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A post warning that two people are pretending to be homeless before attacking people is fake. Several versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
We’ve taken a look at some of the claims made by the final two contenders to be the next Prime Minister during Sky News’s “The Battle For Number 10” Q&A. Read
A public body consortium has chosen the company to provide a procurement service. Read
Health
A tweet from Macmillan Cancer Support appears to suggest that 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK can’t access extra help following a cancer diagnosis. This is unlikely to be the case. Read
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has raised concerns over the number imprisoned, but since 1995 twice as many men have been jailed. Read
Health
SADS or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome does not appear to have increased in the UK in 2021. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We look at the detail of the Conservative leadership candidate’s proposals for public sector pay, which she has now dropped after criticism. Read
Her father did not tweet saying she couldn’t tie her shoelaces until she was 12. Read
It uses an image of a baby recently found in Arizona. Read
A picture of the sky does not show “unnatural” cloud formations but rather a long-standing natural phenomenon known as “mackerel sky”. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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