This picture shows a model of an extinct amphibian
A picture showing a ‘hammerhead salamander’ shows a model of a diplocaulus, an extinct amphibian. Read
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No evidence for how Supreme Court judges voted in EU referendum
Judges have to stay politically impartial, and we have no idea how they voted. Read
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This video of a crowd booing Boris Johnson is not from the 2019 Conservative party conference
The footage is from 2015. Read
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Pretty Little Thing products can contain lead, but probably not dangerous amounts
The State of California requires companies to declare if they use any chemicals from a toxicity list. Read
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This is a real photo of Margaret Thatcher and Menachem Begin
It was taken in 1979 during his visit to the UK as Israel’s prime minister. Read
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Is Luxembourg the biggest beneficiary of the EU?
A Facebook post falsely claims that Luxembourg receives the most EU spending, relative to what it pays in. Read
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Jeremy Corbyn did not attend an IRA funeral wearing an ‘I heart the IRA’ t-shirt
The photo has been edited. Read
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The Nazis were not socialists
Despite naming themselves the national socialist party, the Nazi’s policies - including the persecution of left-wing critics - did not align with socialist ideals. Read
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UK citizens can’t be conscripted into an ‘EU army’
If the UK stays in the EU, it wouldn’t be forced into participating in an EU army. The UK has a veto on security and defence policy. Read
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This old photo of rubbish in Hyde Park isn’t from a climate protest
The picture was taken after the event promoting the legalisation of cannabis in April, not the climate protest in September. Read
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