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At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Rishi Sunak claimed the government has “reduced not just the number of people living in poverty but the number of children living in poverty”. As … Read
A video is being shared online alongside reports of “severe turbulence” on a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died. But the footage is unrelated and dates back to 2019. Read
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere. Read
A video which claims to show an American destroyer being struck by a missile has been online for at least ten years. Read
Posts shared on social media show a fake screenshot of an article claiming the virus may have already killed undiscovered alien life. Read
Posts on social media about arrest warrants sought for top Israeli government and Hamas officials have confused the two international courts. Read
A statement about 3.4 million “unprotected” children now explains what the number really means. Read
A photo of a damaged helicopter is circulating on social media with false claims it shows the crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister. Read
A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been altered to include an Arabic voiceover and English subtitles. Read
A number of pictures shared widely online wrongly claim to show the aftermath of the crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. Read
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