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The photo has been shared in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal, with a caption that implies it is recent. But it actually dates back to 2021. Read
Posts circulating on social media about the previous employment of politicians who are now in the Cabinet aren’t wholly accurate. Read
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
The footage is being shared with reference to the Gaza ceasefire deal, but is actually more than 17 years old. Read
Posts on social media suggest the footage was taken following recent tsunami warnings, which have since been lifted. Read
Politics
In the last few days we’ve seen a number of Conservative politicians, including Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, claim that their government left “the … Read
Immigration
There have been 16,400 immigration returns since Labour was elected, but the figures we have don’t show how many involved asylum seekers. Read
A claim that the manufacturer of Bovaer has invested in a synthetic meat company is true, but there’s no evidence the feed additive reduces the fertility of cows at approved doses. Read
The video was originally posted in November 2024 and is unrelated to the recent wildfires in LA. Read
The footage was actually taken during an Air Algérie flight that landed safely in September 2024. Read
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