
Merlyn Thomas
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BBC Verify / North America Correspondent @BBCNews عربي / മലയാളം / français and yes like the wizard [email protected] or Signal merlynthomas.11
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news 08-07-2011 18:24:10
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Tonight's vice-presidential head-to-head could be a busy one for our team as we fact-check the debate live. BBC Verify have been looking at some of the claims to watch for tonight. Prod by Jemimah Herd bbc.com/news/videos/cy…


A false post claiming to be a pro-abortion 'campaign ad' by Kamala Harris has been widely shared online. BBC Verify found it was made up of an old advert for John Lewis with an AI-generated voiceover. Shayan Sardarizadeh Olga Robinson Jemimah Herd bbc.com/news/videos/cq…




It’s been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. BBC Verify has been tracking rebel advances by analysing and tracking footage on social media. Paul Brown Benedict Garman Sarah Glatte bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cl…

A remarkable story via Jeffrey Goldberg: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Israeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack which killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, according to forensic audio analysis of footage commissioned by BBC Verify. Some gunfire was as close as 12 metres away. W/ Emma Pengelly @mattmurphy bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


NEW: BBC Verify has uncovered a previously unacknowledged Israeli strike in al-Mawasi. The Israeli army admitted that the strike did not hit its intended "target" due to "technical or operational errors". W/ Emma Pengelly bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


Satellite images and decoy planes: Behind the US attacks on Iran. From Merlyn Thomas, Aisha Sembhi (‘eye-sha’) and Mesut Ersöz: bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd…