Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times. Read
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Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false. Read
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Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire
A video which is being shared widely online by people thinking it is genuine is an example of ‘rage bait’; a post designed to make people angry to drive engagement. Read
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The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID
It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24. Read
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Video claiming Hollywood stars paid to visit Ukraine is fake
The clip being shared, which appears to be an E! News report, is in fact a fabrication. It was not published by the news and entertainment channel. Read
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Fake Toby Carvery giveaways recirculating on Facebook
Thousands of people have liked posts claiming to be from the restaurant chain and offering free meals. Read
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No, Wetherspoons isn’t offering a free ‘meal for two’ deal to celebrate boss Tim Martin’s retirement
Wetherspoons has confirmed that no such offer from them exists. Read
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Health
A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out
A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards. Read
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Picture doesn’t prove baseless conspiracy theory Brigitte Macron is a man
A picture is being shared online with false claims it shows the French First Lady as a boy. Read
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No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008. Read
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