Asda is not selling halal-certified Easter eggs
An image of a fake social media post claimed the supermarket is selling “celebration eggs”. Read
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Footage does not show escalating tension between US and China near Baltimore bridge
A video of a military plane being shot down is actually footage from a video game. Read
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Health
The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India
There is no evidence to support this at all. Read
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MPs can’t claim £50 for breakfast
If staying overnight outside their constituency or London, MPs can claim £25 per night for food. Read
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Council did not order mural to be removed because it features the Union Jack
This mural appears outside a London fish and chip shop and has been the subject of much attention. Read
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Cartoon of France’s First Lady is not from Charlie Hebdo
A fake cover of the satirical magazine has been circulating online. Read
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No evidence Emmanuel Macron described England as ‘an oppressive nation’
A quote attributed to the French President has been circulating for a number of years. There’s no evidence he ever said it. Read
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Politics
PM’s claim about number of ‘deported’ migrants fact checked
With the House of Commons about to break for the Easter recess, we took a look at a claim from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. … Read
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‘Boycott Barclays’ posters on London Underground are unauthorised
Pro-Palestinian ‘adverts’ protesting against Barclays were not displayed with TfL’s permission. Read
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Footage does not show a large explosion on Baltimore bridge before collapse
Old footage from a different incident is being shared with false claims it shows an “alternate angle” of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing. Read
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