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A montage of images supposedly showing the princess in hospital has been shared thousands of times, but they’re not real and were almost certainly created with artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
An article published by the Express on Monday claimed that “as it stands the UK spends 2.5% of GDP on defence”. But that’s not correct. In 2023/24 the UK spent … Read
Politics
We’ve looked at what the figures show after shadow chancellor Mel Stride’s claim about the UK economy at the time the Conservatives left office. Read
The post claims to show an elderly man who recently showed up lost at a house in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, but this is a hoax. Read
An almost identically worded post circulated in 2017, before Claudia Sheinbaum was in office. Read
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised. Read
Thousands have shared social media posts claiming the UK donated 15 electric Porsches to Albanian prisons “as part of a drive to net zero”. Read
The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine. Read
Health
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs Read
West Midlands Police have said a warning circulating online about a drug supposedly being given to children is not based on a genuine message from them. Read
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