Debunking Russian troll video that falsely claims Zelensky bought Bill Cosby's house - BBC
We started today verifying the latest footage from Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, where a high-rise building was hit in an overnight drone strike. Click here to watch the video.
After a high-profile Question Time immigration special on the BBC last night, here’s a few of our follow-up posts today:
- Labour said they have deported and removed 50,000 people from the country, so we dug into the data to see if they’re right
- The Lib Dem deputy leader said small boat crossings started because of Brexit, but experts told us the reality is more complex
- We’ve looked into how many hotels were being used to house asylum seekers when Labour came into office
Then this afternoon, we’ve revealed how a false claim that Ukraine’s President Zelensky bought a New York townhouse from disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby has all the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation unit known as Storm-1516. We’ve unpacked the whole story in this video.
Plus, Ireland's ex-defence chief has told BBC Verify that no country is equipped to tackle the growing number of drone incursions happening across Europe, including one in Dublin this week.
We have staff on shift all weekend, ready to feed our verification work into the BBC’s output, and BBC Verify Live will be back on Monday.
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