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People fleeing Sudan...: People fleeing Sudan for humanitarian reasons should apply through the UNHCR if they want to seek asylum in the UK. "If you are someone who is fleeing Sudan for humanitarian reasons there are various mechanisms you can use. The UNHCR is present in the region and they are the right mechanism by which people should apply if they do want to seek asylum in the United Kingdom." Suella Braverman MP, (Source: Full Fact)

Respiratory insuffic...: Respiratory insufficiency means fluid in the lungs and pulmonary edema means acute heart failure. The Sun made some errors when reporting the cause of death of the Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta, who passed away last year . Bad information about health can confuse people about the causes and treatments of illnesses, create distrust in medical professionals, and distract from imp (Source: Full Fact)

Atherosclerosis caus...: Atherosclerosis causes diabetes. The Sun made some errors when reporting the cause of death of the Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta, who passed away last year . Bad information about health can confuse people about the causes and treatments of illnesses, create distrust in medical professionals, and distract from imp (Source: Full Fact)

False: An image shows a picture of clouds and another shows a picture of chemtrails. A post on Facebook shows two pictures of the sky: one of clouds with the caption "these are clouds", and the other of several trails from planes, with the caption "these are chemtrails". While it's true that one of the images does show clouds, the other does not show "chemtrails" (Source: Full Fact)

Barely-True: “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.” • Looking only at gun homicides, urban centers do account for a disproportionate share of gun deaths. However, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data suggests that the percentage is 45%, and a paper by a gun-friendly researcher cited by Short’s office put it at 73%.• The role of large central cities is even smaller once you include suicides, which Short’s term "gun violence" would include. Less-dense areas account for a disproportionate share of gun suicides.• Strict gun control laws in cities are largely rendered moot when they are located in a state with more permissive gun laws, or else in close proximity to states with looser gun laws. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Duke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health “in North Carolina are diagnosing toddlers who play with stereotypically opposite gender toys as having gender dysphoria and are beginning to transition them!!” Duke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health rebutted claims that the systems provide transition care to toddlers. In statements, both ECU Health and UNC Health said that it is not an indication of gender dysphoria when children play with toys that are stereotypically associated with the opposite gender.The standards of care for gender diverse youth that are accepted by many major medical organizations recommend social transition only for children who haven’t reached puberty. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: “Goldfish crackers contain a dangerously high amount of weed killer.” Trace amounts of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical used in products like Roundup, are found in many foods, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the amounts "are not of concern" for consumers. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: In 2021, BBC News displayed a real headline stating that actor Tom Hanks had been arrested on 135 counts of child porn possession. About this rating On May 9, 2023, a Twitter user posted a collage of images including what appeared to be a screenshot of a BBC report that actor Tom Hanks was arrested for possession of child pornography. The headline read: "Tom Hanks arrested on 135 counts of child porn possess (Source: Snopes)

False: New law lets Texas secretary of state overturn any state election results Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseThe post is misrepresenting a Texas bill that hasn't been signed into law. Proposed bill doesn't allow elections to be overturned across TexasThe claim is referencing Texas Senate Bill 1993, which passed the Texas Senate with unanimous Republican support and was referred to the House Elections Committee on May 6. Republican Texas Gov. The bill doesn’t allow the Texas secretary of state to overturn elections across the state either, according to Joshua Blank, director of research for the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. A spokesperson for Republican Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton, the author of the bill, did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment. (Source: USA Today)