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Wildest myths around emergency alert debunked - personal data and Covid shot

The Government emergency alert will be sent to phones on Sunday - but misinformation is being spread about the test

Daily Mirror

Emergency alert test will not hang up your phone call or 'breach GPDR' - five online myths debunked

Full Fact has researched five false claims circulating online ahead of the Emergency Alert test on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

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Five myths about Government's Emergency Alert debunked by top fact-checkers

Every UK phone will receive the same alert at 3pm on Sunday, April 23, so here's some misconceptions that have been busted by fact-checkers.

Daily Record

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

Emergency alarm warning issued as ways scammers could exploit test identified

The test, which will sound this Sunday, will be a notification and so any texts claiming to be the alert may be scams.

Daily Record

Five Emergency Alert myths debunked by fact-checkers

Emergency alert is set to be sent to mobile devices this afternoon - but some misinformation about it has spread online

Wales Online

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ASDA gives statement as shopper claims about self-checkout cameras cause panic

"I’ve never given anybody permission to take my data in that way."

Manchester Evening News

Asda hits back and reveals real reason why they use cameras at self-checkouts

The supermarket giant denied accusations made by a woman claiming the store's use of facial recognition technology

Leeds Live

Asda issues statement over claim self-checkout cameras 'violate GDPR'

The supermarket giant has denied the claims

Nottingham Post

Asda debunks myth about why self-service cameras 'scan' your face

Asda has denied an allegation that the cameras at self-checkout tills use facial recognition technology.

Daily Record

Asda issues statement over claim it uses facial recognition cameras at self-service tills

A video about CCTV cameras at the retailer's automated tills went viral on social media

Wales Online

Asda reveal why self-checkout cameras scan your face at tills

The supermarket giant has explained the true purpose of the technology after a woman's claim went viral on social media

Bristol Post

GB News broke Ofcom rules with presenter’s Covid vaccine claims

Regulator says Mark Steyn’s use of data to draw misleading conclusions breached content guidelines

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Daily Mirror

M&S shoppers issued warning over 'golden ticket giveaway' scam - what to look out for

The scam came from a Facebook page called "M&S Fans" which shared a series of posts claiming that M&S was giving away 500 vouchers for M&S Food worth £100

Manchester Evening News

How many people have died in Ukraine since Russia invaded?

Civilians, Ukrainian soldiers, Russian troops and foreign aid workers are among the dead one year on from the start of the war

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the true legacy of Boris Johnson: dishonesty is standard, the Commons has lost sight of the truth

He had no regard for truthfulness, and now we see others happy to follow his example, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack's claim of 'no desire' for EU membership disputed by fact checkers

Calls for Alister Jack to correct the record in the House of Commons are growing following his claims over 'desire' for EU membership in Scotland

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The Independent UK

Tory MP urged to apologise and correct record on ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claim

Andrew Bridgen described mRNA vaccines as ‘experimental’.

The Guardian - UK

Factchecking organisation wins prestigious British Academy award

Full Fact receives president’s medal 2022 for exposing and countering misinformation in news and political campaigns

The National (Scotland)

Michael Gove caught out sharing 'misleading' claim over post-Brexit trade deals

Gove claimed "new" trade deals worth £800 billion had been signed with over 70 countries since 2016

The Independent UK

Liz Truss apologises for not being ‘more specific’ over energy price guarantee

The Prime Minister was urged to publicly correct comments she made during a round of radio interviews last week.

Evening Standard

Liz Truss urged to ‘publicly correct’ £2,500 energy bill ‘cap’ comment

The Government’s plan only caps the cost per unit that households pay, with actual bills still determined by how much energy is consumed

The Independent UK

Truss accused of ‘repeatedly misleading’ public over energy bills

Prime minister urged to ‘publicly correct her mistake’

Daily Mirror

What Martin Lewis says about £2,500 energy bill 'cap' after Liz Truss' false claim

Liz Truss said she was 'making sure that nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500', but Martin Lewis highlighted that there is no price cap and if you use more energy, you will pay more for it

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