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There is no evidence that a video shared in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Odessa, Ukraine, shows damage to a ‘NATO logistics hub’. Read
We’ve taken a look at five claims made during the 30 May episode of BBC Question Time, including from the Conservatives, Labour and Reform UK’s honorary president Nigel Farage. Read
The image shows the Prime Minister standing in front of a Morrisons sign, but certain letters are covered so it spells ‘moron’. Read
The arrangement of the colours appears wrong because of the angle from which the footage was shot. Read
Crime
Home secretary James Cleverly was challenged on the figures on the BBC’s flagship programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Read
A guide to how the number of personnel in the Army, RAF and Royal Navy is counted, and some common claims we’ve seen about these figures. Read
A video is being shared online alongside reports of “severe turbulence” on a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died. But the footage is unrelated and dates back to 2019. Read
A video which claims to show an American destroyer being struck by a missile has been online for at least ten years. Read
A photo of a damaged helicopter is circulating on social media with false claims it shows the crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister. Read
The figure is misleading, as it assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms, and fallen as a percentage of GDP, over the next six years. Read
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