Old clip of cargo ship fire falsely linked to Houthi attacks
The video showing a ship ablaze has been shared to suggest it was attacked by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group. Read
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Video compilation likely shows flooding in Poland, not Spain
The footage dates back to September, before the recent floods in Spain. Read
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NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”. Read
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Video shows people holding Sudanese not Palestinian flag
Posts on social media falsely claim a clip shows refugees unfurling a Palestinian flag in Greece, but it’s actually the Sudanese flag. Read
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Old video of burning US ship shared with incorrect claims it shows recent attack in Arabian Sea
The footage shows a blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020, not a recent attack. Read
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Video does not show ‘HAARP ship’ floating near Spain before floods
The footage shared online is of a floating power plant—not a HAARP facility. Read
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No, Sadiq Khan did not say he would leave UK if Donald Trump won
A claim being widely shared on Facebook that the Mayor of London had said he and his family would emigrate from the UK following the US election if Mr Trump won the presidency is untrue. Read
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No evidence Houthis have surrendered after Donald Trump’s election victory
There is no evidence the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen has said it’s stopping its operations in the Red Sea. Read
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New Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch was not born in Nigeria
Posts have been circulating widely on social media that describe the politician as ‘Nigerian born’, but this is not correct. Read
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No, King Charles did not unveil poster calling Israel’s Prime Minister a ‘terrorist’
The original video shows the King revealing his official portrait, not a poster of Benjamin Netanyahu. Read
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