Air pollution sensors in Newport do not have sirens telling people to ‘go inside’
Thousands of people have shared social media posts suggesting the air sensors are a “new form of control”. Read
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Evie Townend
News & Online Journalist
Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.
The Economist has not published ‘apocalypse’ cover featuring Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
The image circulating on social media features an illustration of the two politicians with missiles in the background. Read
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Arma 3 clips and old footage shared as attacks from Yemen in the Arabian Sea
Posts on social media have been sharing a video game clip and unrelated footage with claims they show attacks from Yemen on the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Read
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Viral list of ‘patents on viruses’ fact checked
An image shared on social media with claims it shows a list of patent numbers for viruses such as H1N1 flu, Zika virus and SARS is not quite what it seems. Read
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Citric acid is not hidden in food to ‘poison’ the population
Almost 2,000 people have shared a post suggesting there is a plot to lower the “population’s vitality” by hiding citric acid “poison” in food. Read
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List of organisations supposedly leaving X is mostly wrong
All but three of the organisations on the list are active on the platform and have posted within the last week. Read
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Flash flooding clip in Athens is from September 2024, not ‘yesterday’
A clip showing flood water running down a street has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows scenes from Athens in November. Read
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Audio clip of Joe Biden saying he ‘removed Imran Khan from power’ is not real
The clip has been circulating across social media platforms with many people seemingly believing Mr Biden said he removed former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, from office. Read
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Old clip of cargo ship fire falsely linked to Houthi attacks
The video showing a ship ablaze has been shared to suggest it was attacked by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group. Read
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Video shows 2021 Iran earthquake, not nuclear testing
The video has been widely shared on social media with the suggestion it shows tremors caused by a nuclear weapon test. Read
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