News & Online Journalist
A photo of a 2,600-year-old human brain has been shared in an online image supposedly comparing the brains of a drinker and a non-drinker. Read
Thousands have shared a Facebook post falsely claiming “every illegal immigrant” receives a card preloaded weekly with £175, as well as free daily meals. Read
Viral posts share what appears to be an old photo of Kamala Harris wearing a McDonald’s uniform, but the photo has been edited and the original photo is not of Ms Harris. Read
Posts shared on Facebook suggest the closure of McDonald’s in Iceland was due to a boycott, but the branches closed in 2009 because of the country’s financial crisis. Read
The image is being shared on social media with claims it shows a plane landing at Beirut International Airport during Israeli airstrikes. Read
United States
A social media clip has been edited to seem as if Ms Harris said Mr Biden is “unstable”, when her remarks were actually about Donald Trump. Read
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Read
The clip has been shared on social media with false claims it shows recent scenes from a wildfire in the US state of Wyoming. Read
Thousands have shared the miscaptioned clip on social media and the Mirror has also published a screenshot of the footage in an article, claiming it shows recent events in Florida. Read
Thousands of people have shared a post falsely claiming Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “boycott all diplomatic relations” with Israel due to the war in Gaza. Read
