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These photos show the coffins of victims of a boat disaster in 2013

Published on 27 March 2020 at 16:23

Photographs shared hundreds of times online purport to show the coffins of Italian victims of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The claim is false; the pictures date back to October 2013 when hundreds drowned in a boat tragedy in the Mediterranean.

An image from The Simpsons was digitally altered to make it look like it predicted the novel coronavirus

Published on 5 March 2020 at 11:40Updated on 5 March 2020 at 12:15

A series of screenshots from The Simpsons have been circulating online alongside claims that the TV show predicted the novel coronavirus outbreak. The claim is false; the montage features shots from two different episodes, one of which has been digitally altered to include the words “corona virus”.

Lord Macaulay never gave this speech to UK parliament

Published on 28 February 2020 at 17:23

A speech calling on Britain to “break the very backbone” of Africa has circulated online for years. The words are attributed to politician Lord Macaulay in an address to Britain's parliament in 1835. However, there are no records of the speech and Macaulay was in India the day it was allegedly given.

This boy wasn’t attacked by his stepmother

Published on 28 February 2020 at 11:09

Photographs shared thousands of times on Facebook purport to show a boy who died in hospital last month after being beaten by his stepmother. The claim is false; the child sustained scratches when he was attacked by another toddler at daycare.

No cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Zimbabwe as of February 20, 2020

Published on 20 February 2020 at 18:08

Articles shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim that Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus. The reports are misleading; no confirmed cases have been recorded as of February 20, 2020. A suspected patient was admitted to hospital but tested negative for the virus.

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Charlotte Mason

These photos show the coffins of victims of a boat disaster in 2013

An image from The Simpsons was digitally altered to make it look like it predicted the novel coronavirus

Lord Macaulay never gave this speech to UK parliament

This boy wasn’t attacked by his stepmother

No cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Zimbabwe as of February 20, 2020