Hundreds share fake appeal for ‘missing’ girl Bella Heather
Posts claiming a five-year-old girl has gone missing have been shared across the UK and around the world. Read
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Kensington & Chelsea residents not given £3,000 for weekend trip to avoid Notting Hill Carnival
There is a scheme for elderly people in the area to take a coach trip to Eastbourne for the weekend. Read
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Windowless cars in Maui aftermath pictures don’t mean fires were caused by weapon
People online have also claimed the fires weren’t hot enough to melt glass. Some fires are hot enough to do that, but often the glass shatters from heat. Read
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Comparison of benefit fraud and tax avoidance losses is inaccurate
Claims that the amount lost to tax avoidance exceeds the amount lost to benefit fraud by 200:1 are incorrect. Read
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Immigration
The government is spending £6 million a day on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers. Read
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Missing children, lost dogs and escaped snakes: how hoax posts are swamping local Facebook groups
Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening. Read
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Health
The EG.5 variant of Covid-19 has nothing to do with 5G
Videos from a popular Instagram influencer wrongly suggest that the 5G network is somehow causing disease associated with the new Covid variant. Read
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Health
ONS data shows lower death rates in people vaccinated against Covid-19
A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
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Viral image of Pope Francis addressing crowds is AI generated
The photo has been shared widely across social media platforms. Read
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Picture doesn’t show Australian Navy ramming ‘illegal immigrant’ boat
A widely-shared photo shows two large ships trapping a smaller boat. Read
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