Video of camels struggling in water torrent wasn’t filmed during recent Dubai floods
The clip was actually shot more than five years ago. Read
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BBC London mayoral debate: fact checked
With four candidates for Mayor of London clashing over transport costs, ULEZ, pay-per-mile road charging and affordable housing, we take a look at some of the claims made. Read
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Is the government increasing defence spending by £75 billion?
The figure which has been widely quoted assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms for the next six years. Read
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Council websites wrong on how to vote in mayoral and police commissioner elections
A Full Fact investigation reveals that earlier this month at least nine council websites incorrectly claimed mayoral or police commissioner elections use the ‘Supplementary Vote’ system. Read
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Screenshots of Sky News posts calling Bondi attack terrorism are fake
The screenshots supposedly show Sky News referring to the incident as a “terrorist attack” before the suspect was identified and confirmed not to be a Muslim. Read
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Video does not show Palestinians ‘celebrating’ after Iran strikes
A clip shared on social media actually shows a large crowd outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem before the strikes. Read
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Rocket launch video unrelated to Iran attack on Israel
Footage which is claimed to show the recent missile and drone attack by Iran has been online since 2014. Read
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Footage claimed to be of Iran attack on Israel is CGI video of WW2
A clip being widely shared which supposedly shows Iran attacking Israel with missiles and drones is an artificially created video which dates from 2021. Read
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Baltimore bridge collapse not depicted in 2023 Netflix film
A claim circulating on Facebook that the ruins of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were featured in the disaster film Leave the World Behind is false. Read
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Canadian passports can list ‘Palestine’ as a place of birth but only for those born before 1948
Passport Canada has reportedly apologised to a 90-year-old woman after she was told her renewed passport would not list ‘Palestine’ as her place of birth. Read
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