United States
Fake Donald Trump quote calling Republicans the ‘dumbest’ group of voters recirculates
We’ve fact checked posts sharing this fake quote several times before. Read
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Fake Boots promotions for Rituals skincare circulate on Facebook
Posts and adverts falsely claim Boots is selling Rituals giftsets for under £10 in exchange for people completing a short survey. Read
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Conflict
Fake video of Ukrainian soldier crying circulates online
A video of a young Ukrainian soldier crying and saying he doesn’t want to die was made using artificial intelligence. Read
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Shopping
Shein isn’t giving away a free box of clothes to people who fill out a survey
Facebook posts and adverts falsely claim people who fill out a survey or leave a review will receive a free box of clothes from the retailer. Read
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Politics
Nigel Farage said Trump’s comments about NATO troops in Afghanistan were ‘wrong’
There’s absolutely no evidence for claims on social media that the Reform UK leader said Donald Trump’s comments about NATO troops were “correct”. He’s on the record as saying he disagreed with them. Read
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Shopping
Tesco isn’t offering a £3 ‘Meat Box’
False claims that Tesco is offering a box full of meat products for £3, either as a new online promotion or for filling out a survey, have been shared on Facebook. Read
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Shopping
Fake deal for £10 metal detector from Go Outdoors shared online
Posts and an advert on Facebook are falsely claiming that people aged 40 and older can get a metal detector for £10 from Go Outdoors after filling in a survey. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Figures used in social media posts comparing prices in 2000 to 2026 are not quite right
Posts shared on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube make a number of comparisons between prices of things like energy in 2000 and 2026, but some of the figures used are incorrect. Read
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United States
Unevidenced quote Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics circulates again
An image of President Trump and his mother is being shared on social media alongside an unsubstantiated quote in which she criticises him. Read
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Environment
HAARP did not cause recent Northern Lights seen in UK
The Northern Lights seen across much of the UK this week were caused by a severe geomagnetic storm produced by the sun, not, as some claimed online, by the HAARP research facility in Alaska. Read
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