Lucy Gilder
BBC Verify journalist

Thanks for following Verify Live today.

We’ll be handing over to our late shift team shortly, who will be monitoring for more Iranian strikes on Israel after a barrage of missiles were fired earlier today.

We’ll also be checking for any Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.

And later you can watch our social video into the row between US ICE and the LA Dodgers on the BBC News TikTok and Instagram account.

Over the weekend you can look out for our article examining the wave of disinformation that has been unleashed online since the Israel-Iran conflict began last week.

Our analysis found a number of videos - created using artificial intelligence - boasting of Iran's military capabilities, alongside fake clips showing the aftermath of strikes on Israeli targets.

Daniel Wainwright and Phil Leake
BBC Verify data journalists

When news broke that UK MPs has passed the assisted dying bill, the result was 314 votes in favour and 291 against.

But when looking at the breakdown of how individual MPs voted, we have 313 in favour and 291 against.

So, why are there different numbers? The first ones are those reported to the House of Commons by the tellers - MPs who have been assigned to count up the number of members in each voting lobby.

It is the first numbers recorded by the tellers that determine the results.

The second set comes from electronic readers which MPs tap with their Commons passes when they go through the lobby to register their vote. These generate the list of names reported on the Parliament website and that we and other media use when breaking down how individual MPs voted.

The Parliament website, external offers two possible reasons why the published results can differ from the ones in the House. One is that the tellers might have miscounted, even though both sides agree their total.

The other is that some MPs were not recorded on the pass reader terminals and that can be corrected later on if they report their names are missing.

Sebastian Vandermeersch
BBC Verify

We’ve found footage being shared on X that purports to show a US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber flying over Iran.

The problem is - it’s not real, but AI-generated.

The B-2 is the only aircraft capable of carrying and delivering the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a precision-guided bomb designed to destroy targets buried up to 200ft (61 metres) underground. This makes it the only munition potentially capable of damaging Iran’s heavily fortified Fordo nuclear site.

The US has so far stayed out of Israel’s conflict with Iran and the White House has said President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether to get involved in two weeks.

We can see that the video is AI-generated by using digital forensic analysis techniques. The footage contains distinctive visual anomalies not seen in authentic open-source imagery of the B-2 bomber.

Most notable are inaccuracies in the shape and position of the aircraft’s air intakes. The wing markings are also different to authentic imagery of the B-2.

In addition, the video lacks sharpness and exhibits exaggerated colour saturation, both of which are characteristic of AI-generated content.

Lucy Gilder
BBC Verify journalist

I’ve spent the morning trying to get to the bottom of a, external spat on X, external between the LA Dodgers baseball team and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Dodgers claimed on X that “ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry”.

ICE’s response was: “False, we were never there”. This exchange on X has been viewed 25 million times since yesterday.

The US Department of Homeland Security oversees ICE and another immigration enforcement agency called CBP (US Customs and Border Protection).

The Department said on X, external that CBP vehicles were “very briefly” in the car park but were not carrying out enforcement activities.

We’ve verified a video showing protesters shouting “ICE out of LA”, external at federal agents standing near the stadium. ICE’s activities in the Los Angeles area earlier this month were followed by several days of unrest.

We zoomed in on images of the agents and examined their badges. While they share some similarities with images of ICE badges - which we found online - they appear to be a match for those worn by CBP agents (the shape of the eagle at the top, for example).

Some of the agents in the images are not wearing badges or any identifying clothes, but the ones who are appear to be CBP and not ICE agents.

We asked the Department of Homeland Security what the agents were using the parking lot for but they did not provide any more details.

Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist

We’re getting reports of renewed Iranian missile strikes on Israel.

At present details are sketchy, but we understand there was at least one impact in Haifa in the country’s north. We’ve seen several videos posted online purporting to show the moment a missile hits the city.

An Israeli military official has said around 20 missiles were launched from Iran in the latest barrage.

Our teams are now processing video footage from various sources. We'll bring you updates on this work shortly.

Emma Pengelly
BBC Verify journalist

Overnight, footage of large fiery explosions said to be filmed from Rasht in northern Iran began being posted online and we’ve been working to confirm that the videos are genuine.

In one video, of which we’ve shown a screenshot here, the night sky is lit up with successive blasts on the horizon. The footage has been shared without any sound.

By matching the river, roads, bridge and buildings to a satellite image of Rasht, we confirmed the video was filmed in the city and the camera is pointing south-west in the general direction of the Sefidrood Industrial Town.

Last night, the Israel Defense Forces posted an evacuation notice, external for part of the Sefidrood Industrial Town, saying it would “soon” be operating in the area.

