No, a bag of Tesco carrots was not produced in Chernobyl
An old edited picture claiming to show Tesco carrots grown in the region has been shared again online. Read
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Satire
Fact checks on satire and parody stories: what satire means, how to spot it, and when a joke is mistaken for real news.
Conspiracy theory about Boris Johnson not having Covid-19 is back
A satirical article in 2020 claimed that St Thomas’ Hospital made staff sign the Official Secrets Act when Mr Johnson was admitted, and sent home those who refused—but none of this was true. Read
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False posts that suggest Boris Johnson didn’t have Covid-19 are based on a blog post now labelled as satire
The claims first appeared in the Dorset Eye and now say they may be satire, but some people seem to have believed them. Read
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Boris Johnson didn’t say this quote about Scotland – it’s a parody
Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article. Read
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