Missing child hoax posts use picture from supermarket shopping accident
Facebook posts claim the injured child was found an hour earlier, but the image dates back to 2017. Read
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We find, fact check and explain hoaxes, helping you sort facts from false claims online.
Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad. Read
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Posts claiming police need help to identify stabbing victim are false
The same picture has been posted in Facebook community groups for different locations across the UK. Read
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Posts about ‘evil’ babysitter on the run in the UK are fake
The mugshot used is taken from a US case dating back to 2015. Read
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Posts claiming to show dog found on roadside after hit-and-run are hoaxes
The same image has been posted in different Facebook groups, claiming the dog has been found in various locations across the UK and abroad. Read
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Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes
The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found. Read
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Warnings of a knife-wielding teenage killer on the loose are hoaxes
The images date back to 2018 and the man pictured was convicted of a different offence to those claimed. Read
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Hoax posts about homicide suspect on the run shared in at least 20 Facebook community groups
The hoax posts share photos of children who have been reported missing in the US, and there are no reports of any such homicide in the UK. Read
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Posts about a murder suspect on the run in England are false
The mugshot accompanying the posts was taken by police in Australia in 2016. Read
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Facebook post about missing Wakefield police officer is a hoax
The post actually shares a photo of a police officer in Ohio, United States, who has not gone missing. Read
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