Keir Starmer video calling some Savile claims ‘slightly frivolous’ is deepfake
A video is being shared on social media with claims it supposedly shows Mr Starmer saying some claims in the Jimmy Savile investigation were “slightly frivolous”. Read
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A video is being shared on social media with claims it supposedly shows Mr Starmer saying some claims in the Jimmy Savile investigation were “slightly frivolous”. Read
Crime
A widely shared estimate that a million children have been victims is not reliable, but the true total remains unclear. Read
Fact checkers refute allegations of bias in Meta’s ‘disappointing backwards step’ to end fact checking partnerships Read
Immigration
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right. Read
Politics
The NHS does send texts to patients to remind them of appointments, among other things, contrary to a suggestion from the health secretary at the weekend. Speaking on Sunday with … Read
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident. Read
The government intends to remove charitable business rates relief for English private schools from April. Read
Posts on social media in the wake of an attack on the US city have suggested the superintendent was pictured mistakenly wearing her badge upside down. Read
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire". Read
The retailer has confirmed that a supposed offer mentioned in a Facebook post is not genuine. Read
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