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Culture & Society
False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins. Read
Culture & Society
Over the weekend, an episode of Have I Got News for You was temporarily removed from BBC iPlayer after presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell made a factual error... Read
Culture & Society
A viral clip is recirculating on social media and once again being shared as though it is genuine - but it’s not. Read
Culture & Society
Many versions of the picture retain the ‘Grok’ watermark—the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot integrated with X, which creates images from prompts. Read
Crime
Claims that most of those arrested were counter-protesters don’t tally with what the police have said. Read
Culture & Society
Organisers of the event and multiple social media users are quoting this figure, but the actual Metropolitan Police estimate is much lower. Read
Culture & Society
The Premier League is no longer taking part in the ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign, but neither rainbow laces nor armbands have been banned by the Premier League or Football Association. Read
Culture & Society
Thousands have shared altered photos of street artist Banksy’s most recent mural at London’s Royal Courts of Justice. Read
Culture & Society
Cumbria Police confirmed the picture actually shows officers fitting a camera at a local church after vandalism reports. They said the flag “stayed put”. Read
Culture & Society
The photo shows the flag flown from the castle for the VE Day anniversary in May, which had nothing to do with the recent campaign dubbed ‘Operation Raise the Colours’. Read
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