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False: A man named John Ederson is looking for his birth parents in Warrington. A post on Facebook, shared more than 500 times, falsely claims to be from a man named "John Ederson" from Warrington who is looking for his birth parents. The post, which was shared to a Warrington "buy and sell" group says: "Hello my name is john Ederson. I was born here  in war (Source: Full Fact)

False: A photo shared in social media posts shows a dog that has been found by a member of the public. Multiple Facebook posts have used the same photograph of a dog that they each claim has been found in their local area. But the posts are hoaxes. The posts appeared in local community groups across the UK on 25 May. One of the posts , in a group called "Dagenham and Surrounding A (Source: Full Fact)

Missing Context: The Lancet says that 6.5 million migrants have registered with GPs in the last 10 years. An image posted on Facebook claims that according to the Lancet medical journal, 6.5 million migrants have registered with GPs in the last 10 years. The picture said: "Fact: from The Lancet, 6.5 million migrants have registered with GPs in the last 10 years.That's where the NHS c (Source: Full Fact)

False: Social media users can get eight vouchers for a free meal at Toby Carvery if they share and comment on a post. A post on Facebook , shared more than 2,200 times, claims that social media users can get vouchers for eight free meals at Toby Carvery in return for comments and shares. The post says: "Here at Toby Carvery we wanted to show you how much we care as we know times haven't been the (Source: Full Fact)

False: John Kerry did not mention farm confiscations at climate summit U.S. climate envoy John Kerry made no mention of confiscating farms at a climate change summit in May. While his words at the event angered some on the right, an article shared on social media claimed, with no evidence, that he said the government should take away their farms. On (Source: Reuters)

Miscaptioned: Photo of looting at a Minneapolis Target is from 2020 A photograph of a ransacked and graffitied Target store was captured in Minneapolis in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Posts online, however, shared it in May 2023 saying it shows a response to conservative backlash over the retailer’s 2023 Pride collection. Part of a pos (Source: Reuters)

Scam: A social media post or website reports that Dr. Mehmet Oz endorsed CBD or keto gummies and once called them the "holy grail" of weight loss. About this rating Despite what online scammers might have you believe, Dr. Mehmet Oz of the former "Dr. Oz" talk show has never endorsed apple cider vinegar (ACV) weight loss gummies or any sort of CBD or keto diet gummies. According to scammy websites where customers can purchas (Source: Snopes)

Labeled Satire: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that "Farming should be illegal." About this rating In late May 2023, a number of Twitter accounts retweeted and criticized a post supposedly written on May 28 by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), about farmers: (@Shamrock168339/Twitter) (@GSchifanelli/Twitter) Contrary to what most of these users apparen (Source: Snopes)

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Falscher Kontext: Ein Video zeige, wie in Mailand ein Elektroauto abbrenne. „So viele Elektroautos gibt es ja noch nicht, ich schätze mal 10 Prozent vielleicht und jetzt überlegen wir uns mal, wenn es schon über 50 Prozent gibt, was dann auf den Straßen und Tiefgaragen los sein könnte“,schreibt ein Nutzer auf Facebook. Dazu teilt er ein Video eines brenn (Source: Correctiv)