Aldi coupon giveaway on Facebook is not genuine
Thousands of people have shared a post claiming to offer people money off their shop. 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.
Viral photo of melted traffic lights not from Rhodes wildfires
A picture of a melted traffic light allegedly taken on the Greek island has been shared more than a thousand times on Facebook. Read
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Hoax post about missing six-year-old girl shared on Facebook
The picture used in the post is of a girl from the US, not Lancashire. Read
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Photo of melted traffic light wasn’t taken in Bulgaria
Thousands of people have shared a photo of a melted traffic light as southern Europe experiences a major heatwave. Read
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Thousands share fake Facebook motorhome competition
Thousands of people have shared a post claiming to be giving away a luxury motorhome worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Read
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Hoax missing boy post uses picture of animal rescue volunteer in Philippines
Fake appeals for information about a supposedly missing five-year-old have been shared in UK Facebook groups. Read
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Picture of Nando’s ‘New World Order’ sign not taken in UK
What appears to be a tongue-in-cheek-sign about card payments has sparked calls for a boycott in the UK. Read
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Picture of Emmanuel Macron in front of fire is AI-generated
Full Fact has found numerous examples of AI images of the French president being shared widely online. Read
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Picture of refugee banner wasn’t taken in France
A picture contrasting a pro-refugee protest with the recent riots in France has been shared hundreds of times online. Read
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Zebras and lions filmed running through streets were not filmed during French riots
Posts claiming that protesters have released the animals from Paris Zoo have circulated extremely widely online. Read
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