Video does not show a Palestinian woman saying ‘we’re prisoners of Hamas’
Incorrect subtitles have been added to the video. Read
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Video shows diesel, not electric, van on fire
Footage showing an Ocado van engulfed in smoke and flames has been shared online. Read
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Footage of fireworks display not celebration of El Salvador election result
The video of fireworks lighting up the sky was filmed in Croatia in 2020, and has since been misattributed to many different events including elections in Brazil and Italian football celebrations. Read
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Poll suggests British Muslim voters’ support for Labour has fallen by 30%, not by half
ITV News has corrected an article which inaccurately reported a poll’s findings on British Muslims’ support for Labour since 2019. Read
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Health
Health committee posts incorrect stat about doctors’ union membership
About 60% of NHS consultants in England are BMA members, not the 40% that the committee’s post on X claimed. Read
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Politics
Fact checking Labour’s ‘missions’
In the last couple of weeks we’ve looked into two claims published in a document outlining the Labour party’s five “national missions”, reportedly the party’s election “campaigning bible”. On 26 … Read
Analysis
Image of hay bales and tractors by the Eiffel Tower is AI-generated
This comes amid farmer protests across France. Read
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Photo does not show farmers protesting in Italy
Although farmers are protesting across Europe, an image circulating on social media doesn’t show a recent protest in Verona. It’s actually of a demonstration by farmers in Paris in 2010. Read
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Politics
Guardian chart confuses patients and cases waiting for treatment
Rishi Sunak’s admission that the government has failed on a pledge to cut NHS waiting lists in England is widely covered this morning—and a common error cropped up again in … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many people use food banks?
Labour and the TUC have claimed there are 2.98 million people now using food banks—but this figure appears to actually be the number of parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust. Read
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