Claims have spread online about alleged events at a Birmingham hospital on Sunday February 16. One claim included a photograph which appeared to show armed people alongside the caption: “Images reportedly show masked men with axes in a hospital in central Birmingham yesterday.”

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The image of people with axes appears to have been generated using Google’s AI tools. West Midlands Police said there had been “no disorder” at any Birmingham hospital, while University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said its “services have not been impacted”. The force added: “Images being shared on social media which claim to show people carrying weapons at a hospital are fake.”

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · February 18, 2025