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Caravan shared hundreds of times on Facebook isn’t part of any giveaway
A post claiming social media users can win a free luxury caravan is too good to be true. Read
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Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed
Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated. Read
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Poster shared on Facebook misrepresents Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030
A Facebook post shows a photograph of a man with a poster that lists 22 alleged UN and WEF “goals”. Read
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Health
Can pharmacists prescribe medicines?
The Pharmacy First service will mean people in England can get NHS prescription medicines for some conditions from a community pharmacy without seeing a GP. But some pharmacists can prescribe already. Read
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‘Make England Great Again’ quote does not really come from Lee Anderson
The quote now circulating on social media is originally from a clearly labelled political sketch in the Guardian. Read
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Video showing ‘NATO soldiers now in Ukraine’ was filmed in Afghanistan in 2021
A video shared on social media was filmed during evacuations from Kabul in August 2021, not in Ukraine. Read
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The suicide rate may not have been rising in recent years
Sir Keir Starmer claimed the suicide rate is “going up”, based on a rise since 2007. But data for the last few years gives a mixed picture. Read
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Pictures of Elon Musk's ‘robot wives’ are AI-generated
There is no evidence for claims that the billionaire plans to release “robot wives” for sale in September. Read
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HAARP research facility did not create distinctive clouds
The facility in Alaska does not produce water in the atmosphere and does not interact with clouds. Read
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