Innovative bus driver strike in Japan is not ‘currently’ happening
Industrial action by drivers in Okayama ended in May 2018. Read
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Tony Thompson
Specialist Journalist
Tony joined Full Fact in May 2022. He previously worked as the Crime Correspondent of The Observer and News Editor of Time Out. He is the author of 11 non-fiction books.
Video does not show an aircraft spraying ‘massive’ chemtrails behind it
Specific lighting and atmospheric conditions make the vapour cloud look especially dense. Read
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Reports of a serial killer on the loose in Dundee are false
Multiple posts claim the same individual is active in cities around the world. Read
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Residents of Greater Manchester are not ‘being poisoned’ by their water company
Claims that a Freedom of Information request has revealed the presence of poisons in drinking water are false. Read
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Report of newborn baby abandoned in Barnsley is fake
An image of a newborn baby abandoned in South Yorkshire was taken in Thailand in 2017. Read
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Health
Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?
The widely quoted figure can be traced to an extrapolated estimate from 2015, but a review earlier this year suggests the actual number is much lower. Read
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Post warning communities of a dangerous man in the area are fake
A post warning that a man is attacking people is fake. Multiple versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
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Do a disproportionate number of women end up in prison for failing to pay TV licences?
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has raised concerns over the number imprisoned, but since 1995 twice as many men have been jailed. Read
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Picture does not show ‘unnatural’ cloud formations
A picture of the sky does not show “unnatural” cloud formations but rather a long-standing natural phenomenon known as “mackerel sky”. Read
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Health
Vigorous coughing will not save you during a heart attack
Advice that coughing vigorously could save you in the event of a heart attack is incorrect and could make things worse. Read
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