False Claims
Historians criticise English Heritage for false claims about the date of Christmas - The Christian Institute
English Heritage has been criticised for promoting the widely-discredited theory that Christmas is celebrated on the date of a co-opted pagan celebration. The heritage organisation posted on X tha...
Read moreNo, you won’t be fined by the government for hanging washing outside - Full Fact
From 12 October the UK government is introducing a rule that means you could be fined 100 for hanging laundry outside in your garden. Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim that the UK gover...
Read moreNew wave of fake stories about curbs on personal freedoms and bogus taxes rack up millions of views on social media - Full Fact
Videos making false claims about government curbs on personal freedoms, bogus taxes and fines and even fictional spats between the Royal Family and politicians are still spreading widely on social...
Read morePolice call for vigilance over scammers’ false claims of fraud - Royal Gazette | Bermuda
Police are reminding the community to be mindful of scammers targeting local businesses and members of the public, particularly customers of financial institutions. A spokesman for the Bermuda Pol...
Read moreTrump Judge Gives ICE an Ultimatum Over ‘Demonstrably False’ Claims - Yahoo
A Trump-appointed federal judge has accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of brazenly lying in court filings and defying court orders in a lawsuit over conditions in a federal detention faci...
Read moreTrump Judge Gives ICE an Ultimatum Over ‘Demonstrably False’ Claims - The Daily Beast
A Trump-appointed federal judge has accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of brazenly lying in court filings and defying court orders in a lawsuit over conditions in a federal detention faci...
Read moreResearchers have a moral obligation to push back when their studies are twisted to promote false health claims - statnews.com
An anonymous X user who operates under the handle @VigilantFox and has 1.9 million followers recently issued the following attention-grabbing post: “DISTURBING: A new peer-reviewed study has quiet...
Read moreAI-generated video falsely claims US military to ‘take over’ Nigerian army - Digital Watch Observatory
A widely shared video claiming a U.S. military officer announced the United States would ‘take over’ the Nigerian army is an AI-generated deepfake and has no basis in fact, according to independent...
Read moreTrump's attacks against Venezuela based on false claims of fentanyl and drug trafficking - Substack
By Ray Hanania It’s too bad that President Donald Trump has no moral spine when it comes to serving the public, but has a will of steel when it comes to serving himself and his family. Trump’s atta...
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Myth vs. Fact: Debunking the False Claims Coming out of NYC - DoorDash
Earlier today, the New York Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued a report claiming DoorDash is tricking consumers to reduce tips. The report gets a lot wrong. Here are the facts. My...
