BBC Verify Live: Fact-checking Trump's reasons for new travel bans
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Date: 09:07 BST
Title: Welcome to BBC Verify Live
Content: Rob CorpBBC Verify Live editor
Hello - we're here with the latest updates from the BBC's team working on fact-checks, online open-source gathering, disinformation debunking and data journalism.
I've been to our morning meeting and the main prospects for BBC Verify today are:
Plus we'll be looking out for more details on the impact of Ukraine's audacious drone strikes against Russian airbases - you can read our analysis of what satellite imagery shows us here.
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