All speed cameras on the M1 and M25 are not about to ‘go live’ enforcing a 72mph limit
Thousands of people have shared this claim on Facebook. Read
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Which country was first to send tanks to Ukraine?
They’re a few weeks old now, but we’ve been digging into two claims from Rishi Sunak about the UK sending tanks to Ukraine. Last month the Prime Minister said the … Read
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MP’s protests claim fact checked
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) last Saturday, Diane Abbott, the independent MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, suggested a man pictured with a swastika tattoo and wearing … Read
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Claim Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist took his own life appears to come from a 2010 satirical blog
The claim has been shared widely online since recent events in Israel and Gaza. Read
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Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians. Read
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Photo of man with swastika tattoo is actually from 2016
A photo Diane Abbott MP claimed was taken at demonstrations in London last week comes from a protest in Bolton seven years earlier. Read
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Was the UK the first country to send tanks to Ukraine?
Neither the government nor the Conservative party have backed up a claim the Prime Minister made last month. Read
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Deepfake video shows Keir Starmer promoting an investment scheme
The video of Mr Starmer was taken from his 2022 New Year address, but the audio has been changed. Read
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Forbes magazine covers showing Hamas leaders are fake
Two satirical images appearing to be Forbes covers featuring Hamas leaders have been circulating on social media. Read
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Politics
Maria Caulfield latest MP to repeat misleading claim about Labour’s immigration plans
You may have seen that yesterday we fact checked a claim made by Jonathan Gullis MP on BBC Politics Live, and shortly afterwards during Prime Minister's Questions by the Prime … Read
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