Facebook post about BBC footage of Boris Johnson being booed is misleading
The broadcaster has been criticised for the way it used audio in a clip of the Prime Minister and his wife. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
No evidence ‘chemtrails’ are responsible for new chemical found in atmosphere
The long-running ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theory has been widely shared in recent months. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
War in Ukraine has contributed to global shortages of certain products
A post suggesting that war in Ukraine is not the cause of shortages of a number of products is missing context. Read
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Reports that ‘Bernie Gores’ died in both Uvalde school shooting and Afghanistan are fake
Facebook posts claiming ‘Bernie Gores’ was reported to have died in the school shooting nine months after he was first reported to have died in Afghanistan are based on fake tweets. Read
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BBC didn’t ‘censor’ audio of crowd booing over Boris Johnson clip
The crowd sounded different in two versions of the clip because it was recorded by different crews. Read
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Europe
EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
The law is more complicated than recent headlines have made it seem. Read
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The Queen was not involved in disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian school
A conspiracy theory linking the Queen and Prince Philip to missing Indigenous children in Canada has re-emerged on Facebook. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Platinum Jubilee will not cost each UK household £38,000
We don’t yet have reliable figures for the total cost of the event, but a Facebook post muddles the maths. Read
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Modified chimpanzee virus in AstraZeneca vaccine isn’t linked to monkeypox
Claims that the use of a modified chimpanzee virus in the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are the cause of monkeypox are untrue. Read
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Australian grandmother did not shoot two rapists
A Facebook post claiming an Australian grandmother shot off the testicles of two men who raped her granddaughter is not true. Read
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