Viral video shows floods in Saudi Arabia, not Libya
The video has been circulating online since at least 2015. Read
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Health
Staring at the sun is bad for your eyes
A social media video features claims about sungazing, including that staring at the sun won’t harm the eyes or cause blindness. This is false. Read
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Search for missing man ‘Frederick Miller’ is a hoax
The hoaxes share a photo of a man with his dog from a 2020 Reddit post. Read
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Immigration
Conservative estimate that UK would take 100,000 migrants a year under Labour plan is not reliable
It’s not clear how many more migrants might come as a result of any future returns agreement with the EU, but the 100,000 figure is based on a number of assumptions. Read
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Can Zoom use your meetings to train AI?
Recent edits to the video conferencing software’s terms of service now clearly state it does not use users’ audio or video to train AI. Read
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More than 37% of Croydon’s population is British
The last census suggests that over 80% of Croydon’s residents have a British identity. Read
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Video of corner building collapsing was not taken in Morocco earthquake aftermath
This is not the first old video of a building collapsing in Casablanca that we have seen mislabelled as Morocco earthquake damage. Read
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Health
UK tap water among safest in the world
A social media post with over 100,000 shares claims tap water is “the most underrated cause of disease”—but tap water in the UK is strictly regulated to keep it safe. Read
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Health
Bad breath, headaches and pimples not caused by worm urine
A video about parasites from the 1990s has resurfaced on social media. But the claims made about worm infection symptoms and blood results aren’t accurate. Read
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The number of prison escapes has been falling since the 1990s
We looked into the figures after the PM claimed prison escapes were 10 times higher under the last Labour government. Read
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