Viral video shows floods in Saudi Arabia, not Libya
The video has been circulating online since at least 2015. Read
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Search for missing man ‘Frederick Miller’ is a hoax
The hoaxes share a photo of a man with his dog from a 2020 Reddit post. Read
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The number of prison escapes has been falling since the 1990s
We looked into the figures after the PM claimed prison escapes were 10 times higher under the last Labour government. Read
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Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010. Read
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Spanish Minister did not travel by private jet to ‘climate conference’
The posts also claim she exited a car to cycle the “last few metres” to the venue. Read
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Education
What happened to school rebuilding funding when Rishi Sunak was chancellor?
Annual spending on school rebuilding in England fell by 41% between 2019-20 and 2021-22—but that figure doesn’t tell the whole story. Read
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Independent corrects claim former top civil servant ‘voted for Brexit’
A headline published by the newspaper claimed Lord McDonald of Salford said he voted for Brexit. He actually revealed that he voted to remain in the EU. Read
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Health
Daily Star corrects error in reporting obesity deaths
The paper has corrected its claim that 2.8 billion people die of obesity each year, with the real figure being in millions. Read
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Starmer’s education speech warned of school buildings starting to ‘crumble’
The Prime Minister suggested that Keir Starmer didn’t mention RAAC in a recent speech on education. Read
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Video of burning building is not the Nigerian embassy in Niger
The video has appeared across social media following the military coup in Niger. Read
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