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According to online posts, J.K. Rowling has sold her mansion in the UK and is moving to Russia because of its “traditional values”. But Full Fact could find no evidence this is true and a spokesperson for the author said the claim is false. An image being shared on social media features a photo of …
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An image being widely shared on Facebook claims to show how to identify a “chemtrail” as compared to a “contrail” left in the sky by an aeroplane. The post, one example of which has been shared more than 6,300 times, includes side-by-side images of two planes in the sky with differing lengths of …
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Japan has not banned Covid-19 mRNA vaccines and neither has it urged other countries to do the same, despite widespread claims across X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, as well as on a number of other blogs and websites, that the country has “just banned Covid mRNA shots for public use”. False …
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A false claim that Iceland has banned the Covid-19 vaccine in response to a spike in sudden deaths has resurfaced on social media. The claim—which we last wrote about in December 2023, after it started circulating the previous month—often includes a screenshot from an article from a website called …
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An image of vapour trails left in the sky by aeroplanes has been shared on Facebook alongside a caption claiming these are “chemtrails” that are blocking the sun. This isn’t true. These white lines are contrails, trails of vapour left behind by planes. The image shows the roofs of what appear to …
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A piece of digital artwork showing a billboard featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin against a backdrop of flames and smoke has been circulating online with some suggesting it’s a genuine photo of scenes in Russia. The image shows a large billboard with a headshot of President Putin alongside …
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A post claiming the NHS “Track & Trace” app was the third most expensive project in history has been recirculating on Facebook in recent days. It reads: “There are only TWO projects in history that have cost more than the Track & Trace app: the ISS (£72bn) and the entire US road network (£82bn). …
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Posts falsely claiming that the government spent “£37 billion on a Covid Test & Trace app” are still being shared on Facebook and on X (formerly Twitter). We have written about this claim many, many times before. In fact, the NHS Covid-19 app, which closed down in April 2023, cost only a fraction …
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Claims that President Putin called the founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, a “globalist terrorist” have been shared widely on social media. But there’s no evidence this is true. The WEF is a foundation headquartered in Switzerland that engages with …
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An old myth that a German court ruled the measles virus does not exist has been spreading again on Facebook. In particular, many posts have shared a screenshot of an article saying “the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) confirmed in a recent ruling that measles virus do not exist” [sic]. This is …
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