This video does not show an official alert siren playing in London
The UK’s siren system has been decommissioned since 1992. Read
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Rachael Krishna
Fact Checker (former)
Rachael joined Full Fact in April 2019, having previously worked as a reporter for BuzzFeed News. She worked with the fact-checking team, and has experience and interest in online misinformation and social media.
This video does not show a real nuclear attack alert
The original video was made just for fun. Read
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Are NHS waiting lists the longest they have ever been now?
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. Read
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There is no evidence to suggest the photo of a boy sleeping on a hospital floor was staged
The hospital has confirmed that the incident happened. Read
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Diane Abbott did say that Chairman Mao did more good than harm
This was said during an interview on This Week in 2008. Read
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The Daily Mail front page did not call Boris Johnson a traitor
A fake Daily Mail front page criticising Boris Johnson is circulating online. Read
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Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true
It is true that tens of thousands of NHS staff are from other EU countries, and that other EU nursing numbers have noticeably dropped. Read
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This is a photo from Tony Benn’s funeral
Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Jeremy Corbyn were both attendees of theLabour MP’s funeral in 2014. Read
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The BBC did use old footage of Boris Johnson laying a Remembrance Wreath
Excerpt The footage is from the 2016 Remembrance Sunday service. The BBC says it was a production error. Read
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Cambridge University has not banned poppies
The student union confirmed that a vote last year had been misinterpreted by the press. Read
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