Economy, Business & Finance
What does the new 22% charge mean for stocks and shares ISAs?
Changes to stocks and shares ISA rules announced this week have caused widespread confusion online. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Shopping
No, Amazon is not selling HP laptops for £3
Posts being shared on Facebook claim Amazon is selling HP laptops for £3 to people who complete a “quick questionnaire”.But this isn’t a legitimate offer from the retailer, as a … Read
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Immigration
Grimsby housing development homes aren’t ‘exclusively for immigrants’
Social media posts claiming that Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has bought £23 million worth of new houses on the Ferriby Fields estate in Grimsby exclusively for immigrants are completely false. Read
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Conflict
Video shows explosions in China not Russian attack on Ukraine
An old video from China in 2015 has been circulating with claims it depicts an attack on Ukraine which killed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But this is false. Read
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Immigration
More AI videos of small boat crossings circulate on Facebook
Videos viewed tens of thousands of times online claim to show migrants crossing the Channel or arriving in the UK via small boat. But these videos aren’t real and were made with Google’s AI tools. Read
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Crime
Incorrect name for crocodile attack arrest circulates online
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have not identified the person arrested, but say a name being shared on social media is not correct. Read
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Sport
No, an Iranian footballer wasn’t deported after New Zealand World Cup match
Claims that Iran player Mohammad Mohebbi was deported after the team’s first World Cup game against New Zealand are false. Read
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Politics
Row over ‘Jimmy Savile’ banner images in Makerfield by-election - were pictures shared online real or fake?
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson claimed an image of a man holding a sign referencing Jimmy Savile was a “fake” version of another picture—but the other picture he shared appears to be AI-edited. Read
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Politics
No, a BBC episode wasn’t taken down following a clash between Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Laura Kuenssberg
A fake article claims that the BBC presenter confronted Sir Jim about his financial affairs on her show—but this never happened. Read
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Shopping
No, Tesco isn’t selling a nutribullet baby food processor for £1.99
A Facebook post claims people can receive a nutribullet baby food processor for £1.99 from Tesco if they “take part in a short social survey.”But Tesco has confirmed to Full … Read
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