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False: You can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex. The claim you can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex is false. Evidence shows the virus is most commonly spread from mothers to babies during birth. Experts told AAP FactCheck children infected with the virus are much more likely than adults to develop chronic infections. The vaccination is also safe and highly effective. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

False: Posts shows proof of fraud in 2020 Korean polls A picture of shredded papers on the back of a van has been repeatedly shared on social media falsely claiming it shows "documents destroyed by South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC)", suggesting that they are "proof of fraud in the country's 2020 general elections". The claim comes as an ongoing probe investigates allegations of nepotistic hiring practices in the agency and assert it swayed the 2020 elections. But the image is taken from a blog post by a shredding company posted in 2017. The company told AFP the photo showed documents shredded for a local university and that it had never worked for the NEC. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Video shows oil tanker trucks burnt by Pakistani authorities A video showing burnt trucks has been viewed millions of times in posts that falsely claim they were destroyed to coerce a Pakistani politician to quit former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The claim -- shared on a social media page of PTI -- circulated following a tumultuous week in May sparked by Khan's brief detention. The footage, however, shows the aftermath of a fire that occurred in April 2022. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Mostly-True: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” The slight trend of more Floridians moving to California, per capita, than the other way around has been the trend for decades, experts said.However, the difference between the rate of Floridians moving to California and vice versa is tiny and based on estimates. (Source: PolitiFact)

Miscaptioned: Image shows crowd at Copacabana beach in Brazil, not China An image of Copacabana beach in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro jammed with pilgrims during Pope Francis’ visit in July 2013 has resurfaced with the false claim that it shows a crowded beach in China. “Beach in China, if you lose your child, I guess, you just have to make another one,” r (Source: Reuters)

False: News segment about stolen Amazon goods used to buy Lamborghini is fabricated A video clip purportedly showing an ABC News segment about an Amazon delivery driver selling stolen packages and buying a sports car with the profits was fabricated, according to both the TikTok user who claimed credit for creating the video and a spokesperson for the U.S. televi (Source: Reuters)

Miscaptioned: Miscaptioned video shows Nigeria state governor’s cars, not central bank head Footage of luxury cars outside the home of a former Nigerian state governor is circulating with false captions that they belong to Nigeria’s central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, who was recently suspended from his role. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele after a (Source: Reuters)

Altered: Photo of Biden in a diaper at Air Force graduation is altered U.S. President Joe Biden’s tumble at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony did not reveal a concealed diaper, contrary to the suggestion of a doctored photo from the event. On June 1, 2023, Biden tripped and fell while on stage at the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air  (Source: Reuters)

False: Image shows woman PTI protester tortured by Pakistani authorities An image of a woman with severe bruises on her back has been shared hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely say she was assaulted in custody after protesting former Pakistan leader Imran Khan's brief detention in May. However, the image has previously circulated in reports about a transgender woman assaulted in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in March 2021. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

The World Health Org...: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the Covid-19 pandemic is officially over. "The World Health Organisation has announced that the Covid-19 pandemic is officially over." Steve Barclay MP, 15 June 2023 . The health secretary Steve Barclay told the NHS Confed Expo conference last week that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the pandemic "offic (Source: Full Fact)

False: Ignore false claims that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is dead IN SHORT: Following his bout with a mild case of Covid-19, many social media posts claimed that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni had died. This is not true. There have been several claims on social media that the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has died. One such claim is made (Source: Africa Check)

Fake: No, Citizen TV Kenya didn't tweet about Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni getting admitted to intensive care IN SHORT: Uganda's long-term ruler contracted Covid-19, but claims that a popular Kenyan TV station reported of his worsening condition are false. On 7 June 2023, Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni tested positive for Covid-19 , leading him to isolate himself and go on forced lea (Source: Africa Check)

False: Did a plane crash at Kenya's largest airport as claimed in several photos online? No, it was a drill IN SHORT: Several videos on social media claim to show photos of a plane crash at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The port manager says it was an emergency drill. Several videos posted online claim to show a plane crash at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airpor (Source: Africa Check)

The government is de...: The government is delivering the fastest wage growth in years. "We are getting on and delivering for the country. We are delivering record employment and the fastest wage growth in years." Rishi Sunak MP, 14 June 2023 . At Prime Minister's Questions last week, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the government is delivering the "fastest (Source: Full Fact)

False: Alton Towers is offering free complimentary passes to users who follow a link to claim the tickets or comment on and share the posts. Multiple posts on Facebook are promoting offers for free tickets to Alton Towers, but they are not associated with the theme park and there is no evidence the offers are real. The posts appear on two different pages , both called 'Alton Towers Fans', and are written as if they we (Source: Full Fact)

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Falsch: New Yorks Stadtregierung unter Bürgermeister Eric Adams habe Mitte April 2023 angekündigt, ein „CO2-Tracking“ einzuführen. Dabei sollten über eine Kooperation mit American Express Daten von Kreditkarten ausgewertet und so über getätigte Lebensmitteleinkäufe der individuelle CO2-Ausstoß gemessen und Höchstwerte festgelegt werden. Laut einemVideo-Beitragdes österreichischen Online-SendersAuf1vom 11. Mai 2023 werde es in New York bald eine „CO2-Einkaufskontrolle“ geben, bei der über die Daten von Kreditkarten die Lebensmitteleinkäufe der Einwohner nachverfolgt und so deren CO2-Ausstoß gemessen würde. Das ha (Source: Correctiv)