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The footage shows a blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020, not a recent attack. Read
CNN said “there is no truth in rumours of a sale or change in ownership of CNN whatsoever”. Read
The footage shared online is of a floating power plant—not a HAARP facility. Read
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A claim being widely shared on Facebook that the Mayor of London had said he and his family would emigrate from the UK following the US election if Mr Trump won the presidency is untrue. Read
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Misleading claims have been circulating online since it was announced that Donald Trump has won the US presidential election that millions of votes are “missing”. Read
One social media post claiming the Mayor of London said this has had more than 16,000 shares. Read
Posts circulating on social media falsely claim Mr Trump said the quote to People magazine in 1998. Read
There is no evidence the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen has said it’s stopping its operations in the Red Sea. Read
The video, which has more than 53,000 shares on X, actually shows a child looking through a hole in a wall. Read
Posts have been circulating widely on social media that describe the politician as ‘Nigerian born’, but this is not correct. Read
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