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Bianca Britton
@biancabritton
Senior Editor, BBC Verify @BBCNews. Open-source verification, fact checking and debunking misinformation. Signal: biancabritton.18
London, via Australia
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Joined March 2009
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    Bianca Britton
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    Apr 3
    NEW: The US says an Iranian missile caused a deadly strike in Lamerd. Six experts dispute that, saying the evidence doesn’t match based on the missile’s visual features, trajectory, explosion & number of strikes. Evidence instead points to a US PrSM.
    BBC Verify branded image shows smoke rising after a strike
    Experts dispute US account of deadly Lamerd sports hall strike in Iran
    From bbc.co.uk
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    Bianca Britton
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    Dec 1, 2021
    *pretends to be shocked* @taylorswift13
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    Bianca Britton
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    Jan 10, 2025
    BBC Verify has examined 24 hours of @elonmusk's timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts. Watch the video by @BBCRosAtkins here:
    Verify graphic with a phone showing Elon Musk's X profile
    Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
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    Bianca Britton
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    Dec 1, 2021
    Replying to @biancabritton
    2021 was a diverse year for me
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    Bianca Britton
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    Jan 2, 2022
    Replying to @biancabritton
    Read more about it here:
    Twitter 'permanently suspends' Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account
    From nbcnews.com
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    Bianca Britton
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    Nov 9, 2021
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    FWIW: "Plant A Tree Co." revealed that it was behind the sticker on Instagram (h/t @matthewgmull) "We immediately realized the post would grow too big and that we didn’t have the resources to plant that many trees, so we deleted it 10 minutes later." instagram.com/p/CWCJp5upX80
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    Bianca Britton
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    Mar 11, 2022
    Kherson has become the first and only major Ukrainian city to fall to Russian forces since its invasion. Videos posted online offer a glimpse into life under occupation — verified by @cradnofsky, @SaraMhaidli, @RimaKader & myself. @MattMcBradley reports:
    NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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    NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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    Bianca Britton
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    Nov 1, 2024
    Fact-checking @elonmusk's claim about Democrats importing voters: BBC Verify, working with data firm @nodexl, analysed all of Musk's posts - over 8,000 - since endorsing Trump. Reporting from @J_A_Horton:
    Musk and an X logo
    Fact-checking Elon Musk's claim about Democrats importing voters
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    Bianca Britton
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    Feb 17, 2021
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    Yup. They're all gone. Every single post that has previously been published by major news outlets in Australia have completely disappeared (@abcnews, @SBSNews, @7NewsAustralia, @9NewsAUS, @australian, @smh etc)
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    Bianca Britton
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    Sep 5, 2024
    Latest disinformation debunk from BBC Verify: Baseless claim that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run incident spread by mysterious website. Reporting from @Shayan86, @MerlynThomas and @lh_gilder:
    US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks at a Labor Day event in Detroit, Michigan, on 2 September 2024.
    Baseless claim about Kamala Harris crash spread by mysterious site
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    Bianca Britton
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    Feb 17, 2021
    Wow. Facebook has blocked Australian users and publishers from posting news content on its social network. Users won't be able to view or share Australian or international news and users around the world will be unable to access Australian news content.
    Facebook blocks news in Australia over government's payment rules
    From nbcnews.com
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    Bianca Britton
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    Mar 7, 2022
    Great to get a shoutout by @jacobsoboroff on @MSNBC for the videos @sarahdevin and I verified over the past few days. To find out a little more about what we do on the @NBCNews Social Newsgathering team, watch below.
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    Jacob Soboroff
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    Bianca Britton
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    Jun 4, 2024
    I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined BBC Verify as Creative Editor to help drive impactful forensic and transparent storytelling. This is such an insanely talented team and I’m so excited to be part of it. Watch this space!
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    Bianca Britton
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    Jan 28, 2023
    Replying to @takeyourzoloft
    I cannot tell you how traumatised I was after mine (and it was my second!) and all they did throughout the procedure was try to minimise what pain to expect.
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