Edited image falsely claims to show Ukrainian tractor pulling Russian rocket
An image from 2018 of a space rocket on board a train has been edited to show it being pulled by a tractor. Read
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Photograph of crowded railway station is from Ukraine in March 2022
A black-and-white version has been shared, making it look like a scene from the Second World War Read
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Social media posts overestimate how much tax is on petrol and diesel
Claims are circulating that £1 per litre is now taken in taxes, but it’s more like 80-90 pence for fuel duty and VAT. Read
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Viral video does not show US paratroopers landing in Ukraine
A video viewed over seven million times shows US paratroopers in North Carolina—not Ukraine, as claimed. Read
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Fuel duty and VAT adds about 80-90 pence per litre on petrol and diesel at the pump
Road fuel prices have reached or passed 190 pence per litre in parts of the country. At that price, just under half of that is fuel duty and VAT. Read
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Photograph of Ukrainian volunteer wearing Ghostbusters badge is genuine
A picture shared on social media was originally taken by a Reuters journalist Read
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Footage of plane under fire is from a video game, not Ukraine
The video is actually from the tactical shooter game Arma 3. Read
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Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv
A photograph claiming to show the Dynamo Kyiv football team in army uniform actually shows members of a nationalist group in Ukraine. Read
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No evidence news channel used shot from Deep Impact to show people fleeing Kyiv
Italian fact checkers have found no evidence the shot was broadcast by TGCOM24. Read
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Barcodes alone can’t show a product was made in Russia
They can only show that the company that registered the code was based there. Read
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