The Pope has not appointed Klaus Schwab ‘universal bishop’
There is no evidence the World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman has been given a role in the church. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much do rail sector workers earn?
The Times claimed rail staff other than drivers earn an average of £49,000. Recent ONS data shows it’s closer to £39,500. Read
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9.4 million people are classed as economically inactive, not unemployed
A post on Threads claims 9.4 million people in Britain are unemployed, but technically this is the number in the UK who are ‘economically inactive’, not the number who are actively looking for work. Read
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Video of Michelle Obama’s DNC speech where she seems to call herself a gay man is altered
The audio in a clip of her speech to the Democratic National Convention has been manipulated. Read
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Picture of police kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated
A widely-shared image appears to show a group of police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress. Read
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz video in front of a communist poster has been edited
The original video shows the pair in front of a poster referencing Mr Walz’s previous role as a high school football coach. Read
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Old photo of Donald Trump used to claim assassination attempt was ‘fake’
According to online posts, the photo shows that Mr Trump’s ear was not really injured. Read
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Immigration
Estimate of £400,000 cost per asylum seeker based on the Netherlands, not the UK
A figure used by Robert Jenrick MP refers to a study which estimated the lifetime net cost of asylum seekers in the Netherlands, not the UK. Read
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United States
Doctored Hitler photo shared in wake of Trump assassination attempt
Theories that the assassination attempt was staged have circulated widely on social media since the shooting in July. Read
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Immigration
Are the majority of British people ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR?
We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR. Read
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