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Full Fact→ The suicide rate may not have been rising in recent years
Sir Keir Starmer claimed the suicide rate is “going up”, based on a rise since 2007. But data for the last few years gives a mixed picture.
Logically→ Old video claimed to be of recent fireworks factory explosion in West Bengal
Logically→ Old video of Israeli iron dome intercepting rockets resurfaces to show a recent attack
Logically→ An old photo of an oil refinery on fire is being misattributed to a recent blaze at a Russian factory
Logically→ An old image of a migrants’ caravan in Mexico is being shared as a recent photograph from the U.S. border
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False claims spread online about suspects in the recent mass killings in Texas
“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Study’ Does NOT Prove ‘Fasting Cures Anything’ — There’s NO Recent Study
Does a "new study on fasting" prove it can cure any illness? No, that's not true: While fasting has been shown to have potential health benefits and may be useful in certain contexts, such as weight loss and improving insulin sensitivity,
Logically→ Old clips of Modi drinking tea in Varanasi falsely linked to his recent Karnataka visit
Logically→ Old images falsely shared as visuals of Israel’s recent air strikes on the Gaza Strip
Logically→ Old images shared as visuals from the recent Maoist attack in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada district
Logically→ Old election campaign against BJP falsely shared as a recent one from Karnataka
Full Fact→ How do junior doctors’ pay demands compare with MPs’ recent salary rises?
Some claims made during the recent strike used a mix of cash-terms and real-terms figures.
PolitiFact→ President Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. How accurate are his recent claims?
President Joe Biden is running for re-election in 2024. We have fact-checked him more than 260 times, including his statements about jobs, abortion and former President Donald Trump.
Logically→ Old video from Israel misinterpreted as recent protests by migrants in Calais
Logically→ No, this statue was not recently unveiled in Oxford
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A ‘Recently Unveiled’ Oxford Statue — It Has Been In The Hague Since 2017
Does a photo show a sculpture named "Woman of our times" in Oxford, UK? No, that's not true: The artwork, which has a different name, has been displayed on streets of The Hague, Netherlands, since 2017. There is no evidence that it was re
Logically→ Recent claims that Switzerland has banned COVID-19 vaccinations are misleading.
Logically→ Video of firefighters clashing with policemen is from 2020, and not from recent pension protests in France
Logically→ An image from 2022 has been misattributed to recent raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Logically→ Anti-Brexit march footage from 2018 falsely shared as a recent cost of living protest in London
Logically→ Old image of former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra falsely linked to his recent visit as Foreign Secretary
Full Fact→ ‘Recent photo’ of Julian Assange was generated by AI
The fake image of him apparently taken in prison has been shared by users who apparently believe it’s genuine.
Logically→ This image does not show a recent Russian attack on a NATO base; it was taken in Syria in 2021
Logically→ Twitter users have falsely claimed a photograph shows a hospital room used to care for a victim of the recent shooting in Nashville
Logically→ Old aerial footage from Turkey has been falsely linked to a recent earthquake in New Zealand
Logically→ An old video of Kurdish protests in France has been falsely attributed to recent protests against President Macron’s pension reforms.
Truth or Fiction?→ A Recent History of George Soros Conspiracy Theories
If you have spent any time on the internet since 2016 — and who hasn’t? — you’ll be familiar with right wing bugbear George Soros, an extremely rich philanthropist who donates generously to liberal and progressive causes, and i
Logically→ The train in the recent Ohio derailment carried over 300,000 gallons of a chemical banned in 1974.
Logically→ The video depicts a fracture in the earth’s crust caused by recent earthquakes in Turkey.
This old video shows the Loess Plateau in China's Pinglu County and is unrelated to the recent earthquake that hit Turkey in February 2023.
Logically→ The cloud that appeared over Turkey was prophetic as it resembled a map of the area affected by the recent 2023 earthquake.
The cloud that appeared in Turkey before the earthquake is a natural phenomenon that is unrelated.
Logically→ Video shows Turkish actor Burak Özçivit helping victims of the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake.
A clip from a Turkish web series was misinterpreted as an actor assisting rescue operations.
Logically→ Video shows an unidentified object flying over Arizona recently.
An old video circulating since at least 2010 has been wrongly linked to the recent spate of unidentified objects spotted in North American skies.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Puppy rescue filmed in India in 2019, not in Turkey or Syria after the recent earthquake
A video shows a dog trying to reach her puppies after the Turkey-Syria earthquake.
Logically→ Image shows the mosque attacked recently in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s Peshawar.
An image from a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2021 has been falsely linked to the January 30 suicide bombing in Pakistan.
Logically→ Photo captures a recent protest in Australia against the Adani group of companies.
Though the photo is from a protest against the Adani group in Australia, it was taken in 2017 when locals were campaigning against a coal mine.
Full Fact→ Footage claiming to show recent earthquake in Turkey actually shows 2015 earthquake in Nepal
The clip, which has been viewed more than 77,000 times on Facebook, appears to have been filmed during a major earthquake in Nepal almost eight years ago.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo from 2017 used in false post alleging a recent New York bombing
"New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”
Poynter→ Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg made headlines this week when she was detained while protesting against a coal mining operation in Lutzerath, Germany. But some people claim the moment was […] The post Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn
Logically→ This video was taken by a Yeti Airlines air hostess just before the recent crash in Nepal.
The Yeti Airlines air hostess uploaded the video in September 2022. It has no connection with the January 2023 crash in Nepal.