3 h. ago Downing Street issues statement responding to 'desperate' Russia claims about drugs on leaders' train

The claims have been branded "fake news" by the Prime Minister's spokesperson

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3 h. ago Trump rips into 'fake' ABC for questioning Qatar's $400M private plane gift and reveals whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

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3 h. ago Trump tears into 'fake news' ABC for question Qatar's $400 million 'flying palace' gift and gives update on whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

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3 h. ago No 10 hits out at ‘desperate’ Russia after claims about drugs on leaders’ train

False claims about cocaine being on the table as Sir Keir Starmer met the French and German leaders were dismissed as ‘fake news’.

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4 h. ago Trump fumes at ‘ABC fake news’ reporter for pressing him on pricey Qatar plane gift: ‘You should be embarrassed!’

‘You are ABC fake news, right?!’ Trump exclaimed. ‘Let me tell you, you should be embarrassed asking that question’

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7 h. ago Macron rubbishes cocaine train claims: ‘Fake news spread by France’s enemies’

France claims Russia’s military intelligence has stepped up efforts to spread disinformation about European leaders online

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9 h. ago Macron condemns 'cocaine train' fake news pushed by Russia as conspiracy theory goes viral

‘This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,’ the Élysée Palace posted on X

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10 h. ago France blasts Russian 'fake news' after Macron is accused of 'hiding cocaine' in photo op with Starmer

France has responded to a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photo with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend. 

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11 h. ago France blasts 'fake news' after Emmanuel Macron is accused of 'hiding bag of cocaine' while posing for photos alongside Keir Starmer

France has responded to a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photo with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend. 

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12 h. ago Truth behind Emanuel Macron's 'white bag' video on train as 'cocaine' claims go viral

The truth is always less interesting than wild claims on social media, as a viral video of a meeting between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz has left the internet divided

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50 h. ago Trump craves recognition as the peacemaker president. Will diplomatic wins in South Asia and Ukraine spur him on?

A U.S.-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell

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3 d. ago Misinformation floods Indian and Pakistani social media in absence of official updates

Mislabelled videos, recycled images and fake advisories are leaving millions of anxious observers uncertain over what to believe

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3 d. ago The fake fat jab kits cooked up by criminal gangs: How to tell if your weight loss drugs are counterfeit as police launch crackdown on rise in illicit medication

The popularity of weight loss treatments has seen UK demand outstrip supply, giving criminal groups an opportunity to release their own counterfeit versions.

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4 d. ago NHS nurse suspended over fake baby claim by patient wins payout

Jessica Thorpe was placed on suspension for 29 months after the shocking allegation was made by a male patient in her care.

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4 d. ago Misinformation floods Indian and Pakistani social media as officials keep quiet

Mislabelled videos, recycled images and fake advisories are leaving millions of anxious observers in a lurch over what to believe

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4 d. ago Fake cardinals, seagulls stealing the show, and dodgy smoke: The Conclave's most bizarre moments

In 2013, child abuse protestor Ralph Napierski posed as a cardinal in an attempt to disrupt the conclave. Guards noticed his robes were too short and his fascia pink rather than red

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4 d. ago Why is Trump considering raising taxes on millionaires? | Alex Bronzini

Tax-cutting once unified the Republicans. Now, that sacred cow might get killed“I actually love the concept,” Donald Trump recently told Time magazine of a proposal circulating within his cabinet to raise taxes upon those earning over $1m. “I don’t want it to be used against me politically, because I’ve seen people lose elections for less, especially with the fake news.”Few presidential administrations have killed sacred cows at a faster rate than that of Donald Trump. But this really is shocking: a sitting Republican president praising a proposal to raise taxes upon the wealthy, adding only the slight caveat that it would be adversely spun by those in “the fake news”. A tax increase, Trump apparently believes, would be tenable as policy but not as politics.Alex Bronzini-Vender is a writer living in New York Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump hotel shooter's extraordinary links to Diddy that PROVE viral conspiracy theory

A Florida man who claimed he was Diddy's 'sex slave' signed a settlement with the disgraced Bad Boy rapper in 2014, linking the two men together.

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5 d. ago Police were too slow to counter the fake news that fuelled Southport riots, report by top officer finds

Sir Andy Cooke, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said misinformation and disinformation posted on social media helped fuel the disorder that broke out across England last summer.

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5 d. ago Funeral home accused of giving thousands of pet owners 'fake ashes' as shocking truth of where actual remains went revealed

The owner of a pet mortuary promised clients that their beloved pets would receive proper cremations and burials - returning their ashes.

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