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Racism

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Claim: Women were seen shopping nude at a supermarket in the US to celebrate the emancipation of slaves..  Fact: The video does not show an incident from the US or France, or Haitian immigrants from Springfield, Ohio. It is, in fact, from the Hartbeespoort Dam area in South Africa, where women  shopped nude as a […]

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Claim: The UK government is preparing to deploy asylum seekers across the country, prioritising immigrants over Britons when it comes to finding housing. Fact: The UK government is not prioritising immigrants over Britons in social housing allocation.  X account @EuropeInvasionn shared a photo (archive) of the UK Prime Minister with the caption: “🚨BREAKING UK government […]

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Claim: A video and photograph show Southport stabbing suspect.   Fact: The video and photo actually depict an attacker who knifed toddlers in the French mountain town of Annecy in June 2023.   Content Warning: Some posts linked in this article include graphic images of children which some readers may find distressing.   In the […]

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Claim: A 17-year-old asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat in 2023 was responsible for the mass stabbing that left 3 young girls dead in Southport. Fact: The prime suspect is not an asylum seeker and was born in Cardiff, Wales.  On 29 July 2024, social media was abuzz with widespread misinformation about […]

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