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Old footage from China shared with false claims it shows attack on Israeli power plant

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By Evie Townend Verified
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What was claimed Videos and stills show an Iranian attack on a power plant in Haifa, Israel. Our verdict False. This imagery shows a fire drill in China in 2015. We’ve spotted several social media posts sharing videos and stills supposedly of a power plant in Israel’s northern city of Haifa being “blown up” by an Iranian missile. While there have been reports of damage to an oil refinery in Haifa, this footage predates the recent conflict and actually shows scenes in China.
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Satirical post about Liz Truss blaming ‘transgender mafia’ for Italian chocolate heist shared as genuine

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By Evie Townend Verified
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What was claimed Liz Truss claimed an underground transgender mafia was responsible for the theft of a large shipment of KitKats in March. Our verdict This post appears to have originally been shared as satire. There’s no evidence she ever said this. Social media posts claiming the former Prime Minister Liz Truss blamed an “underground transgender Mafia” for an “Italian chocolate heist that saw over 12 tonnes of KitKats stolen” are circulating online.
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Many asylum seekers received support prior to 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer

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By Evie Townend Verified
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Facebook posts claiming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” in 2003 are circulating online, but this is misleading. The posts likely refer to a 2003 case in which Mr Starmer represented five claimants challenging the legal basis for the Home Office refusing financial support or accommodation to asylum seekers who had not applied for asylum “as soon as reasonably practicable” after arriving in the UK.
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