Hoax post about injured dog uses picture taken in Australia
A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019. 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.
Fake Toby Carvery coupons shared thousands of times on Facebook
Edited coupons and a poorly spelt social media post are indications that all is not as it seems. Read
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Appeal to find parents of man born in Warrington is a hoax
There is no evidence that an appeal from “John Ederson” is genuine. Read
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Hoax posts about missing ‘William Daniels’ shared widely on Facebook
Identical posts have been shared across the UK. Read
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Pfizer hasn’t been fined $2.3 billion for fraud relating to Covid vaccines
An out-of-context video has been liked more than 28,000 times on Instagram. Read
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Caravan shared hundreds of times on Facebook isn’t part of any giveaway
A post claiming social media users can win a free luxury caravan is too good to be true. Read
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Pictures of Elon Musk's ‘robot wives’ are AI-generated
There is no evidence for claims that the billionaire plans to release “robot wives” for sale in September. Read
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Misleading caravan giveaway shared thousands of times on Facebook
Thousands of people have shared and commented on a post claiming to be offering a free luxury caravan. Read
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Wrong man pictured in social media posts about Met Police shooting of two dogs
Thousands of people have shared posts which wrongly claim to have identified a police officer at the incident earlier this month. Read
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No evidence videos show ‘geoengineered’ skies
Thousands of people have liked an Instagram video claiming to show the difference between natural and allegedly engineered skies. Read
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