Times graph on Boris Johnson’s leadership mixes up poll results
Voters were asked if they’d prefer Boris Johnsons to still be Prime Minister in a year’s time, or if they’d prefer someone else. Read
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War in Ukraine has contributed to global shortages of certain products
A post suggesting that war in Ukraine is not the cause of shortages of a number of products is missing context. Read
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BBC didn’t ‘censor’ audio of crowd booing over Boris Johnson clip
The crowd sounded different in two versions of the clip because it was recorded by different crews. Read
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Did the Prime Minister mislead Parliament over ‘Partygate’?
The publication of the Sue Gray report has prompted fresh claims Boris Johnson misled Parliament when he stated all lockdown rules were followed. Read
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No hard evidence behind claim holidaymakers have 50% chance of ‘timely’ passport renewal
This figure is an estimate from an economic consultancy and doesn’t appear to be based on statistical data. Read
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Some voting in local elections can pick more than one candidate
Until recently the Gov.uk website had given a misleading explanation of how to vote in local elections in England and Wales. Read
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Overturned cars in Ukraine were likely flipped by Russian forces, not explosion
A photo of cars in front of an apparently undamaged building is being used to imply an attack was “staged”. Read
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Fake Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe photo makes it look like husband and daughter aren’t smiling
A picture shared by an MP of the family has been digitally altered. Read
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Ukraine is not enacting the ‘Great Reset’ with an app
An app available to Ukrainians is how those who’ve lost their job because of the war can get a one-off payment, but it doesn’t mean the introduction of a social credit scheme. Read
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Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
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