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Claims that police have reported the teenager missing have been shared in local Facebook groups across the UK and beyond, but they appear to be hoaxes.

The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire". A digitally created clip first shared on TikTok has been circulating on ...

A digitally created clip first shared on TikTok has been circulating on other social media platforms as if it’s genuine footage.

Michelle Obama has urged Congress to recount election votes saying that the 2024 presidential election result was influenced by ‘Russian disinformation’. There is no evidence that the former First ...

Posts on Facebook featuring an image of President-elect Donald Trump in front of photographs in an office are being shared ...

Google’s search results and its AI overview have been giving misleading answers to questions about the number of crimes ...

An image widely shared on social media appears to show a post on X by the TV presenter Gregg Wallace warning about the cow ...

People in the clip incorrectly claim MPs receive a daily breakfast allowance of £56 and that the taxpayer subsidises a House of Commons cafeteria by £4 million each year.

Sir Keir Starmer has been facing calls to correct the record after a claim he made at last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions about two former PMs having “convictions”. In the exchange on 4 December, ...

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