Copycat posts about ‘missing’ boy shared widely on Facebook
Hundreds of people have shared a fake appeal for information about an apparently missing boy. Read
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Boy claimed ‘missing’ on Facebook was found months ago
The picture is of a boy of a different name who went missing in June but has been found. Read
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Amazon is not selling Kindle Oasis e-readers for £1.78 for Black Friday
Amazon is holding a Black Friday sale, but it has confirmed it is not offering Kindle Oasis e-readers for £1.78, as a number of Facebook posts have claimed. Read
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Fake Argos ‘deals’ on electric scooters and air fryers circulating online
Deals that appear too good to be true are circulating on social media. Read
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Health
Facebook post misinterprets BBC report on a ‘spike’ in neonatal deaths
The BBC article said that “two spikes” in the neonatal death rate had occurred in Scotland—not that spike proteins had been found in babies’ bodies. Read
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Facebook posts claiming man with dementia is missing with his dog are false
The picture in the posts shows a man with a different name who has never gone missing. Read
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Covid-19 is not ‘a lie’
A post on Instagram claims that Covid-19 is a ‘lie’. This is false, and there is ample evidence to prove it is a real, deadly disease. Read
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Wetherspoons still not offering free ‘meal for two’ Facebook deal
Another post from an account calling itself ‘JD Wetherspoon’ promising free meal offers has received thousands of shares on Facebook. Read
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Iran hasn’t sentenced 15,000 protesters to death
Iranian parliamentarians have called for “harsh punishments” which could include the death penalty, but we can find no evidence for viral claims that 15,000 people have already been sentenced to death Read
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Warning over alleged Christmas postal ‘scam’ is long out of date
The premium-rate number a Facebook post warns about was shut down in 2005. Read
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