Fallacy: ‘Illegal immigrants’ get £175 every week on a prepaid card as well as three free meals per day

Truth: Destitute asylum seekers whose accommodation includes meals are eligible for £8.86 a week, which comes on a prepaid Aspen card. If they’re placed in accommodation without free meals, they have a weekly allowance of £49.19. There are some small additional amounts available for young children and pregnant women. Over 10,000 people have shared an image on… Continue reading Fallacy: ‘Illegal immigrants’ get £175 every week on a prepaid card as well as three free meals per day

Fallacy: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand next to a communist poster

Truth: This video has been edited. The original video showed the pair taking a picture in front of a poster referencing Mr Walz’s previous role as a high school football coach. A video circulating on social media appears to show Democratic presidential candidate and current US Vice President, Kamala Harris, with her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, posing for… Continue reading Fallacy: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand next to a communist poster

Fallacy: Michelle Obama calls herself a gay man

Truth: This isn’t what she really said, and the audio on the video has been altered. The real footage shows Mrs Obama actually said “successful people” not “successful gay men”. A clip of Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention is circulating on social media with manipulated audio. The video, shared on platforms such… Continue reading Fallacy: Michelle Obama calls herself a gay man

Fallacy: former Prime Ministers receive a £115,000 ‘pension for life’

Truth: Former prime ministers no longer receive their own special pensions, but contribute to a ministerial scheme that provides them with a pension on retirement Following the recent general election, which saw former Prime Minister Liz Truss lose her seat in the House of Commons, a wave of misinformation about the pensions and financial benefits… Continue reading Fallacy: former Prime Ministers receive a £115,000 ‘pension for life’

Fallacy: Mpox is a side effect of the Covid vaccines

Truth: Mpox is a disease caused by the monkey virus Recently, several misleading posts on Facebook have falsely claimed that mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus, is actually a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. This is entirely untrue. According to the NHS, mpox typically presents with blisters that may resemble chickenpox, but… Continue reading Fallacy: Mpox is a side effect of the Covid vaccines

Fallacy: Immigrants in the U.S. illegally on Tuesday stormed New York City Hall, demanding housing in luxury hotels rather than city shelters

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Truth: Social media posts misrepresented the actions of the participants and the reason they had gathered at City Hall Hundreds of Black immigrants assembled peacefully in City Hall Park during a hearing about racial inequities in New York’s shelter and immigrant support systems. They gathered there after it became clear that only around 100 people would be allowed into the hearing.… Continue reading Fallacy: Immigrants in the U.S. illegally on Tuesday stormed New York City Hall, demanding housing in luxury hotels rather than city shelters

Fallacy: Actor Robert De Niro was captured on video yelling at anti-Israel protesters in New York City

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Truth: De Niro was rehearsing a scene for his upcoming Netflix series “Zero Day,” which was filming on a street in New York City, a Netflix spokesperson told The Associated Press. His comments are part of the script and had nothing to do with the Israel-Hamas war or protests around it. False claims around the video… Continue reading Fallacy: Actor Robert De Niro was captured on video yelling at anti-Israel protesters in New York City

Fallacy: Tory MP Scott Benton defended the gambling industry in parliamentary debates and played down the detrimental impacts of gambling

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Truth: Freebies aplenty Paid mouthpiece, Scott Benton received gifts from the gambling industry worth £8,659, most of which was given between 17 June and 7 July 2021. In these few weeks the Gamesys Group treated Benton to hospiltality at the England v Czech Republic football match, while the Betting and Gaming Coucil gave him hospitality… Continue reading Fallacy: Tory MP Scott Benton defended the gambling industry in parliamentary debates and played down the detrimental impacts of gambling

Fallacy: France sent troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war, inciting WW3

Truth: The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X that France has not deployed troops to Ukraine, calling the claim “disinformation.” Reports of the deployment cited a May 3 blog post by Stephen Bryen, a deputy undersecretary for the Department of Defence during the Reagan administration. “France has sent its first troops officially to Ukraine,” the blog… Continue reading Fallacy: France sent troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war, inciting WW3