'We lived next to a fire that took six months to put out'

For the past six months, Brian Kennedy has been living next to an underground fire burning at temperatures of up to 500C. It left Brian and his neighbours dealing with smoke, ash and an overpowering ...

AI fakes and disinformation spread in first Bangladesh election since student protests

BBC Verify's Shruti Menon is in Bangladesh for the country's first election since the former prime minister was ousted in 2024 and has been assessing the spread of disinformation on social media We've ...

See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city

Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your ...
PolitiFact

Was Jeffrey Epstein recently spotted in Tel Aviv? No, this image is AI-generated

An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel. The image seemed to show Hebrew street signage, but the street name doesn’t match any in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Root

Black Athletes You Should Watch During the Olympic Games

This year, the U.S. also has a large presence, but Black athletes are often underrepresented in the Olympics—especially the Winter Games. Because we know this, here’s the time to show up and out for ...

Fact Check: Posts claim images show Leviathan 'waking up.' We found the real story lurking underneath

The "beast" Maps — called Leviathan, dragon, snake and more by some — is actually just a byproduct of the tectonic plates ...

Posts claim images show Leviathan 'waking up.' We found the real story lurking underneath

The "beast" on Google Maps — called Leviathan, dragon, snake and more by some — is actually just a byproduct of the tectonic plates beneath our feet.
InfoWorld

Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR

Here's how the JavaScript Registry evolves makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure ...

Fact Check: No, this image doesn't show Epstein with Island Boys hip-hop duo

The image allegedly showed convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein posing for a photo on a beach with his arms around two ...
The Caledonian-Record

Do Gooders: Journey To Recovery Center In Newport Giving People Road Maps Forward

The Journey to Recovery Community Center (JTRCC) in Newport and its residential sober living home, Ben’s House in Derby, work in tandem to help people living with substance ...

What tracking data and satellites can tell us about the US military build-up in the Gulf

Just before we close BBC Verify Live let’s recap some of the stories we’ve been working on today. We’ve looked at the insights publicly available flight tracking can give us about the movement of US ...
CNN

‘A new arms race’: Satellite images, maps and records reveal huge surge in China’s missile production sites

China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN ...