Culture & Society
UK Cadbury chocolate eggs still say ‘Easter’ on them
Claims circulating on social media that Cadbury doesn’t use the word ‘Easter’ on its chocolate eggs are false. Read
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Social media
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Shopping
False claims about Boots mini perfume set giveaway is repeated again
Facebook posts have again falsely claimed that Boots is giving away a “Mini Perfume Set” as part of a “special customer feedback campaign”.The posts are accompanied by two videos of … Read
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Politics
Fake Keir Starmer post about US leaving NATO circulates online
A statement supposedly posted by the Prime Minister on X saying that American forces must leave UK airbases within 48 hours if the US withdraws from NATO is fake. Read
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Conflict
Video of 2022 fire in Saudi Arabia shared with false claims it shows Tel Aviv
The video, which has been shared on social media with claims it shows Tel Aviv burning, is actually four years old. Read
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Conflict
Old footage of market fire shared with false claims it shows Dubai airport in flames
The video, which has been recently shared on social media with claims it shows Dubai’s international airport on fire, is actually over five years old. Read
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Politics
Fake Farage X post about Trump on £5 notes circulates
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead. Read
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Crime
Fake image of Jewish charity ambulances on fire shared online
An AI-generated image of the incident, which saw four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning, has been posted on social media. Read
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Conflict
Footage doesn’t show attack on the King Fahd causeway
The footage is actually from October 2022 and shows an explosion on the Kerch bridge, linking Russia and Crimea. Read
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Health
Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise. Read
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Conflict
Fake crash picture shared with false claims it shows satellite brought down by Iranian missile
A fake AI-generated image is being shared with false claims that Iranian missiles brought down a US-Israeli spy satellite. There are no reports of this happening. Read
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