Video of Hamas fighters is not recent
The footage is being shared with reference to the Gaza ceasefire deal, but is actually more than 17 years old. Read
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Bovaer has not been found to reduce cattle fertility at the approved dose
A claim that the manufacturer of Bovaer has invested in a synthetic meat company is true, but there’s no evidence the feed additive reduces the fertility of cows at approved doses. Read
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GoPro footage shows firefighter in Chile, not LA
The video was originally posted in November 2024 and is unrelated to the recent wildfires in LA. Read
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Viral clip does not show passengers praying before Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The footage was actually taken during an Air Algérie flight that landed safely in September 2024. Read
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Image of supercar surrounded by flames in Los Angeles is digital creation
The picture has been circulating on social media, alongside captions that imply it’s a real scene from the US wildfires. Read
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Plane crash video not linked to fires in LA
The footage actually shows a plane that crashed in Chile in January 2024. Read
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Video of fire surrounding the Hollywood sign isn’t real
Full Fact traced the video back to an account which creates “original music, graphics, and video scenes”. Read
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Was David Lammy right to claim 45,000 Russian troops died in November?
The figure given by the foreign secretary actually appears to refer to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Defence for the number who were either killed or wounded. Read
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Keir Starmer video calling some Savile claims ‘slightly frivolous’ is deepfake
A video is being shared on social media with claims it supposedly shows Mr Starmer saying some claims in the Jimmy Savile investigation were “slightly frivolous”. Read
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Video of church being attacked in West Bank not from Christmas 2024
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident. Read
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