Summary
We're looking into false claims being spread in the wake of a US immigration agent fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis
AI has been used to generate to spread misinformation, including attempts unmask and identify the agent involved
For coverage of protests that have broken out over the shooting, here's the main BBC News live page
The team are also examining recent clashes in Syria, after days of fighting between Kurdish fighters and government forces in the city of Aleppo
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We’ve spent much of today debunking false claims related to an incident where US immigration agent shot and killed a woman in the Minnesota.
These include:
Manipulated AI images “unmasking” the officer involved
A fake AI-image purporting to be the killed woman in her car speaking to an ICE officer
A viral photo claiming to be of the woman killed is actually of an unrelated individual
The team also put together a detailed analysis of how the shooting happened. Click here to watch our frame-by-frame breakdown of the incident.
For coverage of protests that have broken out over the shooting, here's the main BBC News live page.
Away from the US, we’ve verified videos of fighting and evacuations in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria.