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Logically→ Queen Elizabeth was a trillionaire.
While the British Royal Family controls considerable assets, there is nothing to support the claim that Queen Elizabeth was a trillionaire.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II: the End of the ‘New Elizabethan Age’
She ruled over perhaps the most rapid technological expansion and sociopolitical change of any monarch in recent history.
Snopes→ Protesting Activists Superglue Themselves in UK Parliament
The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion said its supporters have superglued themselves to one another in a chain around the chair used by the speaker in the House of Commons chamber.
Logically→ UK Universities are banning books to protect students from potentially offensive literature.
There is no evidence that books are being banned on university campuses to protect students from challenging content.
Logically→ Satanic rituals were performed at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
There is no proof to support that the Games included Satanic rituals. The Raging Bull used at an event has a special significance to the host city.
Snopes→ UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in southeast London said that it would transfer a collection of 72 items to the Nigerian government.
Snopes→ UK to Host 2023 Eurovision After Ukraine Ruled Too Risky
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-loved pop extravaganza in the designated host country, Ukraine.
Logically→ This image shows former U.K. Prime Minister contender Penny Mordaunt wearing military medals.
Penny Mordaunt's photo wearing military medals is edited.
Logically→ The new weather forecast map from the Met Office is intended to cause panic about climate change.
A digitally altered map has gone viral. The Met Office changed its graphics for weather in 2022 for accessibility and accuracy.
Snopes→ UK Breaks Its Record for Highest Temperature As Heat Builds
Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe.
Snopes→ Did Larry the Cat Outlast 3 British Prime Ministers?
The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office has made a significant impact on 10 Downing Street.
Snopes→ Johnson Resigns, Remains UK Prime Minister for Now
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go.
Logically→ The image shows litter from the aftermath of the 2022 Glastonbury festival, where Greta Thunberg gave a speech on climate change.
Snopes→ Scottish Leader Calls for New Independence Vote Next Year
Scotland's leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland's independence on Oct. 19, 2023.
Snopes→ Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year's event in the U.K. after concluding that it can't be held in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Wreck of 17th-Century Royal Warship Found off UK Coast
Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king of England, Ireland and Scotland.
Snopes→ British Prime Minister Johnson to Face No-Confidence Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
Snopes→ UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv
Western arms have been critical to Ukraine’s success in stymieing Russia’s much larger and better-equipped military.
Logically→ The Royal family hosts human hunting parties.
There is no basis for the claim. Moreover, ICLCJ, the so-called governing body mentioned in the post, is non-existent.
Logically→ MPs can claim £50 for breakfast in the United Kingdom.
MPs can claim up to £25 for breakfast, and only if they stay overnight for a work-related event.
Logically→ The U.K. is planning to remove the Human Rights Act to “apply reforms to the unvaccinated.”
The proposed reforms to Human Rights Act would not deny the unvaccinated their rights.
Logically→ Because NHS resources are being used for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, thousands of cancer cases are going undetected.
The U.K. has seen a cancer specialization workforce shortage since pre-pandemic times. The figures in this post are overstated.
Snopes→ UK Prime Minister Johnson’s Wife Gives Birth to Baby Girl
The couple said a healthy baby, the couple’s second child together, was born in a London hospital.
Logically→ 30,000 British pensioners freeze to death every year in the U.K.
There are various factors considered when calculating excess winter deaths. There are no exact figures to classify deaths among pensioners.
Logically→ The infection rate in vaccinated people is higher than the unvaccinated, according to U.K. Health Security Agency data.
The agency later caveated its findings saying that the data is 'unadjusted' and shouldn't be used to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated populations.
Snopes→ Colonial Art: Cambridge Hands over Looted Bronze to Nigeria
Jesus College is the first U.K. institution to give back one of the artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes.
Logically→ The recent surge in wholesale gas prices in the U.K. is due to Brexit.
The rise in demand for global gas and the U.K.'s aging nuclear power plants both contribute heavily to increased gas prices.
Snopes→ UK’s Princess Beatrice Gives Birth to Daughter
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have had a baby daughter.
Logically→ Queen Elizabeth has asked for a Manchester United Jersey signed by Cristiano Ronaldo.
SIS has pulled down this claim and apologized on Twitter because there are no reports to back it up. Queen has not expressed any support for the club.
Logically→ Sonia Gandhi did not study at the University of Cambridge.
Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress, graduated from Lennox Cook School in Cambridge, where she studied English and French.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Independence From Britain Celebrated Somewhere Every Seven Days on Average?
On March 4 2019, the Twitter account @qikipedia tweeted: Independence from Britain is celebrated somewhere in the world, on average, one in every seven days. No citation was included alongside the tweet, which was also shared to Facebook and RedditR
Snopes→ Big Cheese No More: UK Drug Dealer Caught out by Cheese Pic
A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool thought he was the big cheese — until police got all the evidence they needed to arrest him from a picture he shared of himself holding a small block of creamy Stilton.
Logically→ The World Health Organization said that the U.K. has the largest caseload of COVID-19 B.1.617 variant outside India.
As of May 5, the U.K. reported 261 confirmed B.1.617 cases, the largest number of COVID-19 cases caused by the variant outside India.
Poynter→ Factually: Covid disinformation turning up in the mail
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. In your traditional mailbox: pizza coupons and COVID-19 disinformation Germa
Poynter→ Will Trump’s example change how politicians handle the truth?
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. How fact-checkers help normalize the truth As the Trump e
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Truth or Fiction?→ UK’s Conservative Party’s Communications Team Briefly Rebrands to Mislead Public
As a December 12 2019 general election looms over the UK and the rhetoric around its third election since 2015 grows ever louder, distractions and political stunts have hit a fever pitch, injecting misinformation and outright disinformation into its p
Snopes→ The Queen Has Seen This Before: The UK Power Handover
Boris Johnson will be the 14th prime minister of her reign so far.