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A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration. Read
The original photograph was taken in 1997, a few months before her death in a car crash. It has been edited to make her look older. Read
An old myth that Muslims can be exempted from paying council tax if they have a prayer room in their home has been re-circulating online. Read
Health
An old myth that the NHS Covid app cost £37 billion has resurfaced. In fact, that’s the budget for the first two years of the entire Test and Trace programme. Read
Footage claiming to show a ship sinking after being targeted by “Yemeni armed forces” actually shows the scuttling of a ship off the coast of Brazil in 2020. Read
Figures circulating on social media aren’t all correct, and ignore the significant differences in the way pension schemes work in each country. Read
The picture has been digitally altered, with Jimmy Savile’s face superimposed onto Gordon Brown’s. Read
Aditya Verma has been cleared by a Spanish court of public disorder, and does not need to pay a fine. Read
An article claims a treaty ‘legally compels’ the city to introduce these restrictions. It doesn’t. Read
The original headline included the words “Tories say” at the end, to make it clear the Mail was paraphrasing a claim from the Conservative party chair. Read
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