Red potatoes aren’t artificially dyed
Red potatoes get their colour from naturally occurring pigments called anthocyanins. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
The sun and the moon are not the same size
Contrary to a claim on Facebook, the sun is not equal in size to the moon. It is more than 400 times larger in diameter than the moon, and about 400 times further away from the Earth. Read
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Cement truck has not been classed as an antisemitic hate symbol by ADL
Multiple posts are sharing an image that appears to show a cement truck on a database of hate symbols. Read
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle did not announce to the House of Commons that the Palestinian flag was to be flown outside Parliament
The Speaker’s office has confirmed there are no plans for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to meet the head of the Palestinian mission this week, despite an email circulating on social media. Read
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Sun doesn’t set at 7pm by mid-February in the UK
Sunset won’t happen after 7pm in the UK until the end of March. Read
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South Yorkshire Police has not arrested a man for inciting hatred by ‘insisting he was English’
This claim comes from a fake screenshot appearing to show a social media post by the police force. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
There’s no new tax rule for Vinted, Airbnb and eBay sellers
Tax rules haven’t changed—you may still need to declare income of more than £1,000 from selling second-hand clothes, handmade goods or short-term property lets. Read
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Zelenskyy belly dancing video is a deepfake
An unaltered version of the video shows that the person dancing is not the Ukrainian President, whose face has been digitally added using AI. Read
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Hoax posts claiming to show dog injured in ‘hit-and-run’ circulate on Facebook
An image supposedly showing a dog injured in a hit-and-run is taken from a 2022 news article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland. Read
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LEGO is not selling sets for £3
A post circulating on social media claims the company is offering an “exclusive deal”. Read
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