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Health
A viral claim on social media that 652 people died in the UK’s worst week of the pandemic is far too low. The true figure is almost 10,000. Read
Amazon confirmed that the offer shared on social media is not genuine. Read
Thousands of people have shared baseless claims about Paul Ansell on social media. Read
Health
The World Health Organisation recently announced that Covid is no longer a global health emergency. But contrary to some reports, it says the pandemic is still ongoing. Read
Argos says the offer is not genuine. Read
A Facebook post which wrongly claimed the online bank is closing everyone’s accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted. Read
Education
A figure quoted in the Sun by Baroness Karren Brady is the number of pupils who missed at least 50% of sessions last summer, not the number who’ve disappeared completely. Read
The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022. Read
The picture used to show the man has previously been shared online in the US with claims the caravan in it has been stolen. Read
King Charles’s carriage passed patches of sand, which some claimed had been used to fill potholes. Read
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