No, Lego is not selling ‘mystery’ boxes for £3 to help clear stock
The company has told Full Fact a supposed offer that’s been shared on Facebook is not genuine. Read
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Missing child hoax posts use picture from supermarket shopping accident
Facebook posts claim the injured child was found an hour earlier, but the image dates back to 2017. Read
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Image of police officers kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated
The image, which depicts UK police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress, is likely the product of Artificial Intelligence. Read
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Health
Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?
In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence. Read
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Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online
There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this. Read
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Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
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Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’
The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer. Read
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United States
Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence. Read
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Disinformation and misinformation must remain the primary focus of Ofcom’s Committee
Words like disinformation and misinformation seem to have fallen out of favour since the Trump administration came to office. Read
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Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad. Read
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