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A fake quote supposedly from NATO’s most senior official, threatening to expel the US from the alliance if President-elect Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”, has been circulating on social media. One post on X, formerly Twitter, has been reshared more than 3,300 times, and says: “‘If Trump …
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A photo of two white domes is being shared with misleading captions implying it is connected to artificial weather manipulation. The image has been shared on Facebook hundreds of times with the caption: “Control the Weather, Control The World.” It shows two large white orbs, mounted on small …
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A Facebook post circulating online says that childhood vaccines are “poison”. This isn’t true. Vaccines are generally a safe and effective means of protecting a baby or child against serious and sometimes fatal diseases. All vaccines in use in the UK are monitored for side effects by the Medicines …
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A number of social media users have shared a meme on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) that implies a photo shows a crashed F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force. The image features two cartoon pilots with shocked looks on their faces superimposed over the wreck of a military plane …
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Posts on Facebook claiming to show video of missiles hitting Tel Aviv, Israel, actually depict an air attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, in 2023. The video, which appears to show a missile hitting a building and a large explosion at night, has been shared on Facebook with the caption: “The moment …
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A video being shared online falsely claims to show that Nurofen tablets contain graphene oxide. In the clip, a person claims to put a “whole week’s worth” of Nurofen Zavance tablets into a glass of water. The speaker holds a magnet to the cloudy glass of water and a tiny amount of black material …
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A deepfake video is being shared on social media alongside false claims it shows the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing at an 18th birthday party. The video clip has been recently circulating on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Threads, with many of the posts captioned: “This …
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A video shared on social media with claims it shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system failing to intercept a Hezbollah drone actually shows a Ukrainian drone targeting an oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, earlier this year. One post on X, formerly Twitter, is captioned: “Video shows Israel’s …
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A video clip of an explosion has been shared thousands of times on X (formerly Twitter) alongside claims that “NATO has nuked Russia”. The clip, which has also been shared on Facebook, shows what appears to be a series of large explosions taking place at night. One post on X claims: “NATO has nuked …
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There is no link between mpox cases and a component of the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite claims made in a number of viral social media posts. The posts in question show the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine’s package leaflet detailing its ingredients, including “recombinant, replication-deficient …
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