EU regulations on dredging did not cause recent flooding
There is no specific EU law on banning dredging, but while some governance does affect it, it does not prevent it. Read
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There wasn’t more polar ice “than ever” in 2015
There was not more ice than ever in 2015—the polar ice caps have been shrinking for decades. Read
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These quotes “predicting” coronavirus are from two different books
Read separately, the quotes do not sound much like the new Wuhan coronavirus at all. Read
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Shamima Begum has not secretly returned to Britain
Shamima Begum is living in a refugee camp in Syria, not in secret in the UK. Read
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This arrow is pointing at Egypt
The border between Israel and Egypt is commonly accepted as the transition from Africa to the Middle East. Read
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Einstein did argue the rich control communication and this damages democracy
A Facebook post claiming Einstein warned in 1949 that the rich control communication and damage democracy is true. Read
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The images in this post about the rhino horn and ivory trade have been digitally altered but the scheme is real
There is a scheme to dye the inside of rhino horns pink, but this did not affect their outside appearance. Read
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Henry Kissinger has never given a speech about exterminating people with vaccines
A Facebook post claims that Henry Kissinger gave a speech on eugenics and vaccines to the Council on Eugenics. Neither the speech nor the council is real. Read
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The European Community supported Britain during the Falklands War
During the Falklands War, the European Community banned all weapons sales to, and imports from, Argentina. Read
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How many birds are chickens?
Around 4-12% of birds are poultry, but if you looked at mass rather than the number of birds, poultry would account for 70%. Read
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