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False: A photograph shows a baby girl who was found in South Lanarkshire. A Facebook post about an abandoned baby is a hoax. The post, which appears in a South Lanarkshire local businesses group , says: "Desperately trying to find the parents of this sweet girl. She was picked up along side road in #South Lanarkshire. Please help bump this post so she  (Source: Full Fact)

Missing Context: Sand on streets to protect horses, soldiers during King Charles’ coronation An image of King Charles’ coach passing through London’s streets where patches of sand are visible was shared with the misleading suggestion that the sand temporarily filled potholes for the coronation day. A Westminster City Council spokesperson told Reuters that sand was used t (Source: Reuters)

False: Royal family race column by journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is fake A fabricated newspaper headline credited to British journalist, author and columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about race and King Charles’ Coronation is circulating online and taken as authentic by some users. Social media posts share a screenshot of the fake column, presented in the (Source: Reuters)