This picture doesn’t show a child's heart infected with a dog parasite
This parasitic dog heart worm spreads via mosquito. Read
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This picture does not show Fidel Castro holding Justin Trudeau as a baby
The picture is of the Cuban leader with Trudeau’s late brother, Michel. Read
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This video doesn't show a church in Pakistan being burned in retaliation for the New Zealand attacks
A video circulating online falsely claims to show a mosque being attacked in Pakistan in March 2019. It shows an attack on a church in Egypt in 2013. Read
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You shouldn’t put a tampon in a stab wound
The most important thing is to apply pressure to the wound and dial 999. Read
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We don’t know who attacked this Swedish woman
Posts online have suggested the attacker was a Muslim migrant, despite there being no evidence to prove this. Read
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Clary sage in Radox isn’t dangerous for pregnant women
The Office for Product Safety and Standards told us there’s no evidence that clary sage would be dangerous at these levels. Read
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This Diane Abbott poster is fake
The mocked up poster was superimposed onto a photo taken in 2005 of a billboard in Hackney. Read
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Don’t attempt ‘cough CPR’ if you think you’re having a heart attack
If you think you’re having a heart attack you should dial 999. Read
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Donald Tusk’s grandfather was not in the SS
Donald Tusk’s grandfather was not in the SS, but was conscripted into the German armed forces after time spent imprisoned in concentration camps. Read
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UK taxpayers aren’t subsidising France’s 35-hour working week
The EU budget is not spent on subsidising the French or German working week, or transport and utilities systems. Read
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