J.K. Rowling is not moving to Moscow
Social media posts claim the author has bought property in Russia and is moving there because of the country’s “traditional values”. 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.
Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017. Read
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‘Forbes cover’ featuring Iran’s supreme leader is fake
The image features a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei and names him the world’s ‘most powerful man’. Read
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Old photo shows an explosion on a German warship near Norway not Yemen
It has been shared on social media with the false claim it shows a German warship retreating from Yemen. Read
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Footage of people taking cover at a petrol station in Israel is not from Iran’s attack
The video has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attack on Israel, but it was actually taken in 2023 and shows missiles being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome. Read
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Screenshots of Sky News posts calling Bondi attack terrorism are fake
The screenshots supposedly show Sky News referring to the incident as a “terrorist attack” before the suspect was identified and confirmed not to be a Muslim. Read
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Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia. Read
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‘Iran attack’ video compilation mostly shows unrelated events from other countries
The video includes clips that it suggests show an explosion in Tel Aviv, fires caused by the attack and people panicking. Read
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Video shows Islamic prayer call in Lancaster House, not Buckingham Palace
The footage has been shared widely on social media in recent weeks, but was filmed in March 2023. Read
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Clip of Israelis ‘panicking’ during Iran’s airstrike is actually Louis Tomlinson fans in Argentina
The footage has been shared widely on social media but it predates Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel and shows scenes in Buenos Aires. Read
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