In the weeks since the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, videos from the war in the Middle East have flooded social media, but in the age of AI, how much of it can we actually trust?

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to verify that content, with social media users relying on platforms like Grok and Gemini to confirm that content is real or fake.

But their answers aren’t always adding up, telling users that videos are real when they’re in fact AI generated, or misidentifying content that is actually from the conflict in the Middle East.

Mislabelling content can feed in to misinformation loops, and the team at ITV News are working hard to identify what is real and accurate, from what may be fake or even ai generated.

So why can’t AI always be trusted to verify content and how do we fact-check what we see on social media?

In this ITV News explainer, correspondent Geraint Vincent breaks down the race to neutralise Iran’s missing uranium stockpile.

Deep beneath the rubble of Iran’s bombed nuclear facilities lies an estimated 440kg of near-weapons-grade uranium. Following massive US and Israeli airstrikes in June 2025, much of this vast radioactive stockpile is now thought to be entombed underground, and the Iranian government claims it has no plans to retrieve it.

With the material enriched to 60%—dangerously close to the 90% threshold required to create nuclear warheads—the United States military faces an unprecedented logistical nightmare. How do you secure nearly 1,000 pounds of toxic, radioactive material buried hundreds of feet beneath hostile territory?

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system.

The Treasury Committee is asking young people for their views on issues like whether they would still take out loans today and how their student loan repayments are impacting their finances.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said any change to the student loan system would have to be “fully costed and fully funded”, and indicated that the Government had prioritised other spending commitments in the NHS and defence.