Incorrect name for Southport stabbings suspect circulates online
Merseyside Police have not identified the suspect, but say a name being shared on social media is not correct. Read
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No, the total percentage of votes in the Venezuelan election did not add up to 109%
The 4.6% figure in a graphic being shared referred to the combined total for several candidates, not that they had each got 4.6% vote share. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is Labour right to claim the public finances are worse than expected?
The chancellor Rachel Reeves said public finances are facing a shortfall of £21.9 billion this year alone. Read
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Video of protesters pulling down Israel flag not connected to Paris Olympics
Footage of a protest in which a pro-Palestinian demonstrator pulls down an Israeli flag outside a building is being shared with a misleading caption relating it to the Olympic Games. Read
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Inflation was not over 10% last autumn
Shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said in the House of Commons that inflation was over 10% last autumn, but seems to have got the year wrong. Read
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Old images of injured Leicestershire PC falsely shared in connection to Manchester Airport incident
Many accounts on Facebook have shared pictures of a police officer claiming it shows injuries sustained at Manchester airport, but the pictures are from 2020 and unrelated to the recent incident. Read
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Fake BBC report claims Ukrainian businessmen donated to Trump campaign
A video is being shared online which purports to be a BBC News and Bellingcat investigation, but they made no such report. Read
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Image of Donald Trump with ‘magically healed ear’ taken before assassination attempt
A claim that an image of the presidential candidate shows his injured ear healed “like magic” is false. It comes from a video of him golfing with Bryson DeChambeau filmed before the incident. Read
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No evidence comments on Islam and Ukraine attributed to Donald Trump are real
A misleading caption is being shared on social media with a video clip of the former president, implying he made the comments in his Republican convention speech. Read
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Image of Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein has been edited
A picture appearing to show American Vice President Kamala Harris with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is not genuine. Read
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