All speed cameras on the M1 and M25 are not about to ‘go live’ enforcing a 72mph limit
Thousands of people have shared this claim on Facebook. Read
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Evie Townend
News & Online Journalist
Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.
Claim Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist took his own life appears to come from a 2010 satirical blog
The claim has been shared widely online since recent events in Israel and Gaza. Read
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Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians. Read
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Deepfake video shows Keir Starmer promoting an investment scheme
The video of Mr Starmer was taken from his 2022 New Year address, but the audio has been changed. Read
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Forbes magazine covers showing Hamas leaders are fake
Two satirical images appearing to be Forbes covers featuring Hamas leaders have been circulating on social media. Read
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Facebook has not banned the Lord’s Prayer
Meta has confirmed that posting the text of the Lord’s Prayer is not against the social network’s policies. Read
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CCTV footage of hospital explosion is from Syria in 2016, not Gaza
A video showing multiple clips of CCTV footage has been shared across social media platforms. Read
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Aerial footage shows a bombing in Sudan, not Gaza
The video has been shared on social media platforms with claims it shows a targeted attack on Palestinians. Read
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Old warning about a 2005 Christmas ‘scam’ circulating online again
Thousands of people have shared the post on Facebook. Read
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Video shows Iraqi MP describing actions of Islamic State, not Hamas
Multiple posts on social media claim the video relates to recent events in Israel-Gaza. Read
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