Fire brigade says Luton Airport car park fire started in diesel vehicle
People have claimed online that a hybrid or electric vehicle started the blaze. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
UK not the only country in Europe that allows shops to refuse cash
Other countries including Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands allow retailers to refuse cash. Read
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Health
Rapid tests for both Covid and flu don’t prove infections are the same thing
Tests with two different wells for samples that can detect three different infections do not prove the infections are the same. Read
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The Pope and Bill Clinton haven’t called for ‘urgent depopulation’
The Pope did talk about climate change at an event with the former president. Read
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Can Zoom use your meetings to train AI?
Recent edits to the video conferencing software’s terms of service now clearly state it does not use users’ audio or video to train AI. Read
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Video of corner building collapsing was not taken in Morocco earthquake aftermath
This is not the first old video of a building collapsing in Casablanca that we have seen mislabelled as Morocco earthquake damage. Read
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Video of building collapse is not from recent Morocco earthquake
The video shows a building collapsing in Casablanca three years ago. Read
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Do smart meters allow energy companies to cut you off remotely?
While smart meters do mean energy companies can cut off your supply without going to court for a permit to enter your home, they should only cut you off after taking other steps to help you pay your d Read
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Video showing genetically modified tomato ‘swimming’ is fake
The video has been edited to make it look like the tomato slice is moving through the water of its own accord. Read
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WEF has not advocated the slaughter of millions of pets
The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment. Read
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