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Donald Trump isn’t ‘buying England’
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state. Read
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We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
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Image of the Obamas has been edited to promote false claims about Michelle’s gender
An image of Barack and Michelle Obama has been edited to change the latter’s face. Read
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Claim America was sold to ‘five billionaires’ in 1927 is satire
A picture of a joke article supposedly from the 1920s has been circulating again online, but it has been taken out of context. Read
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Edited photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein circulating again
An image of Donald Trump embracing his daughter Ivanka in 1995 has been edited, with Jeffrey Epstein’s face replacing Ms Trump’s. Read
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No evidence Donald Trump said he might buy ‘all of England’
Quotes circulating on social media claiming Donald Trump said he might buy England and make it a US state are false. Read
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Photo of person taped to bin is performance art, and nothing to do with ‘Antifa’
An image has been shared online with misleading claims it shows an “Antifa member” taped to a bin by “patriots”. Read
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Fake Donald Trump quote about ‘dumbest’ voters circulates again
This quote has circulated for at least 10 years, and has been widely debunked. Read
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World
No evidence for Donald Trump’s claim about Sharia law in London
Speaking at the UN, the US President appeared to claim London wants to “go to Sharia law” under its “terrible mayor” Sir Sadiq Khan. Read
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Clip of Donald Trump saying ‘trans people don’t exist’ isn’t real
The US president has made a number of statements about gender identity but this particular video is probably AI-generated. Read
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Health
Covid vaccines did not cause a 300% rise in cancer and miscarriage rates
Claims of sudden disease spikes in US military personnel in 2021 were based on an error in a government database. Read
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