Satire

24 April 2025

No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand

A video circulating online originated as part of a comedy skit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

3 March 2025

No, a German pilot wasn’t sacked for refusing to spray chemtrails

A video claiming to highlight the case of a Lufthansa pilot who is suing his former employer for dismissing him over his stance is a satirical skit.

28 February 2025

Image claiming Malia Obama received $2.2 million from USAID was shared as satire

The image is being shared by some as if it’s genuine, but there’s no evidence for the claim it makes.

25 February 2025

Reform MP did not call for sign language teaching ban

A post supposedly shared by Rupert Lowe MP calling on the deputy Prime Minister to ‘remove teaching any sign language in the UK’ was created by a satirical account.

25 February 2025

Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire

A video which is being shared widely online by people thinking it is genuine is an example of ‘rage bait’; a post designed to make people angry to drive engagement.

21 February 2025

No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab

The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008.

4 July 2022

Conspiracy theory about Boris Johnson not having Covid-19 is back

A satirical article in 2020 claimed that St Thomas’ Hospital made staff sign the Official Secrets Act when Mr Johnson was admitted, and sent home those who refused—but none of this was true.

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15 April 2020

False posts that suggest Boris Johnson didn’t have Covid-19 are based on a blog post now labelled as satire

The claims first appeared in the Dorset Eye and now say they may be satire, but some people seem to have believed them.

25 June 2019

Boris Johnson didn’t say this quote about Scotland – it’s a parody

Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article.

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No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand

No, a German pilot wasn’t sacked for refusing to spray chemtrails

Image claiming Malia Obama received $2.2 million from USAID was shared as satire

Reform MP did not call for sign language teaching ban

Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire

No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab

Conspiracy theory about Boris Johnson not having Covid-19 is back

False posts that suggest Boris Johnson didn’t have Covid-19 are based on a blog post now labelled as satire

Boris Johnson didn’t say this quote about Scotland – it’s a parody

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