Specialist Journalist
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer has confirmed a Facebook post claiming Argos is offering laptops to the over-40s for £4.95 is not a genuine offer. Read
Hoaxes
The individuals pictured were recently arrested in the US. Read
The screenshot, made to look like it has been published by the Telegraph, has been edited. No such article exists. Read
Facebook posts claim the injured child was found an hour earlier, but the image dates back to 2017. Read
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
The same picture has been posted in Facebook community groups for different locations across the UK. Read
The mugshot used is taken from a US case dating back to 2015. Read
The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found. Read
News bulletins on Radio 2, Radio 3 and 6 Music claimed Britain consumes “117 million tonnes” each year—which is roughly a million times what National Crime Agency estimates suggest. Read
The images date back to 2018 and the man pictured was convicted of a different offence to those claimed. Read
