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22 April 2025

Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates

The lengthy quote has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, but there’s no evidence Claudia Sheinbaum ever said it.

17 April 2025

UK Cadbury chocolate eggs do say ‘Easter’ on them

The company says its Easter eggs aren’t halal certified either, contrary to what has been claimed online.

17 April 2025

No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people

The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct.

17 April 2025

Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’

Both the Metropolitan Police and the Community Security Trust have said this is completely untrue.

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16 April 2025

Daily Mail front page screenshot edited to include image of PM and Savile

The screenshot has been altered to include a picture that was never published by the paper.

15 April 2025

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

A sign shared on Facebook appeared in Tower Hamlets in 2014—we’ve seen no recent reports of the same or similar signs appearing in London or elsewhere in the UK.

15 April 2025

Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq

There’s no evidence that reports of the death of a general are genuine.

15 April 2025

Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament

Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading

11 April 2025

Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes

The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found.

11 April 2025

Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad

This is an example of ‘imposter content’—fake content that appears to be from credible organisations.

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Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates

UK Cadbury chocolate eggs do say ‘Easter’ on them

No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people

Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’

Daily Mail front page screenshot edited to include image of PM and Savile

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq

Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament

Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes

Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad

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