We find, fact check and explain hoaxes, helping you sort facts from false claims online.
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Posts warning about people going door-to-door posing as “Home Affairs Officers” have been circulating in countries all over the world for years. There’s no evidence it’s actually happening in the UK. Read
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The posts use a picture from an old US case involving a young woman by a different name, who was safely located after going missing. Read
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Police forces in the areas where the posts appear say they’re not investigating any such crime. Read
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This claim has been shared on social media recently, but there’s no evidence such an attack actually happened, and many images and videos supposedly showing the incident were created with AI. Read
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Despite claims to the contrary, the man pictured was hospitalised with Covid-19 in 2021, and died in August that year. Read
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Posts shared in local Facebook groups for residents of Southport and Worcester actually show a teenager who went missing in the US last year. Read
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The post has been shared in a local Facebook group for Lowestoft in Suffolk, with the claim the child was found there. Read
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The photo actually shows a woman from Missouri, United States, who went missing in November 2024. Read
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Police forces across the country say the appeal is not genuine and that they are not seeking anyone of that name. Read
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Nearly identical posts have been shared to Facebook community groups for residents in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Read
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