Politics
No, Prince William did not give a speech that prompted three cabinet ministers to resign
A political crisis in a video report being shared on social media is completely fabricated. Read
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Politics
No, you won’t be fined by the government for hanging washing outside
Despite claims being shared in videos on Facebook, the UK government didn’t introduce a ban on outside clothes drying on 12 October. Read
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Culture & Society
Picture of ‘pink ladies of Epping’ isn’t real
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
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Politics
New wave of fake stories about curbs on personal freedoms and bogus taxes rack up millions of views on social media
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
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Politics
Facebook posts falsely claim David Lammy personally spent half a million pounds on food and drink expenses as foreign secretary
The claim, which has been circulating since the spring of this year, confuses entire departmental expenses with that of Mr Lammy’s personal expenses. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Fake ‘BBC’ article falsely claims that Martin Lewis has been arrested
The page features a fake image probably generated with AI, and also falsely claims Martin Lewis is endorsing a new AI trading platform. Read
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Shopping
No, Argos isn’t offering bargain price smartphones for completing survey
Misleading posts claiming that people can get a smartphone for less than £10 from the retailer have been circulating on Facebook. Read
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Immigration
The Times corrects inaccurate headline about cost of ‘migrants’ partners’
A new figure from the Migration Advisory Committee estimates the total net lifetime fiscal cost of people who arrived in the UK in 2022/23 through the Partner route of the Family visa—which includes the partners of some UK-born British citizens. Read
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United States
Edited Trump quote shared with misleading claims about teen beauty pageants
An edited quote that falsely suggests Donald Trump spoke about seeing teenage girls backstage at Miss Teen USA beauty pageant is being shared online again. Read
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Health
Over-60s won’t be charged £5 for a GP appointment
A series of fake videos falsely claiming the NHS is “no longer free for over-60s” almost certainly uses AI audio of the PM. Read
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