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Facebook groups exposed to hundreds of hoax posts, study shows

Charity Full Fact finds more than 1,200 false posts on topics from deadly snakes to serial killers at large

The Guardian - UK

Fact-checker calls out Scottish Tory MP after misleading attack on SNP

ANDREW Bowie made misleading claims about SNP council tax rises that were “missing important context”, a fact checking service has said.

The National (Scotland)

Dangerous summer myths about sunscreen, car windows and ice busted

Fact checkers reveal the truth about dogs in cars, drink spiking and staring at the sun

Wales Online

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Data undermines Jenrick’s claim about asylum seekers saying they are children

Minister said up to a fifth of adult males seeking asylum pretended to be children, but Home Office figures say it is 1%

The Guardian - UK

AI poses existential threat and risk to health of millions, experts warn

BMJ Global Health article calls for halt to ‘development of self-improving artificial general intelligence’ until regulation in place

The Guardian - UK

Maths-obsessed Rishi Sunak humiliated after getting stats wrong in Commons

In a further embarrassing turn of events, official fact-checking website Full Fact instantly debunked two more incorrect claims Rishi Sunak has made at PMQs sessions

Daily Mirror

Wildest myths around emergency alert debunked - personal data and Covid shot

The Government emergency alert will be sent to phones on Sunday - but misinformation is being spread about the test

Daily Mirror

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Emergency alert test will not hang up your phone call or 'breach GPDR' - five online myths debunked

Full Fact has researched five false claims circulating online ahead of the Emergency Alert test on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

Five myths about Government's Emergency Alert debunked by top fact-checkers

Every UK phone will receive the same alert at 3pm on Sunday, April 23, so here's some misconceptions that have been busted by fact-checkers.

Daily Record

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

Emergency alarm warning issued as ways scammers could exploit test identified

The test, which will sound this Sunday, will be a notification and so any texts claiming to be the alert may be scams.

Daily Record

Five Emergency Alert myths debunked by fact-checkers

Emergency alert is set to be sent to mobile devices this afternoon - but some misinformation about it has spread online

Wales Online

ASDA gives statement as shopper claims about self-checkout cameras cause panic

"I’ve never given anybody permission to take my data in that way."

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Leeds Live

Asda hits back and reveals real reason why they use cameras at self-checkouts

The supermarket giant denied accusations made by a woman claiming the store's use of facial recognition technology

Nottingham Post

Asda issues statement over claim self-checkout cameras 'violate GDPR'

The supermarket giant has denied the claims

Daily Record

Asda debunks myth about why self-service cameras 'scan' your face

Asda has denied an allegation that the cameras at self-checkout tills use facial recognition technology.

Wales Online

Asda issues statement over claim it uses facial recognition cameras at self-service tills

A video about CCTV cameras at the retailer's automated tills went viral on social media

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Bristol Post

Asda reveal why self-checkout cameras scan your face at tills

The supermarket giant has explained the true purpose of the technology after a woman's claim went viral on social media

The Guardian - UK

GB News broke Ofcom rules with presenter’s Covid vaccine claims

Regulator says Mark Steyn’s use of data to draw misleading conclusions breached content guidelines

Daily Mirror

M&S shoppers issued warning over 'golden ticket giveaway' scam - what to look out for

The scam came from a Facebook page called "M&S Fans" which shared a series of posts claiming that M&S was giving away 500 vouchers for M&S Food worth £100

Manchester Evening News

How many people have died in Ukraine since Russia invaded?

Civilians, Ukrainian soldiers, Russian troops and foreign aid workers are among the dead one year on from the start of the war

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the true legacy of Boris Johnson: dishonesty is standard, the Commons has lost sight of the truth

He had no regard for truthfulness, and now we see others happy to follow his example, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack's claim of 'no desire' for EU membership disputed by fact checkers

Calls for Alister Jack to correct the record in the House of Commons are growing following his claims over 'desire' for EU membership in Scotland

The Independent UK

Tory MP urged to apologise and correct record on ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claim

Andrew Bridgen described mRNA vaccines as ‘experimental’.

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