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30 September 2024

Video shows a Brazil warehouse fire, not a Hezbollah ‘bombing’

A short video has been circulating on social media with misleading captions claiming it’s related to the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

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30 September 2024

No, Kamala Harris spokesperson did not reveal she lied on gun ownership in interview

The Democratic presidential candidate had previously revealed she owned a firearm during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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28 September 2024

Fake list of UN’s ‘Agenda 2030 Mission Goals’ circulates on Facebook

The UN is not creating “one world government” or planning the end of the “family unit”.

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27 September 2024

Nurofen tablets do not contain graphene oxide

A video circulating on social media claims to use magnets to prove the pain relief tablets contain graphene oxide.

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27 September 2024

Hillary Clinton quote about Donald Trump running for office is fabricated

The quote may be loosely based on a transcript of genuine comments reportedly made by Ms Clinton. It first appeared on a satirical news website in 2016 and has been repeatedly debunked.

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27 September 2024

Video of ‘Hezbollah bombing Israel’ actually shows petrol station explosion in Yemen

The video dates back to August and shows explosions at a petrol station in Aden, Yemen, not Israel.

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27 September 2024

No, this video isn’t really of President Zelenskyy belly dancing

A video clip manipulated using AI which appears to show the Ukrainian president dancing at a birthday party is being shared again on social media.

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26 September 2024

Has house building ‘fallen off a cliff’?

Some data seems to support the deputy PM Angela Rayner’s claim about house building numbers, but there are a number of different measures and the figures need context.

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26 September 2024

Having high cholesterol is not better for your health

There are different types of cholesterol, some of which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Statins reduce this risk.

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26 September 2024

Pictured child not ‘saved’ by police in Hartlepool

This is the latest in a series of hoax posts we’ve written about recently, all claiming a wandering child has been found in different parts of the UK.

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26 September 2024

PM’s conference speech claim about ‘23% increase’ in immigration returns based on unpublished data

Sir Keir Starmer claimed there’d been a “23% increase” in returns compared to last summer. But the data this is based on hasn’t been published, so we’re unable to verify it.

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26 September 2024

Inaccurate comparison of benefit fraud and tax losses recirculates on social media

It’s not true that 360 times more money is lost to tax evasion than benefit fraud, as posts on social media have claimed.

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