British teenager not facing ‘£100,000’ fine over Snapchat joke
Aditya Verma has been cleared by a Spanish court of public disorder, and does not need to pay a fine. Read
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Charlotte Green
News & Online Journalist
Charlotte joined Full Fact in November 2023 as a news & online journalist from her role as a Local Democracy Reporter at the Manchester Evening News.
She was previously a senior news reporter with the Manchester Evening News, Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer titles.
Has the Scottish government said it plans to ‘maintain funding’ for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees?
Although the Scottish First Minister has denied funding to a UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been “paused”, the Scottish government says it currently has no plans to give more aid. Read
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US general not killed in ‘Israeli-American operation’ in Gaza
The man whose picture is circulating is Special Forces officer Ryan Brummond, who served in Afghanistan. He is now a doctor in the United States. Read
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Video does not show Chinese government destroying mosque
The footage is actually from Turkey, and shows the demolition of a minaret following an earthquake. Read
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France has not banned halal slaughter ahead of Ramadan
A false claim from 2021 that a French ministerial instruction about the stunning of poultry prior to slaughter would lead to a ban on ritual slaughter has been circulating again on social media. Read
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Screenshot of Telegraph article on migration shared with different image
A screenshot of a Telegraph opinion article has been shared on social media with the original image swapped for one showing the Notting Hill Carnival. Read
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Video claiming to be California flash flood actually from theme park
The footage circulating on social media doesn’t depict a real flood, but a staged attraction as part of the studio tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. Read
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Footage of fireworks display not celebration of El Salvador election result
The video of fireworks lighting up the sky was filmed in Croatia in 2020, and has since been misattributed to many different events including elections in Brazil and Italian football celebrations. Read
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Photo does not show farmers protesting in Italy
Although farmers are protesting across Europe, an image circulating on social media doesn’t show a recent protest in Verona. It’s actually of a demonstration by farmers in Paris in 2010. Read
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The UK doesn’t currently spend 2.5% of GDP on defence
A front page story in the Daily Telegraph incorrectly suggested the government’s defence spending target had already been met. Read
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