Politics
Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real. Read
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Politics
No, Keir Starmer was not ‘dragged out’ of the House of Commons following a clash with Nigel Farage
Posts shared on Facebook claim the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was “forcibly dragged out” of the House of Commons following a clash with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP.Needless … Read
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Politics
Picture of Keir Starmer hugging Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney isn’t real
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI. Read
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Shopping
Boots still isn’t giving away mini perfume sets to those who complete surveys
A spokesperson for Boots told Full Fact this is not a genuine offer. Read
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Culture & Society
No evidence 75% of England’s mayors are Muslim
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
This comparison of asylum support, benefit fraud and tax avoidance costs is still wrong
A post circulating on Facebook features several inaccurate figures about the cost of “asylum seeker benefits”, benefit fraud and error and tax avoidance. Read
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World
AI-generated image of Jeffrey Epstein ‘alive in Tel Aviv’ circulates online
An image that appears to show Jeffrey Epstein walking down a street in Israel is fake and was made using AI. Read
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Politics
Is Sir Keir Starmer the ‘most unpopular’ PM in recent times?
With some claiming the Prime Minister’s popularity is at historic lows, we’ve looked at the different ways such trends are tracked by pollsters. Read
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Politics
No, Reform UK did not edit an image of a house in Gorton and Denton
Posts on social media have wrongly claimed Reform UK “Photoshopped” a picture of Matt Goodwin standing outside a house to make it look like it had Reform UK placards on display. Read
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Shopping
More fake IKEA ‘mystery box’ offers circulate on Facebook
An “IKEA Mystery Box” offer which is described in a number of posts on Facebook isn’t a real offer from the retailer.The posts feature videos showing warehouses of IKEA-branded boxes, … Read
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