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Deputy PM fails to back up claim that government has provided over £3,300 in cost of living support for ‘every single family’
The figure quoted by Oliver Dowden appears to actually refer to the average amount per household provided by the government to help with rising bills.
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Video of explosion at Nova Kakhovka Dam is from 2022
The recent breaching of the dam has led to months-old footage being shared hundreds of times.
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Magna Carta doesn’t mean you can ‘legally overthrow’ a ‘tyrannical’ government
Online claims have been made about a section of Magna Carta that has been irrelevant for more than 800 years.
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Claims about King Charles’s inheritance need context
Posts on social media are making several claims about King Charles’s inheritance but they are missing vital context.
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The total asylum initial decision backlog has increased since December
The home secretary’s claim that the backlog is down by 17,000 refers only to applications made before 28 June 2022.
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‘Pride installation' on Arc de Triomphe is animated video
Claims suggesting that the iconic Paris monument has been decorated with a rainbow sculpture have been shared hundreds of times online.
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The US Air Force has denied that an AI-powered drone ‘attacked’ operators in a simulation
The airman who was the original source of the widely reported claims has since said he “mis-spoke” and had been describing a “thought experiment”.
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Hoax posts about missing boy ‘Brandon Smith’ shared across England
Identical posts have appeared in social media groups for communities in Doncaster, Whaley Bridge and Gateshead.
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Millions did not vote in favour of the UK withdrawing from the ECHR
Brexit did not have any direct impact on the laws relating to human rights in the UK.
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You cannot be sent to prison just for failing to pay your TV licence
The only punishment available is a fine. Failure to pay the fine is a separate offence that can ultimately result in a prison sentence.
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Fake missing child post uses photo of boy witnessing family pet being put down
The posts claiming the boy has gone missing in the UK use an image shared by a woman in the US in 2020.
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5G is not triggering nanotechnology in the Covid vaccines
A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them.
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