Viral pictures of Pope Francis wearing puffer jacket are AI-generated
The apparent pictures of Pope Francis have been shared tens of thousands of times. Read
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Emergency Alerts won’t match personal data with information collected during the pandemic
A Facebook post falsely claims that the government’s new Emergency Alert service will collect data from someone’s phone. Read
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Are UK nationals a minority in the modern slavery statistics?
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour MP Jess Phillips clashed over the modern slavery figures during PMQs—but who was right? Read
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Youth unemployment no longer at historic low
The rate reached its lowest level last summer but has been rising ever since. Read
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Hundreds of people have been prosecuted for tax evasion in the last two years
A much lower figure tweeted by a Labour MP only included prosecutions for enabling tax evasion. Read
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Asylum seekers do not receive £175 a week
Payments are significantly lower and reduced further if meals are provided. Read
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SNP's claim that Liz Truss’s government cost UK economy £30bn is not reliable
This figure represents an old estimate of the likely cost to the Treasury. The cost to the economy cannot be reliably measured. Read
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Video does not show Turkish nuclear plant exploding due to earthquake
The footage shows the Beirut port in August 2020. Read
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Video claiming to be from this week’s earthquake in Turkey actually from 2020
A video spreading on social media claiming to be from the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria is actually from three years ago. Read
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Not true that 85% of over-65s play video games every week
The survey only polled those who were already playing games or interested in doing so. Read
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