We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Although farmers are protesting across Europe, an image circulating on social media doesn’t show a recent protest in Verona. It’s actually of a demonstration by farmers in Paris in 2010. Read
While farmers have been protesting across France, the footage is from a supermarket car park in a town 365 miles south of Paris. Read
The footage is unrelated to protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and shows direct action by French farmers about imported meat. Read
Brexit did not have any direct impact on the laws relating to human rights in the UK. Read
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK. Read
The mark is actually an ash cross, given during the Ash Wednesday Mass. Read
A White House spokesperson confirmed that the person filmed falling was not the US President. Read
Thousands of people have shared claims that the BBC censored footage of a People’s Vote march. Read
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The government’s own figures show that hundreds of EU laws have already been amended, repealed or replaced. Read
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A poll said 5% of people in Northern Ireland trusted the UK government to manage the interests of Northern Ireland with respect to the protocol. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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