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False: The highest weekly Covid deaths in the UK was 652. Several posts on Facebook claim that "the highest weekly Covid deaths in the UK was 652". This is not true. The most people to die with Covid-19 mentioned on their death certificate in a single seven-day period in the UK was 9,739 , based on date of death, in the week ending 22 J (Source: Full Fact)

False: New York prison barge not being transported to Guam or ‘Gitmo’ A New York City prison barge is not being moved to Guam or the Guantanamo Bay detention center known as “Gitmo,” according to officials in the New York City Department of Corrections and the U.S. Southern Command. Posts on Twitter, referencing Qanon conspiracy theories, claim the (Source: Reuters)

Misleading: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul not authorized to fill potential vacancy if Rep. George Santos steps down U.S. election law experts say there must be a special election to fill any future vacancy that may be left by George Santos, the representative for New York’s 3rd congressional district in the House of Representatives. Some social media users are, however, claiming with no eviden (Source: Reuters)

Missing Context: Galleria Umberto I in Naples built in 1890, not a thousand years prior Roman numerals MDCCCXC at the entrance of Galleria Umberto I in Naples, Italy, read 1890, marking the year the shopping gallery was built, contrary to posts online sharing photos of the building façade with the Roman numeral M missing in one picture to imply the building really d (Source: Reuters)