The BBC did use old footage of Boris Johnson laying a Remembrance Wreath
Excerpt The footage is from the 2016 Remembrance Sunday service. The BBC says it was a production error. Read
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Cambridge University has not banned poppies
The student union confirmed that a vote last year had been misinterpreted by the press. Read
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This is not an image of Jeremy Corbyn at an IRA funeral
The man in the photos has been identified by those familiar with Bobby Sands as Jim Gibney, who now serves as a political aide. Read
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This video has been edited to make Keir Starmer appear confused at the end
In the original video, Mr Starmer promptly answers Piers Morgan’s question. Read
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BBC Question Time did not hire the son of a producer to say pro-Brexit statements
The claim was spread by a now-deleted tweet. Read
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It’s unlikely that these are bots commenting on Boris Johnson’s post
It is most likely that these are genuine commenters posting similar messages on purpose. Read
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These claims about people of certain ages remembering parts of World War Two are generally incorrect
65 year-olds are unlikely to remember rationing and 75 year-olds the Luftwaffe. Read
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This image claiming there are four million 17 year-olds who’ll be able to vote in the election is not about the UK
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
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You can register to vote in two places
You are allowed to register to vote in two places. In a general election you can then vote in one of them. Read
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Unevidenced tweet about People’s Vote crowd size spreads to Facebook
German TV did not say there were 2.2 million people, and the number was most likely in the low hundreds of thousands. Read
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