Pubs can only open longer if England or Scotland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024
The change would only affect the last few days of the tournament, if any at all. Read
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Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest. Read
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Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city. Read
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Video shows a market in Marseille, not Paris
A video circulating on Facebook claiming to show Paris was actually filmed at a flea market in Marseille, in the south of France. Read
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5G tower did not kill palm trees in Arizona
A group of palm trees photographed in Arizona did not die because they were next to a 5G tower. Read
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Airbnb has not warned about government travel restrictions from June
A blog misinterpreting Airbnb’s changes to its refund and cancellation policy has been shared online with claims a lockdown is to be expected. Read
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Immigration
Small boat arrivals are higher so far this year compared to 2023
Rishi Sunak’s claim that small boat crossings are “down by a third” since he became Prime Minister is only true when looking at arrivals in 2023. Read
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Lion attack video is fake and was created for an experiment
The footage appearing to show a lion chasing hunters has been staged and edited together as part of an experiment in making viral videos. Read
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Austrian airports don’t have counters for passengers who meant to fly to Australia
False claims that Salzburg or Vienna airports have desks to help passengers who accidentally fly to Austria instead of Australia have been recirculating online. Read
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Were 99.75% of people able to cast their vote when voter ID was first introduced?
A government spokesperson claimed this was the proportion who voted successfully in the 2023 local elections, but that isn’t quite what the Electoral Commission found. Read
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