Senior journalist at BBC Verify | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations, extremism | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
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Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the Iran war, which killed 21 people.
Weapons experts say a US PrSM missile was likely used in the strike.
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Fire seen at a building that houses a Vida Fitness Centre near Logan Circle in Washington DC, reportedly the scene of a shooting incident.
Location: 38.910276, -77.034120
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Washington DC police vehicles heading to the scene of a developing shooting incident near the Logan Circle area.
Location: 38.9095953,-77.0319768
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How satellite imagery restrictions "are limiting a vital tool for accountability and public safety" and threaten "a future in which governments have the power to control what the public can see and, ultimately, what it can know." By @oballinger with @nytopinion
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Three Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including RAF Fairford incident, US says bbc.in/3UpCMsz
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Johnny on the spot: A hack of ex-Marine-turned-defector John Dougan’s messages reveals the rise and fall of a Russian disinformation asset
The Insider has obtained access to an archive of leaked chats belonging to the former Palm Beach County cop.
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🧵 In footage released on November 10, 2026, Major General Ali Abdollahi, Chief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, accompanied by Brigadier General Seyed Majid Mousavi, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, visited an allegedly newly established underground missile city operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force. This thread will take a closer look at some of the more interesting details and implications of the facility.
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Iran has unveiled a new missile city, with the country’s Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Ali Abdollahi and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Aerospace Force commander Majid Mousavi inspecting the facility, according to Iranian outlets.
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The Kremlin-aligned Matryoshka network is weaponizing the Krakow shooting to drive a wedge between Ukraine and its European partners (France, Germany, Italy and Poland).
There are two narratives that this campaign wants you to believe:
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Monitoring Iranian outlets today, several have downplayed US task force “Iron Gate” which aims to disrupt Iranian ground transit routes supporting what CENTCOM has called “illegal” shipments. For example, municipality-run Hamahahri has called it an “illusion”.
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Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison - follow live bbc.in/4sQCkA3
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A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police say bbc.in/4itAf9T
An unverified image purporting to show the suspect in the Krakow shooting wearing a mask and military uniform with the Ukrainian flag is being shared.
OpenAI's verification tool detects SynthID in the image, which means it's been either created or manipulated with OpenAI models.
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New: Laura Loomer has been paid for her tweets, says a former Trump campaign aide and others who said they paid her on clients' behalf. Loomer disputed the claims in an interview before announcing her hiatus: "It’s not illegal to make a living in America" washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Received this video today from Iran showing flooding in Tehran’s Vanak Square.
Heavy rain has hit several provinces across the country, and officials say red and orange weather warnings have been issued for 19 provinces.
Some are using AI to enhance details in the grainy images and videos of the aftermath of the deadly Krakow shooting, including one with an AI-enhanced face of the alleged gunman.
Please approach AI-enhanced content with caution. AI doesn't just sharpen a grainy image, it also often alters key details in it and adds new features that didn't exist in the real low-resolution image.
Police and emergecy services attend to casualties in Krakow, Poland after a deadly shooting near the main market square.
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Some scenes are GRAPHIC. The video published today by Iran’s Red Crescent Society shows the aftermath of a strike on Zarafshan Street in Tehran on 16 March, during US-Israeli attacks on the country.
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US President Donald Trump names Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff after Republicans suffer heavy midterm losses bbc.in/3X9ljVY
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Today is my last day as White House Chief of Staff.
Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime. I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First.
More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside. While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will.