Not all fish in the Channel belong to the EU
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK. Read
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Fake birth parents appeal on Facebook uses US photographer’s picture
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol. Read
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Hoax post about injured dog uses picture taken in Australia
A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019. Read
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NHS Covid tracing app did not cost £37bn
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that £37 billion was spent on the NHS Test and Trace app when it actually cost about £35 million in 2020/21. Read
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Hoax posts about missing dog use photograph that has appeared in blogs for years
The posts all have the same image and wording but appear in community groups across the UK. Read
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Fake Toby Carvery coupons shared thousands of times on Facebook
Edited coupons and a poorly spelt social media post are indications that all is not as it seems. Read
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Health
The Lancet did not report 6.5 million migrants registered at GPs in the last decade
A Facebook post appears to have repeated an old claim that the Lancet medical journal said 6.5 million migrants had registered with GPs in the last 10 years. Read
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Appeal to find parents of man born in Warrington is a hoax
There is no evidence that an appeal from “John Ederson” is genuine. Read
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Post appealing to find birth mother uses stock image with sepia effect
An appeal for someone’s birth mother claims the man searching was adopted in three different towns. Read
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Health
Sadiq Khan did not have a ‘minor cardiac arrest’ at climate conference
The Mayor of London’s new book recounts a health scare in 2021 which may have been a heart attack. Some reports mistakenly called this a cardiac arrest, which is a different condition. Read
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