Environment
A video of Bill Gates predicting ‘water lockdowns’ is fake
Real footage of Mr Gates has been altered to put different words into his mouth. Read
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World
HAARP didn’t cause the flood on the Nepal-Tibet border
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) cannot control the weather and had nothing to do with the massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Read
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Health
No, Covid stats don’t indicate it’s ‘officially back’
A video falsely claims that lockdowns might be needed to deal with a huge rise in Covid-19 cases in the past week. Read
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Shopping
Dunelm isn’t selling garden furniture for less than £10 to people who complete a survey
Social media posts falsely claim people who fill out a survey can purchase a Keter Eden Outdoor Storage garden bench from Dunelm for less than £10.A spokesperson for Dunelm has … Read
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World
Clip of elephant rescuing man does not show this week’s flood in Nepal
A video showing a man being rescued from floodwaters by an elephant was shared online several weeks before the flash flooding disaster in Nepal. Read
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World
Japan hasn’t named Covid mRNA vaccine the ‘most deadly drug’
The misleading claim is being shared again after first appearing in 2024. Read
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Immigration
Bexley Council did not send letter advising residents to keep daughters inside
The London borough’s council says it did not send a letter to residents advising them about asylum seekers moving in. Read
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Hoaxes
Claims people are posing as ‘Home Affairs Officers’ to rob houses are a hoax
Posts warning about people going door-to-door posing as “Home Affairs Officers” have been circulating in countries all over the world for years. There’s no evidence it’s actually happening in the UK. Read
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Culture & Society
Videos of woman in niqab telling police ‘you can’t arrest me’ are fake
AI-generated clips showing a woman being arrested by police officers in a supermarket have been shared by multiple accounts on Facebook. Read
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Shopping
Toby Carvery isn’t giving away free roasts to people who like or share posts on Facebook
Facebook posts claiming Toby Carvery restaurants are giving away a “free carvery for two” or “free Sunday roasts for four” are not genuine.A spokesperson for Toby Carvery’s parent company Mitchells … Read
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