Aldi coupon giveaway on Facebook is not genuine
Thousands of people have shared a post claiming to offer people money off their shop. Read
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Most renters do not live in buy-to-let properties
When the total number of renters is considered, only one third of rental properties have been purchased with this type of mortgage. Read
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Picture of refugee banner wasn’t taken in France
A picture contrasting a pro-refugee protest with the recent riots in France has been shared hundreds of times online. Read
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Zebras and lions filmed running through streets were not filmed during French riots
Posts claiming that protesters have released the animals from Paris Zoo have circulated extremely widely online. Read
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The threshold for a recall petition to succeed is 10% of voters, not 10,000
Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds claimed a recall petition requires 10,000 constituents to sign it, but in nearly all constituencies the threshold is lower. Read
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Boris Johnson did not win the largest Conservative majority in 44 years
Lord Cruddas is also not correct to say Boris Johnson has never lost an election or campaign. Read
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Video of explosion at Nova Kakhovka Dam is from 2022
The recent breaching of the dam has led to months-old footage being shared hundreds of times. Read
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The US Air Force has denied that an AI-powered drone ‘attacked’ operators in a simulation
The airman who was the original source of the widely reported claims has since said he “mis-spoke” and had been describing a “thought experiment”. Read
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Millions did not vote in favour of the UK withdrawing from the ECHR
Brexit did not have any direct impact on the laws relating to human rights in the UK. Read
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Health
Errors corrected in Sun article about Ray Liotta’s cause of death
An online article in the Sun gave the wrong definitions for pulmonary oedema and respiratory insufficiency, and mixed up the link between diabetes and atherosclerosis. Read
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