Images of girl confronting soldier are not from Ukraine
They come from a video that says it shows children in Palestine, which was published online in 2012. 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.
Europe
BBC Breakfast uses old footage of Russian parade rehearsal to show invasion of Ukraine
The clip of military planes is one of a number of misleading videos which have circulated online following the invasion. Read
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Europe
Keir Starmer hasn’t voted 48 times to take the UK back into the EU
The figure repeatedly quoted by Boris Johnson appears to include some votes which were not about whether or not the UK should be part of the EU. Read
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Health
News clip doesn’t prove Queen is being treated with ivermectin
Screenshots and clips of an Australian news segment about Queen Elizabeth II have been shared widely online. Read
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Health
US data doesn’t prove increase in cancer following vaccine rollout
The blog post making these claims is based on false US military data. Read
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Picture of tractors in the Netherlands has nothing to do with Canada ‘freedom convoy’
The photo was taken in 2019, and has nothing to do with current protests against vaccine mandates in Canada. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Income tax, fuel tax and inheritance tax all existed 100 years ago
A number of the taxes listed in the Facebook post don’t even exist in the UK. Read
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Keanu Reeves did not say ‘humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix’
There’s no evidence the star of the Matrix franchise ever said humanity was being kept in a ‘mental prison’ by elites. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Viral posts about £49 fuel vouchers are false
Claims that struggling households are entitled to almost £100 in fuel vouchers annually have been shared thousands of times. Read
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Health
False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that infertility and neurological conditions have increased by more than 400%. Read
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