54 h. ago Donald Trump peddles false Putin claim Ukraine hero Zelensky started Russia war AGAIN

US President Donald Trump furiously claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is "always looking to purchase missiles" in a television appearance hours after a long-winded rant about his CBS interview

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58 h. ago UK report says outdated laws hampered fight against misinformation during anti

British lawmakers say outdated laws unfit for the social media age hampered police from countering false claims that helped fuel anti-immigrant violence in Britain last summer

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60 h. ago Diego Maradona's alleged killer denies sex with icon after WhatsApp 'confession'

Diego Maradona's former psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov says claims she slept with him are "completely false" as she stands trial over his death - despite an apparent confession in a WhatsApp chat

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67 h. ago Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic

Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the oceanElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined $8.25m for falsely claiming the products were made from recycled ocean plastics.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the federal court over the misleading claims made between June 2021 and July 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kemi Badenoch forced to admit claim about trying to save British Steel was false

Kemi Badenoch said yesterday she had “negotiated a modernisation plan” last year, but under questioning from Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds today, she was forced to admit no deal had been completed.

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7 d. ago Trans woman falsely linked to DC plane crash sues influencer for defamation

Jo Ellis was thrust into the spotlight after Matthew Wallace amplified baseless claims of her involvementA transgender woman who was erroneously identified as a helicopter pilot involved in the Washington DC crash that killed 67 people has filed a lawsuit against one of the conservative influencers who spread the false claims about her.Jo Ellis, whom the Guardian wrote about after she was thrust into the spotlight, is suing Matthew Wallace, the person behind the X account, for defamation, claiming Wallace “concocted a destructive and irresponsible defamation campaign” that monetized a “false narrative” about her. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Brazil judge claimed English ancestry and used false name: Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield

Elaborate deception was only recently discovered when judge visited government office to renew his ID cardPolice in the Brazilian state of São Paulo have uncovered that a judge spent 23 years working under a false identity – and a distinctly British one.Born José Eduardo Franco dos Reis – a name fairly typical in a country once colonised by Portugal – he entered law school and served for over two decades as a judge using the false name Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile attack in Zelenskyy’s home town kills 18

Nine children among the dead in strike on Kryvyi Rih residential area as Kyiv says Moscow’s claim it targeted military gathering is false. What we know on day 1,137See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian missile strike killed at least 18 people, including nine children, in a residential area of Ukraine’s central city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said – one of Moscow’s deadliest attacks this year in the war. The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town damaged residential blocks and sparked fires, the regional governor said on Telegram. More than 30 people, including a three-month-old baby, were in hospital, Serhiy Lysak said. At least 50 people were wounded, the emergency services said, adding that the figure was growing. Zelenskyy said rescue efforts were still under way and called on the west to exert greater pressure on Moscow. “All Russian promises end with missiles, drones, bombs or artillery,” he said in his nightly video address. “Diplomacy mea...

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1 week ago Justin Baldoni claims Ryan Reynolds ‘exploited Blake Lively’s false insinuations’ to ‘accumulate power’

Baldoni and Lively, who is married to Reynolds, are involved in legal actions related to her sexual harassment allegation

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1 week ago Baldoni claims Ryan Reynolds ‘exploited Blake Lively’s false insinuations’ to ‘accumulate power’

Baldoni and Lively, who is married to Reynolds, are involved in legal actions related to her sexual harassment allegation

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1 week ago Jury were 'misled' with 'false' evidence to convict serial killer Lucy Letby, her legal team claim as they try to cast 'serious doubts' on her guilt

Lucy Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven of those children and attempting to murder seven more.

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2 w. ago Trump claims U.S. industry ‘reborn’ as he imposes sweeping tariffs on his highly touted ‘Liberation Day’

President falsely claims that tariffs will be paid by foreign countries even though they are paid by American importers and passed on to consumers as higher prices

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2 w. ago Denise Welch responds to viral rumours she has disappeared in hot air balloon crash

Denise Welch has mocked false rumors online claiming she was killed in a hot air balloon crash.

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2 w. ago Denise Welch pokes fun at false rumours she disappeared in hot air balloon crash

Denise Welch took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday evening to mock false rumours claiming she had been killed in a hot air balloon crash. 

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2 w. ago Denise Welch pokes fun at false rumours she went missing in air balloon crash

Denise Welch has mocked false rumors online claiming she was killed in a hot air balloon crash.

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2 w. ago Sean Kingston sobs in court as he and his mother are found guilty of wire fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have been found guilty of fraud after they falsely claimed to have paid for a number of luxury items.

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2 w. ago Musk defends Doge on Fox News with false claims: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’

Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fraudulent student loan claims under investigation after TikTok videos encourage false applications

At least £3.7m of fraudulent student loan claims were identified last year, according to reports

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3 w. ago Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children

Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was defamatoryA Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ChatGPT after the chatbot falsely claimed he had murdered two of his children.Arve Hjalmar Holmen, a self-described “regular person” with no public profile in Norway, asked ChatGPT for information about himself and received a reply claiming he had killed his own sons. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kanye West's vile tirade in full – death prediction to false Kardashian trafficking claims

Kanye West has once again taken to social media to share a string of false and very concerning posts about his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and even former friend, Jay Z

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