Jake Horton
@jakehorton0305
Reporter at BBC Verify @BBCNews. Previously @BBCRealityCheck & @NBCNews.
We visited Kerr County in Texas to investigate what happened at Camp Mystic and why it was so badly hit by the recent floods: bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cl…
A fake resignation letter from the US central bank chief - who President Trump has called a “knucklehead” - has been spread widely online, including by a US Senator 👇


More on the fatal floods in Kerr County, Texas last weekend 👇

Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy? We've been examining a series of claims circulating online: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… (With @BenChu_ @jakehorton0305 @KaylaEpstein)
We looked into claims made about the possible impact of President Trump’s bill on the US national finances, medical cover, and taxes 🇺🇸👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…
A Norwegian tourist says he was denied entry into the US after immigration agents took issue with a meme of JD Vance on his phone. US officials deny this and say he was turned away for admitting drug use. I spoke to Mads Mikkelsen about his experience 👇 bbc.com/news/videos/c5…
AI 171’s fatal plunge seconds after take-off raises questions: double engine failure, bird strike, fuel congestion, maintenance snag or human error? I report along with Matt Murphy, @joshcheetham & @jakehorton0305 bbc.in/43GWLER #AhmedabadPlaneCrash #AirIndia
Just in case you wondered whether President Trump was right about the ‘genocide’ of white farmers in South Africa…. BBC Verify shows he wasn’t. bbc.com/news/articles/…
President Trump confronted the leader of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday - making a series of contested claims about killings of white farmers in his country. Here's the facts 👇🇺🇸🇿🇦👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Israel says it has reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza. This comes as the Israeli military ramps up its operations in the strip. The team at BBC Verify has been examining the latest strikes and aid situation 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0…
Former FBI director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service after he shared then deleted a photo of some shells - which the Trump administration allege was a death threat against the president. But why? 👇
During President Trump's tour of the Middle East, the White House announced a $600 billion investment from Saudi Arabia. But specific details of the deal remain scant. Those provided by the administration so far only account for about half of the headline figure. 👇🇺🇸🇸🇦👇


Lots of questions this week about the legality of President Trump accepting a $400m luxury plane from Qatar. @jakehorton0305 @edgingtont and I have been taking a look bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Border crossings, egg prices and jobs: Our team fact-checked Trump's 100 days speech Reporting from @jakehorton0305 and @lh_gilder: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Musk pledged to cut "at least $2 trillion" from the US government budget on the campaign trail. His department Doge says it has saved $160 billion so far. But our analysis found there is a lack of evidence to back up some of the biggest claimed savings: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia - who courts have found was deported from the US in error - has prompted a legal showdown. The White House has accused him of being an MS-13 gang member - which he denies. Here's what we know about the alleged links 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
What links a man from Derbyshire to the Trump administration's efforts to deport members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua? I spoke to Pete Belton - who's tattoo wrongfully featured in a US Homeland Security investigation into the gang: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
A tattoo belonging to a British man has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua - despite the man having no connection to the group. Reporting from @jakehorton0305: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…