jcheetham.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social @erwanrivault.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed. @benedictgarman.com @richib.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- A Russia-linked disinfo op has been tagging @shayan86.bsky.social @eliothiggins.bsky.social and me in posts with fakes posing as the BBC and Bellingcat for months Now they are trying to get our attention with posts with deepfake audio clips of us (sounds nothing like us) The guys just can’t stop
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- BBC Verify has been analysing social media videos and images from Moscow to try to build up a clearer picture of the blast that killed Russian Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant. @matt-murphy96.bsky.social @joshcheetham.bsky.social @richib.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- This post claiming Bashar al-Assad is set to launch a podcast was published by a parody account of Russia’s RT. Clearly evident from their bio, yet keep seeing people share it or comment on it as it were a real deal.
- Satellite images show some Russian navy ships have left Tartous and are currently sitting offshore in the Mediterranean Sea. This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- This video allegedly showing a “hot mic” incident during the BBC’s Business Today show is manipulated. The original clip posted by presenter @bizfleury.bsky.social herself on 7 May is longer, has no remarks about Ukraine at the start and has several headlines before the presenter appears.
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- Reposted by Olga RobinsonBBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria, reporting from @merlynthomas.bsky.social, @benedictgarman.com, @paulybrown.bsky.social + many others. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
- Some UK social media users have been pouring milk down their sinks in protest at the trial of a feed additive called Bovaer. Here's what we know about it and why it sparked controversy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social and Matt Murphy
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