The price of Freddos has risen five times faster than inflation
The price of Freddos has risen much faster than inflation, and so has the value of the minimum wage. Read
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The ranking of most popular baby names depends on how you count them
Grouping together various spellings of the name Muhammad can push it up the rankings, but so can counting Harrys and Henrys as one group. Read
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This post oversimplifies and confuses details about Hitler’s rise to power
We’ve seen no evidence that Hitler referred to the dissolution of parliament as “the will of the people”. Read
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This post about British Steel’s buyout by Turkish fund is mostly accurate
The Turkish military’s pension fund is the preferred buyer of British Steel, based in Scunthorpe which voted to leave the EU. Read
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This picture of Boris Johnson isn’t from this week
The image is from an interview with the BBC in April 2019. Read
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Red Bull and Monster don’t contain bull semen
Taurine in Red Bull and Monster drinks doesn’t come from bull semen. Read
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Dominic Cummings did not say this phrase about genetics and poor people
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser did not write or say this phrase. Read
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This image was edited to make it appear that Remain supporters burnt a Union Flag
The photo was edited to include a burning flag. Read
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Some images of Union Flags burning have been edited
One photo from a recent protest has been edited to falsely show a Union Flag flag burning. Read
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This picture of Remain supporters burning a Union Flag is fake
The photo was edited to include a burning flag. Read
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