Video does not show electric bus on fire in London
The video has been shared across social media platforms with claims it is in London’s ‘clean air zone’. Read
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Hansard updates fuel poverty figure in PMQs transcript after Full Fact intervention
The parliamentary record initially reported Labour MP Mary Glindon as saying 30% of North Tynesiders are in fuel poverty, when she says she was misheard and actually said 13%. Read
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Images of burning cargo ship from Sri Lanka in 2021 not attack on Israeli boat
Facebook posts claim an Israeli cargo ship was bombed by Yemen. But the images are from 2021 and show a container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka. Read
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Kemi Badenoch’s comments on UK manufacturing success use data from 2021
The business minister’s claim that British manufacturing has overtaken France is missing important context. Read
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Health
Was Boris Johnson right to dispute Covid Inquiry evidence on excess deaths?
Pandemic deaths in the UK were indeed among the worst in western Europe as the Inquiry had heard—but also about in the middle, by the standards of Europe as a whole, as Mr Johnson said. Read
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Manure dumped at French McDonald’s protesting meat supply not Israel
The footage is unrelated to protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and shows direct action by French farmers about imported meat. Read
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‘High viz burka’ art is not new Birmingham lollipop lady
A 2015 photo of a performance art piece featuring a neon yellow face and body covering has been the subject of misinformation for years across several countries. Read
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Babies have been born in Italy in the past three months
The claim no babies have been born in Italy in the last three months has gone viral on social media. Read
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Video shows an execution by Islamic State, not Hamas
The disturbing video has been shared on social media with an incorrect caption in recent days. Read
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Immigration
How many migrants arrived in the UK in the last two years?
Nearly 2.3 million migrants arrived in the UK over the last two years, but net migration is around 1.3 million. Read
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