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14 May 2024

Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest. Read

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10 May 2024

Pubs can only open longer if England or Scotland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024

By Tony Thompson • 2 mins

The change would only affect the last few days of the tournament, if any at all. Read

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10 May 2024

Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests

By Evie Townend • 2 mins

While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest. Read

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10 May 2024

Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city. Read

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7 May 2024

Were 99.75% of people able to cast their vote when voter ID was first introduced?

By Nasim Asl • 4 mins

A government spokesperson claimed this was the proportion who voted successfully in the 2023 local elections, but that isn’t quite what the Electoral Commission found. Read

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3 May 2024

West Bank fire video is not recent

By Sarah Turnnidge • 2 mins

The video actually shows a fire at a plastics factory in February. Read

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3 May 2024

Audio of swearing protesters added to video of Keir Starmer at polling station

By Evie Townend • 2 mins

An audio clip of people jeering has been edited over real footage published by the Independent and the video’s subtitles have been changed to report on the alleged chanting. Read