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False: Tim Schofield has been stabbed in prison and taken to an intensive care unit by an air ambulance where he is 'fighting for his life'. Hundreds of people have shared a Facebook post that claims Tim Schofield, the brother of television presenter Phillip Schofield, has been stabbed in prison and is fighting for his life. But this is not true. The post has been shared over 700 times since it was published on 21 May (Source: Full Fact)

Missing Context: The HAARP research facility is being used to create a particular type of cloud. A post on Facebook features images of distinctive clouds with the caption: "Someone is playing the HA(A)RP above my head right at this moment". This appears to be implying that HAARP , which stands for High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, a research facility for the st (Source: Full Fact)