Video of ‘Hezbollah bombing Israel’ actually shows petrol station explosion in Yemen
The video dates back to August and shows explosions at a petrol station in Aden, Yemen, not Israel. Read
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Sian Bayley
Senior News and Online Journalist
Sian joined Full Fact in April 2024 as senior news and online journalist. Prior to that she was news editor at The Bookseller magazine. She has previously worked for the Local Democracy Reporting Service and the Evening Standard.
Image of Kamala Harris’s supposed communist party membership card is fake
The image was likely created using an online communist party card generator. Read
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‘Hezbollah drone video’ actually shows Ukrainian drone targeting Russian oil refinery
The video is from July and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Read
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Video does not show recent footage of Israeli tanks moving to the Israel-Lebanon border
The video is 11 months old and actually shows tanks moving to Re'im, in southern Israel. Read
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Fake Ed Miliband Guardian article shared on Facebook
Ed Miliband MP did not write an opinion piece for the Guardian saying GB Energy would be “the envy of the world”. Read
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Starbucks across the UK are not going cashless from October 2024
The chain said the majority of UK stores continue to offer cash payments, but because it has licensee-operated stores, some of these may bring in cashless rules. Read
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No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate
Some social media users have claimed Ms Harris was wearing Nova H1 audio earrings, but these do not match the earrings Ms Harris wore at the debate. Read
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CNN did not say Kamala Harris lied 113 times during DNC speech
CNN analysed five claims made in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Read
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The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer
This mixes up the net revenue profits of the Crown Estate with the Sovereign Grant, which is much lower at £86.3 million. Read
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‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance
People in the UK without a legal right to be here are not entitled to claim any benefits. Read
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