No, Apple has not said it will remove Telegram from iPhones
Posts making this claim have been shared in recent days following the arrest of Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, in France. Read
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Obama wasn’t held in Guantanamo Bay
Barack Obama was not arrested in 2019 and held in Guantanamo Bay. Read
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Health
UV light does not ‘heal eyes’
Extended UV exposure can damage people’s eyes. And castor oil is not a recommended treatment to improve vision. Read
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MPs cannot claim £50 in expenses for breakfast
MPs can claim up to £25 for food, but only if they spend a night away from their constituency or London on parliamentary business. Read
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The UAE has not frozen a contract for fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
A fake Al Jazeera video making this claim is being shared widely on social media. Read
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Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’
A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered. Read
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California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story. Read
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No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’
A screenshot of a headline circulating online falsely claims that World Health Organisation chiefs have ordered preparation for lockdowns over an mpox strain. Read
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Fake USA Today video falsely claims Church of Satan praised Paris Olympics opening ceremony
A video appearing to be from USA Today has thousands of shares, but the clip is not a real report and it makes a number of false claims. Read
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Health
NHS diversity officers don’t all make £96,000
The starting salary for an NHS diversity officer in England seems to be around £25,000. Read
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