According to the Mehr news agency, owned by an arm of the Iranian government, an official for the Gilan region confirmed part of the park was hit in the early hours and that officials were assessing what had been damaged.

Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, Google

Among the many videos showing the aftermath of this morning’s reported Iranian strike on Beersheba in Israel was some footage which begins inside a damaged building, before moving outside where we can see further debris and smoke.

Satellite and Google Street View imagery of the area looks to be out of date as there has been a lot of development in recent years. But we managed to confirm the location thanks to two signs.

The first was a very brief glimpse of a sign for a cocktail bar - and we could check its address on Google.

The second was a sign visible on a Street View image captured in 2017 which showed an architectural rendering of a building planned for the site. This image happened to be a perfect match for the building seen in the footage.

Having used reverse search tools to ensure the footage was recently uploaded we were able to confirm it as verified.

Tamara Kovacevic
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, PA Media

As we mentioned first thing this morning, MPs in the UK’s House of Commons are debating a new law which would allow assisted dying in England and Wales.

During this morning’s session MPs approved an amendment which prevents those who voluntarily stop eating or drinking from meeting the requirement to be allowed help to die.

It’s one of the measures aimed at closing what has been called the “anorexia loophole” – a concern that the new law could be used by people with eating disorders to end their lives.

Anorexia is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition, according to the NHS, external.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists warned yesterday about the risk of people “whose mental disorders have physical impacts” potentially being eligible for assisted dying.

Dr Annabel Price, the college’s lead on assisted dying, told BBC Verify: “Malnutrition caused by anorexia nervosa, for example, has been deemed as a terminal illness under similar pieces of legislation in other jurisdictions”.

According to a 2024 study at least 60 people with eating disorders underwent assisted dying between 2012 and 2024, external based on documented cases in the US, the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Netherlands and Belgium allow assisted dying for mental health issues.

Emma Pengelly and Richard Irvine-Brown
BBC Verify journalists

Image source, Telegram

The Israeli military says it has carried out multiple strikes on Iran overnight but very little imagery has appeared on social media for us to analyse what it has targeted.

According to the latest update from internet monitoring organisation Netblocks, Iranians have been unable to go online since Wednesday afternoon, with only a few people able to connect via virtual private networks.

We have been able to source two photos from the Telegram messaging app showing the aftermath of Israeli air raids.

Reverse searches show they were not publicly online before this morning, and the clear skies match this morning’s weather report for Tehran - although this is only an indication that the images were taken recently.

Image source, Telegram

Iranian media have used the picture above to report on a drone strike in the Gisha neighbourhood of Tehran this morning.

We’ve matched the buildings, along with street furniture to the junction of Gisha Street and Piruzi Street, with the picture of smoke located at the corner of 26th Street.

Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, Palestine Action

A pro-Palestinian activist group has posted a video on social media saying it managed to break into the Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire overnight and spray paint on two military jets, protesting against what it said was the UK’s “participation in the commission of genocide and war crimes“.

We can see from the footage, apparently taken from the helmet cam of a person on an electric scooter, that they approached one of the RAF’s Voyager tanker aircraft and sprayed what appears to be paint into one of its engines.

Our initial assessment is that the footage is genuine because the buildings and concrete apron match satellite imagery of the base and we can also see other grey transport aircraft used by the RAF.

The Ministry of Defence has released a statement following the breach, saying: “We strongly condemn this vandalism of Royal Air Force assets. We are working closely with the police who are investigating.”

Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, EPA

We're working through a wealth of material from Beersheba in southern Israel following a second reported Iranian strike on the city in as many days.

The impact seems to have affected a technology park in the north-east of the city and we can see that several buildings have been damaged.

As we analyse the footage, we'll seek to establish the exact point of impact and identify the damaged buildings.

Yesterday, the nearby Soroka Hospital was struck by a missile and the Iranian authorities said then that the intended target had been the technology park.

Meanwhile communications restrictions imposed by the Iranian government are continuing, hampering our ability to gather material from inside the country and assess recent Israeli strikes on Iran.

Earlier this morning the internet monitoring organisation Netblocks reported that Iran had been “disconnected from the global internet” for 36 hours with "only a handful of users" able to connect via virtual private networks.

Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editor

Good morning from the team in the BBC's newsroom in London.

It’s now been just over a week since the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated, and both sides exchanged further air strikes overnight.

We're looking into the impact of Israeli air raids overnight targeting Tehran and we'll also continue assessing the aftermath of an Iranian strike on a technology park in Beersheba, southern Israel.

We're also investigating the latest reports of deaths near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hub. Witnesses and medics in Gaza say at least 23 people were shot dead by Israeli forces.

And our data team will be across today's Commons vote as MPs get their final say on whether to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.