No investigation into football used in 2022 World Cup
Multiple posts on social media claim an investigation will be launched into the ball for being controlled using a remote. Read
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Missing girl hoax uses photo of kidnapped US child
The hoax post appeals for help to find a girl called Sofia who supposedly went missing in South Shields in the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be ‘because of Brexit’
A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis. Read
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Health
False claims of links between vaccines and HIV spread online
A social media post falsely links Dr Anthony Fauci to the origins of the AIDS epidemic and repeats a long debunked theory that the smallpox vaccine causes HIV. Read
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Hoax missing boy post uses picture of animal rescue volunteer in Philippines
Fake appeals for information about a supposedly missing five-year-old have been shared in UK Facebook groups. Read
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Health
Money spent on Test and Trace couldn’t fund 15% NHS pay increase for 35 years
A resurfaced claim that the money spent on the Test and Trace scheme would pay for a 15% pay rise for health service staff until 2058 is incorrect. Read
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Twitter community note about video of building collapsing in France is wrong
A community note on Twitter incorrectly claims a viral video of the aftermath of riots in France shows an unrelated incident in Paris from before the unrest began. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked
We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story. Read
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Most renters do not live in buy-to-let properties
When the total number of renters is considered, only one third of rental properties have been purchased with this type of mortgage. Read
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Health
No clear evidence of a significant fall in average waiting times
The health minister Maria Caulfield said that NHS England waiting times were falling “drastically”. The latest data does not support this. Read
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