Video of ‘anti-government’ rally in Warsaw mislabelled as pro-Palestine march
The rally took place on 1 October, before the 7 October attacks on Israel. 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.
Facebook posts show lagoon in Chile, not ‘blood red’ River Nile
The video has been shared across multiple social media platforms with many posts referencing Bible passages. Read
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Footage does not show an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death
The video actually shows an incident at a train station in Sweden in 2015. Read
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Videos show volcano erupting in Iceland in 2021
The footage is being shared with the implication it shows current events. Read
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All speed cameras on the M1 and M25 are not about to ‘go live’ enforcing a 72mph limit
Thousands of people have shared this claim on Facebook. Read
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Claim Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist took his own life appears to come from a 2010 satirical blog
The claim has been shared widely online since recent events in Israel and Gaza. Read
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Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians. Read
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Deepfake video shows Keir Starmer promoting an investment scheme
The video of Mr Starmer was taken from his 2022 New Year address, but the audio has been changed. Read
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Forbes magazine covers showing Hamas leaders are fake
Two satirical images appearing to be Forbes covers featuring Hamas leaders have been circulating on social media. Read
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Facebook has not banned the Lord’s Prayer
Meta has confirmed that posting the text of the Lord’s Prayer is not against the social network’s policies. Read
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