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21 September 2023

Video shows mudslide in Japan not Libya floods

The video, which claims to show fatal flooding in Derna, has been viewed by tens of thousands of people.

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Video shows mudslide in Japan not Libya floods
21 September 2023

Viral video shows floods in Saudi Arabia, not Libya

The video has been circulating online since at least 2015.

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Viral video shows floods in Saudi Arabia, not Libya
20 September 2023

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.

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Search for missing man ‘Frederick Miller’ is a hoax
18 September 2023

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.

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The number of prison escapes has been falling since the 1990s
13 September 2023

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.

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Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
13 September 2023

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.

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Spanish Minister did not travel by private jet to ‘climate conference’
12 September 2023

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.

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What happened to school rebuilding funding when Rishi Sunak was chancellor?
11 September 2023

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.

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Independent corrects claim former top civil servant ‘voted for Brexit’
6 September 2023

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.

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Daily Star corrects error in reporting obesity deaths
6 September 2023

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.

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Starmer’s education speech warned of school buildings starting to ‘crumble’

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