Craig Haley

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Parent’s warning goes viral about video of Peppa Pig “stabbing herself”. Fact Check

A warning posted on social media purports to come from a parent whose child witnessed a video of Peppa Pig…

6 years ago
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Is WayFair involved in sex trafficking children online? Fact Check

A popular furniture website has become the latest entity to become entangled in the never ending barrage of bizarre, illogical…

6 years ago
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“BBL” Bounce Back Loan scam targeting UK Businesses

On July 10th 2020, Stephen Bogan from James Glen Car Sales in Scotland took to his Facebook account to warn…

6 years ago
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Was Obama photographed with book about demise of America? Fact Check

A photo of then President Barack Obama holding a book entitled "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria is circulating online,…

6 years ago
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Has Jeff Bezos died? Fact Check

Internet rumours claim that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has died. FALSE Most Internet users would have come into contact with…

6 years ago
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Did Sir Tim Berners Lee invent the Internet? Fact Check

A popular claim surrounding the evolution of the Internet is that it was first invented by British computer scientist Sir…

6 years ago
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Has Ellen DeGeneres died? Fact Check

Social media rumours and a Twitter hashtag claim that popular TV host Ellen has passed away. FALSE Users would most…

6 years ago
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Has Ghislaine Maxwell contracted COVID-19 while in prison? Fact Check

Rumours are spreading online that claim Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeremy Epstein who was arrested on charges related…

6 years ago
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Did Ocasio-Cortez ask to maintain COVID-19 restrictions to hurt Trump? Fact Check

Messages on social media claim that US congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted to her followers that she was urging governors to…

6 years ago
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Did Finnish prime minster say United States was controlled by Russia? Fact Check

Online messages claim the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin jokingly commented that she thought the United States was under Russian…

6 years ago