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8 July 2025

Edited video of Pfizer CEO circulates again online

A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this.

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Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla
7 July 2025

Website didn’t publish recipe for ‘Israeli haggis’

An apparent screenshot from a website with a description stating haggis is a traditional Israeli pudding has been shared online. But it’s satire.

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A picture of a large haggis.
7 July 2025

Fake Amazon laptop offers circulate ahead of Prime Day

We often see false offers like this circulating on Facebook. Amazon has confirmed these deals aren’t genuine.

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Amazon on a smartphone.
4 July 2025

Firework video clips do not show ceasefire celebrations in Tehran

We matched all but one of the clips to Nagaoka in Japan.

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Iranians celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025
4 July 2025

No, there’s no evidence sunglasses cause cancer

By filtering out the harmful UV rays from sunlight, verified sunglasses protect your eyes and the skin around them, and their use is widely recommended, including by the NHS.

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sunglasses by the sea
4 July 2025

Images of girl looking through hole in a wall shared with misleading captions on Facebook

We previously fact checked claims about the video these images come from last November.

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Image of a phone with Facebook open beside a laptop.
3 July 2025

Facebook posts falsely claim a female police officer is missing

Police forces across the country say the appeal is not genuine and that they are not seeking anyone of that name.

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Police sign on brick wall
1 July 2025

AI-generated video shared with claims it shows Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar

OpenAI’s Sora watermark can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the footage.

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View of Doha, Qatar
30 June 2025

London Mayor is not building 40,000 new council homes ‘prioritised for Muslims’

An inaccurate video which claims Sadiq Khan has announced a proposal to build council housing specifically for Muslims in London is circulating online again.

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The Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan
30 June 2025

Old easyJet video shared as ‘last moment’ before Air India crash

The video dates back to at least March 2020.

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Back of a seat on an aeroplane with a sign that reads “fasten seat belt while seated”.

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