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False: Paul Ansell, the husband of Nicola Bulley who was found dead in Lancashire in February, has been arrested and charged with murder. False claims that Paul Ansell, the husband of the late Nicola Bulley, has been arrested or charged with murder have been shared thousands of times on Facebook this month. Lancashire Police told Full Fact that the information in these posts is "completely false". The two posts, bo (Source: Full Fact)

Missing Context: Image of Ron DeSantis in burger restaurant captured in May 2020 An image of Florida governor Ron DeSantis sitting across from former vice president Mike Pence in a burger restaurant was captured in May 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures in restaurants were still in place. Some shared the image of Pence sitting acro (Source: Reuters)

False: Image is not authentic George Santos mug shot A cropped photograph of U.S. Representative George Santos taken in the Capitol in 2021 has been shared with the false claim that it is a mug shot of the newly-indicted Republican. The image was shared online after a 13-count indictment was unsealed on May 10, charging Santos on c (Source: Reuters)

Correct Attribution: On May 14, 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "On Happy Mother’s Day to ALL, in particular the Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists who are doing everything within their power to destroy and obliterate our once great Country." About this rating On May 14, 2023—Mother's Day— former U.S. President Donald Trump took to his own social media platform, Truth Social, to address mothers, wives, and lovers of those whom he referred to as the "Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists." "Happy Mother's Day (Source: Snopes)