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    Video of children being taught Muslim prayers does not show a school in England Full Fact15:45Fact Check (World) Facebook Islam
    False claim Muslim majority countries don’t host refugees recirculates Full Fact15:29Fact Check (World) Facebook Islam
    Fact check: Small boat deaths and fake image of Andy Burnham running Evening Standard17:17Fact Check (World)
    How many people die trying to cross the Channel in a small boat? Full Fact17:57Fact Check (World)
    Picture showing total eclipse over Stonehenge is an AI fake Full Fact17:16Stonehenge Facebook Fact Check (World)
    From Stonehenge to the Serpentine - satellite images show impact of hot, dry summer BBC16:46Stonehenge Facebook Fact Check (World)
    Fact check: Government sought injunction over Afghan data breach Evening Standard12:08Ministry of Defence Fact Check (World)
    Viral video appearing to show SpaceX rocket hitting moon is fake Full Fact16:33Fact Check (World) Astronomy SpaceX
    Viral energy price figures don’t show annual consumer energy bills across Europe Full Fact14:56Fact Check (World) Astronomy SpaceX
    People over 70 will not be ordered to retake their driving test under new plans Full Fact17:14Andy Burnham Fact Check (World) Road Travel
    John Lewis isn’t giving away Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume for £3 Full Fact11:22John Lewis Fact Check (World) Retail
    £3 North Face jacket offer supposedly from John Lewis is fake Full Fact15:51John Lewis Fact Check (World) Retail
    Fact check: Number 10 North and football tickets on the NHS? Evening Standard17:19Fact Check (World) NHS Andy Burnham
    Council document doesn’t prove lease for Number 10 North was agreed before Andy Burnham was… Full Fact16:49Fact Check (World) NHS Andy Burnham
    Fact-checking Trump's claims as he rolls back some recommended vaccines BBC00:45Donald Trump Measles CDC
    Fact check: More than half of female prisoners sentenced for violent crimes Evening Standard10:53Prison Fact Check (World) UK Crime

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    Picture showing total eclipse over Stonehenge is an AI fake Full Fact17:16
    In the last 6 hours
    Video of children being taught Muslim prayers does not show a school in England Full Fact15:45
    Video does not show ‘Moroccan migrant’ swimming into Ceuta Full Fact15:33
    In the last 8 hours
    Graphene oxide not an ingredient in magnetic antibiotic capsule Full Fact12:46
    Yesterday
    False claim Muslim majority countries don’t host refugees recirculates Full Fact15:29 12-Aug-26
    Fact check: Government sought injunction over Afghan data breach Evening Standard12:08 12-Aug-26
    Fact-checking Trump's claims as he rolls back some recommended vaccines BBC00:45 12-Aug-26
    In the last 7 days
    People over 70 will not be ordered to retake their driving test under new plans Full Fact17:14 11-Aug-26
    Viral video appearing to show SpaceX rocket hitting moon is fake Full Fact16:33 11-Aug-26
    From Stonehenge to the Serpentine - satellite images show impact of hot, dry summer BBC16:46 10-Aug-26
    Currys isn’t selling Dyson vacuum cleaners for £8.55 Full Fact13:33 10-Aug-26
    No, Currys isn’t giving away Samsung S25 Ultras to Facebook users Full Fact13:33 10-Aug-26
    Fact check: Small boat deaths and fake image of Andy Burnham running Evening Standard17:17 7-Aug-26
    ‘We have nowhere to return to’: How Russia is seizing homes in occupied Ukraine BBC00:52 7-Aug-26
    No, Screwfix is not selling display drill sets for less than a tenner Full Fact16:59 6-Aug-26
    John Lewis isn’t giving away Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume for £3 Full Fact11:22 6-Aug-26
    Fact check: the many claims of Jason Arday The Spectator09:51 6-Aug-26
    Car washes and vape shops can still sponsor skilled foreign workers despite visa changes BBC06:05 6-Aug-26
    In the last month
    Video of Muslims praying in Tube carriage is fake Full Fact16:59 5-Aug-26
    The serial candidates standing against Farage in the Clacton by-election BBC14:59 5-Aug-26
    How many prison places did the Conservatives create? Full Fact09:18 5-Aug-26
    Image of Andy Burnham running has been edited to include film crew Full Fact17:16 4-Aug-26
    Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves Carbon Brief16:54 4-Aug-26
    What's behind having to release some prisoners early? BBC16:20 4-Aug-26
    Femicide in Ireland: Were 85% of women murdered this year killed by foreign migrants? FactCheckNI09:13 4-Aug-26
    How many people die trying to cross the Channel in a small boat? Full Fact17:57 3-Aug-26
    Fact check: Number 10 North and football tickets on the NHS? Evening Standard17:19 3-Aug-26
    Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali BBC00:17 2-Aug-26
    What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it? BBC06:08 1-Aug-26
    New Google Earth AI tool could fuel misinformation, experts say BBC17:25 31-Jul-26
    Council document doesn’t prove lease for Number 10 North was agreed before Andy Burnham was… Full Fact16:49 31-Jul-26
    Viral energy price figures don’t show annual consumer energy bills across Europe Full Fact14:56 31-Jul-26
    The NHS isn’t offering Premier League match tickets as a treatment for depression Full Fact14:24 31-Jul-26
    Fake Argos offers for £9.99 Garmin watches shared on Facebook Full Fact11:13 31-Jul-26
    Satellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape BBC06:13 31-Jul-26
    Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires Carbon Brief16:05 30-Jul-26
    Large rise in offenders sent back to prison, figures reveal BBC13:26 30-Jul-26
    Fact check: More than half of female prisoners sentenced for violent crimes Evening Standard10:53 30-Jul-26
    Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families BBC06:18 30-Jul-26
    Mamas & Papas is not giving away Bugaboo prams for ‘less than £10’ Full Fact16:01 29-Jul-26
    £3 North Face jacket offer supposedly from John Lewis is fake Full Fact15:51 29-Jul-26
    Eligible asylum seekers could access support before 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer Full Fact15:44 29-Jul-26
    Video of woman explaining why she still uses cash is an AI fake Full Fact12:38 29-Jul-26
    Energy on this island: Do Ireland’s data centres now consume nearly a quarter of all electricity in the south? FactCheckNI12:16 29-Jul-26
    'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance BBC06:14 29-Jul-26
    36 Historical Facts That Are So Unbelievable, They're About To Completely Change The Way You See The World BuzzFeed03:06 29-Jul-26
    Satirical fake Guardian front page on ‘genetic links’ between eating bacon and far-right… Full Fact15:47 28-Jul-26
    Fake Aldi ‘craft box’ offer recirculating on Facebook Full Fact11:53 28-Jul-26
    Number 10 North claims – fact check North West Bylines10:04 28-Jul-26
    Four options for tackling social care BBC16:32 27-Jul-26
    Fake Currys smartphone offer circulating online Full Fact16:04 27-Jul-26
    Covid vaccines don’t raise your risk of miscarriage Full Fact15:46 27-Jul-26
    TUI is not giving away free ‘summer gift sets’ to people who complete a survey Full Fact12:40 27-Jul-26
    Art exhibit does not show Ann Widdecombe’s dead body Full Fact16:40 24-Jul-26
    Angela Rayner is not the new health secretary Full Fact15:48 24-Jul-26
    Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution Carbon Brief15:31 24-Jul-26
    Andy Burnham's first week pledges – how much do they add up to? BBC14:19 24-Jul-26
    False claims about Covid-19 ‘crisis actor’ recirculate on Facebook Full Fact16:57 23-Jul-26
    Fact check: Heatwave, unofficial safety warning and who can be Prime Minister Evening Standard16:04 23-Jul-26
    ‘250,000 victims of rape gangs’ is not a reliable estimate Full Fact16:02 23-Jul-26
    False claim Sadiq Khan is building 40,000 homes ‘for Muslims only’ circulates online again Full Fact15:06 23-Jul-26
    Fake image of Ryanair plane after passenger was half sucked out of window circulates Full Fact15:04 23-Jul-26
    No evidence that viral image supposedly showing York council statement on flags causing… Full Fact14:03 23-Jul-26
    Farming in NI: Does agriculture underpin an industry worth over £7bn and employing over 100k people? FactCheckNI12:19 23-Jul-26
    Have the Conservatives forgotten their promise to correct the record? Full Fact11:28 23-Jul-26
    Fact check: Video of Andy Burnham DJing is from 2024 Evening Standard19:04 22-Jul-26
    Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat BBC16:05 22-Jul-26
    Three reasons why UK electricity prices are so high BBC17:23 21-Jul-26
    FactCheck: energy bills likely to rise despite Burnham’s VAT cut Channel 416:03 21-Jul-26
    Video of a woman in a niqab being told to leave Tesco is an AI fake Full Fact15:21 21-Jul-26
    26 June was not the ‘hottest day’ in the UK since 1976 Full Fact10:41 21-Jul-26
    Poster warning Glasgow area has ‘high risk of sexual assault’ not produced by council Full Fact10:29 21-Jul-26
    Do declassified files support Trump's election security claims? BBC19:23 17-Jul-26
    Fact check: Dogs in hot cars and fake Harry Kane quote Evening Standard14:39 17-Jul-26
    Posts claiming Andy Burnham ‘has no legal right to be Prime Minister’ aren’t accurate Full Fact13:13 17-Jul-26
    Five big challenges facing Burnham - and how he might tackle them BBC07:10 17-Jul-26
    Fact Check: Trump's primetime speech rehashing election claims MailOnline05:10 17-Jul-26
    US strikes oil tanker with missiles as it enforces new Iran blockade BBC13:33 16-Jul-26
    Can Andy Burnham solve the UK's housing crisis? BBC06:05 16-Jul-26
    Video of Italian Prime Minister saying Sharia law won’t be allowed in Italy is AI-generated Full Fact16:15 15-Jul-26
    Smashing a window to rescue a dog in a hot car could still be classed as criminal damage Full Fact14:55 15-Jul-26
    Stormont’s finances: Understanding Underfunding FactCheckNI12:14 15-Jul-26
    What we know about fatal ICE shooting in Maine BBC09:03 15-Jul-26
    "Fact Check": Trump Made A Weird Sunday Night Brag That Got Him Instantly Humbled, And Everyone's Laughing At Him BuzzFeed23:42 14-Jul-26
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    World Cup and June’s hot weather helped UK economy withstand Iran war pressures Nation.Cymru15:33Office for National Statistics UK Economy Iranian Economy
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    UK hits 38.1C as fifth heatwave exposes drought and wildfire risks India Today18:34UK Weather Temperature Records Severe Weather Events
    UK records hottest day of the year as western Europe swelters once again PBS Online18:59UK Weather Temperature Records Severe Weather Events
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    UK records hottest day of the year as western Europe swelters once again PBS Online18:59UK Weather Temperature Records Western Europe
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