Picture of huge shark is fake
The picture has been circulating online since at least 2016. Read
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Sarah Turnnidge
Fact Checker (former)
Sarah previously worked for HuffPost UK, and before that worked in local newsrooms including the Bristol Post, the Essex Echo and the Thurrock Independent.
Times graph on Boris Johnson’s leadership mixes up poll results
Voters were asked if they’d prefer Boris Johnsons to still be Prime Minister in a year’s time, or if they’d prefer someone else. Read
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Zero evidence airport disruption planned by World Economic Forum
A Facebook post claims travel disruption has been deliberately planned. Read
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Photo of astronaut floating above Earth is real
The iconic photo shows astronaut Bruce McCandless II untethered from the Challenger space shuttle. Read
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Health
No evidence nutrients ‘reverse’ ADHD
Possible links between some nutrients and ADHD have been studied, but there’s no evidence they reverse it. Read
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Australian citizens aren’t being forcibly vaccinated via ‘chemtrails’
False claims have been shared about an old clinical trial for a genetically-modified cholera vaccine. Read
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Europe
Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU
The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour makes misleading claim about fall in affordable housing under Conservative government
Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics. Read
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Facebook post about BBC footage of Boris Johnson being booed is misleading
The broadcaster has been criticised for the way it used audio in a clip of the Prime Minister and his wife. Read
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No evidence ‘chemtrails’ are responsible for new chemical found in atmosphere
The long-running ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theory has been widely shared in recent months. Read
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