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Can dark stripes under fingernail indicate melanoma skin cancer? Fact Check

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A message spreading online claims that a women attending a nail clinic was told to see her doctor after the…

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Watch out for Thomas Cook refund scams by phone and email

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Scammers are exploiting the unfortunate news surrounding the liquidation of the Thomas Cook travel company by pretending to offer refunds…

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Is Shamima Begum being secretly flown back to the UK? Fact Check

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A series of messages spreading on social media assert that "ISIS bride" Shamima Begum has been secretly flown back to…

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Are sex traffickers using zip ties to lure female motorists from vehicles? Fact Check

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Rumours online claim that sex traffickers are marking cars belonging to lone females with zip ties, as a way of…

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Photo shows large blue whale swimming under bridge? Fact Check

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An aerial photo claims to show a large blue whale and it's calf while it was swimming under a bridge.…

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What was the first ever computer virus and what did it do?

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Today, computer viruses and other forms of malware are one of the biggest threats we face online, costing users and…

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Was Ilhan Omar caught on video “partying” on 9/11 anniversary? Fact Check

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Rumours online claim that congresswomen Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11. Such rumours are typically attached to what…

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Photo claims to show Ilhan Omar at Somalia Training Camp? Fact Check

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A photo purporting to be United States congresswoman Ilhan Omar at an Al' Qaida training camp in Somalia is spreading…

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Warning about posting photos of holiday voids home insurance? Fact Check

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A warning is circulating social media that claims your home insurance will be void if you post your holiday photos…

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Man’s final resting place visible on Google Earth for 12 years

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For your dose of crazy Internet stories that are actually completely true, we have the tale of William Earl Moldt,…