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False: The NHS Test and Trace app cost £37 billion. As the NHS Covid-19 app prepared to close at the end of April, a number of posts on Facebook claimed that £37 billion had been spent on it . One post on 27 April said: "NHS Covid app finally scrapped, £37 billion and it didn't even work." Another on 6 May said: "Can anyone explai (Source: Full Fact)

False: An injured dog has been found by someone posting in a County Durham Facebook group. A post on Facebook falsely claims that an injured dog has been found by someone posting in a buying and selling group for people in Dipton, County Durham, and urges social media users to share the post in order to find its owner. The post says: "My hubby and I found this sweet gi (Source: Full Fact)

False: Sara Duterte said learners in DepEd do not need quality education, only basic education. Netizens are sharing a fake statement attributed to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio where she allegedly said learners under the Department of Education (DepEd) need only basic — and not quality — education.The fabricated graphic appeared on Facebook (FB) as early as May 16 and (Source: Vera Files)