Photograph of Ukrainian volunteer wearing Ghostbusters badge is genuine
A picture shared on social media was originally taken by a Reuters journalist Read
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Joseph O’Leary
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Joe has been fact checking UK politics and policy for over a decade, having joined the team in 2011. He has delivered training in fact checking to civil servants, statisticians, journalists and businesses, both in the UK and internationally, as well as designing accredited courses in data analysis for the FE sector. Joe also enjoys teaching critical thinking in primary and secondary schools, and regularly gives talks to journalism students. He is now designing courses to help businesses and employees use data with more confidence.
Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv
A photograph claiming to show the Dynamo Kyiv football team in army uniform actually shows members of a nationalist group in Ukraine. Read
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Photo of wounded Ukrainian woman near Kharkiv is genuine
Posts on Facebook claim that photographs of a Ukrainian woman injured after an airstrike near Kharkiv actually depict events from 2018. This isn’t the case, and the images are genuine. Read
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Video of explosion aftermath is from Lebanon in 2020, not Ukraine
A video shared on social media claims to show an explosion and collapsed buildings in Ukraine, but it actually shows an explosion in Lebanon in 2020. Read
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Map of Russian nuclear targets in UK dates back to the Cold War
A map being shared on social media suggests potential sites of Russian nuclear strikes across the UK, but the original estimates are now 50 years old, and don't give any reliable indication of the sit Read
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This was a real petition calling for the White Cliffs of Dover to be renamed
The petition on change.org called for “The Black Lives Matter Cliffs of Dover” but it doesn’t seem to be connected to the BLM UK group. Read
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More people have probably been killed by coronavirus than were killed during the Blitz
An image being shared online is a fair reflection of what we know about the death tolls from Covid-19 and the Blitz. Read
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This honeycomb pattern was made by bees, but it was no accident
The picture was originally attributed to bees at a National Trust property, but actually seems to come from a beekeeper who partly curated the pattern. Read
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Europe
Claim that extending the Brexit transition period could cost £380 billion is not credible
Most studies into the economic impacts of Brexit show leaving the customs union and single market will mean the UK economy is smaller compared to remaining. Read
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Europe
Claim that 7.7% of UK goods exports go to the EU is a big underestimate
The Express has misquoted figures on the UK goods trade with the EU. Read
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