This picture doesn’t show a child's heart infected with a dog parasite
This parasitic dog heart worm spreads via mosquito. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
This picture does not show Fidel Castro holding Justin Trudeau as a baby
The picture is of the Cuban leader with Trudeau’s late brother, Michel. Read
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This video doesn't show a church in Pakistan being burned in retaliation for the New Zealand attacks
A video circulating online falsely claims to show a mosque being attacked in Pakistan in March 2019. It shows an attack on a church in Egypt in 2013. Read
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Europe
EU member countries don’t all have to join the Euro by 2020
The UK and Denmark both have opt-outs to joining the Euro and seven other countries only have to join once they’ve fulfilled certain requirements. Read
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Education
Setting the record straight on climate change in the school curriculum
Climate change is a compulsory part of the school curriculum in England, but some students say they’re not being taught enough about it. Read
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Europe
Does WTO Article 24 allow us to have tariff-free trade with the EU?
Article 24 of the WTO’s GATT allows countries negotiating a free-trade area or customs union to have an "interim" agreement in place if they have a “plan and schedule” agreed for concluding a deal. Read
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You shouldn’t put a tampon in a stab wound
The most important thing is to apply pressure to the wound and dial 999. Read
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We don’t know who attacked this Swedish woman
Posts online have suggested the attacker was a Muslim migrant, despite there being no evidence to prove this. Read
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Europe
There’s a lot wrong with this viral list about the Lisbon Treaty
A large number of our readers have asked us to factcheck a list of claims about the Lisbon Treaty, or “what will actually happen if we stay in the EU”, which has gone viral on social media. Read
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Health
Period poverty: how widespread is it?
27% of women responding to a survey in Great Britain said they couldn’t afford sanitary products. But it wasn’t designed to be representative and more representative surveys found it's about 1 in 10. Read
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