Spanish Minister did not travel by private jet to ‘climate conference’
The posts also claim she exited a car to cycle the “last few metres” to the venue. Read
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‘Human meat’ is not being sold in the UK
Clips from Channel 4’s Miracle Meat hoax documentary have been shared widely online, with some people seeming to believe that human meat is really on sale in the UK. Read
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Video showing genetically modified tomato ‘swimming’ is fake
The video has been edited to make it look like the tomato slice is moving through the water of its own accord. Read
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Education
What happened to school rebuilding funding when Rishi Sunak was chancellor?
Annual spending on school rebuilding in England fell by 41% between 2019-20 and 2021-22—but that figure doesn’t tell the whole story. Read
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Health
Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Read
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Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years. Read
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Independent corrects claim former top civil servant ‘voted for Brexit’
A headline published by the newspaper claimed Lord McDonald of Salford said he voted for Brexit. He actually revealed that he voted to remain in the EU. Read
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WEF has not advocated the slaughter of millions of pets
The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment. Read
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Thousands share fake house giveaway
A post promising to give away two free houses with minor dents and scratches is too good to be true. Read
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Supposed Amazon E-scooter deal is too good to be true
Amazon is not selling e-scooters for £3 due to storage issues. Read
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