Wednesday on BBC Verify Livepublished at 10:37 BST
Adam Durbin
BBC Verify Live editor
Good morning from the BBC Verify Live team.
Today we’re looking into compelling footage showing an alleged assassination attempt of the president of Ecuador. According to a government minister, there were signs of bullet damage on Daniel Noboa’s car and he is unhurt. We’re analysing video of rocks being hurled at Noboa’s presidential motorcade by dozens of people as it drives past, as well as speaking to experts to assess whether pictures of damage on the car appear to have been caused by shots impacting it.
Elsewhere, our team are also examining videos from Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine. One clip shows what appears to be a missile exploding near a residential building earlier this week. And local authorities have blamed Ukrainian forces for a separate strike on a village near the border, saying three people have been killed – Ukraine has not yet commented.
There has also been a recent uptick of AI-generated content linked to protests in the US over immigration raids and detentions, so we’ll be bringing you a helpful guide of some tell-tale signs that can help you spot this kind of fakery as it spreads on social media.
Plus, it’s the final day of Conservative conference and our fact-checkers are primed to listen to party leader Kemi Badenoch’s speech. She is expected to commit to a new “golden rule” intended to cut both government borrowing and taxes, so we’ll be diving into any details she reveals to assess who and what it could impact.
