Fake Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe photo makes it look like husband and daughter aren’t smiling
A picture shared by an MP of the family has been digitally altered. Read
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Ukraine is not enacting the ‘Great Reset’ with an app
An app available to Ukrainians is how those who’ve lost their job because of the war can get a one-off payment, but it doesn’t mean the introduction of a social credit scheme. Read
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Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
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The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day
This is the daily allowance for doing parliamentary work in the House. However, not all Lords can claim it, or do. Read
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List of MPs’ crimes isn’t true
This list was supposed to describe the crimes of members of the US Congress more than 20 years ago, and even then it wasn’t verifiable. Read
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A video of a failed grenade launcher does not show Russian army
A longer version says it shows the Kenyan army. Read
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Video of someone smoking in a body bag was taken on set of a music video
Claims that the video shows a ‘dead body in Ukraine’ smoking are false. Read
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Waitrose is not offering anyone who shares a Facebook post free food
A Facebook page that’s less than a month old claims those who share or comment on a post will receive a £50 box of food. Read
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No evidence quote about photo of child in Nagasaki is true
The post claims to recount an interaction between a US soldier and a child in the aftermath of the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Read
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A newly released document does not reveal ‘side effects’ of the Pfizer vaccine
It lists reported adverse events, which may not have been caused by the vaccine. It also concludes that its data raises no safety concerns. Read
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