Longer lines behind planes don’t indicate ‘chemtrails’
A post claims to show the difference between ‘contrails’—water vapours left by planes—and ‘chemtrails’. But both images show contrails. Read
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Video of girl with epilepsy is not related to Israel-Gaza conflict
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon. Read
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Expelled or jailed Conservative MPs are not the fourth largest ‘party’ in the House of Commons
Nine current MPs have lost the Conservative whip. None are in prison. Read
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Moon did block sun during total solar eclipse
A false claim that it was not the moon that blocked the sun during the 2024 full solar eclipse has been widely shared online. Read
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Argos is not selling laptops for just £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
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Video of luxury cars in inflatable dinghies in Dubai floods is CGI
Footage circulating online appears to show a number of cars floating down a flooded highway. Read
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Matt Hancock still earns salary as an MP
A post on X about the former Health Secretary’s salary has been shared thousands of times. Read
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Beach in Iran is naturally red due to iron oxide soil
A video is being shared online with claims it shows a beach on Hormuz Island that “turned” red due to severe weather, but in fact it’s usually that colour. Read
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It’s not true that only 8.2% of Leicester’s population identifies as ‘British’
Posts shared on Facebook wrongly claim that “8.2% of the population of Leicester” consider themselves British. In fact, more than half of the city’s population does. Read
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Photo does not show Sir Keir Starmer sitting beside Jimmy Savile
The image has been edited to include Jimmy Savile’s face on the body of Gordon Brown. Read
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