We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Thousands have shared social media posts claiming the UK donated 15 electric Porsches to Albanian prisons “as part of a drive to net zero”. Read
While lightning did reportedly hit a Russian rocket in 2019, one clip apparently showing this was created with CGI. Read
The money is part of a 100 Year Partnership Declaration, but has been promised until 2030/31 and for “as long as needed to support Ukraine”. Read
The original unedited photo taken in 2009 bears no resemblance to Mrs Macron. Read
Several TikTok videos have made the claim in recent days, but there are currently no plans for the UK to rejoin the EU. Read
Environment
A joke video is being shared on social media with claims it shows a real legal case in Germany of a commercial pilot who lost his job over his refusal to spray “chemtrails”. Read
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska cannot control the weather and has nothing to do with recent flooding. Read
Posts shared on Facebook suggest the closure of McDonald’s in Iceland was due to a boycott, but the branches closed in 2009 because of the country’s financial crisis. Read
A video is being shared with misleading captions claiming it depicts a real attack, when it was a choreographed scene. Read
A clip is being shared with false claims it is of Iranian censorship of Olympic events at Paris. Read
